"A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives." reuters.com/legal/governme…

Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox (Ice Cube Era) Pittsburgh Pirates (Chuck D Era)

🎶"Hip-hop is a Black generational phenomenon."🎤 Dive into Bakari Kitwana's insights today at @blkPerspectives with an illuminating interview by Guy Emerson Mount in our #HipHop50 series. Read more👉👉aaihs.org/an-interview-w…

JEMS is the first Black-owned athletic footwear factory in the United States is located in New Hampshire named after a black designer from the 1800s who created the technology used to create shoes today. The company released their pair first shoes.

The warmup DJ for the end of the F.O.R.C.E. tour at the Boston Garden is spinning Concrete Click as part of the set. Old heads in the house smiled.

Amazing film. Such emotional intelligence and grown thinking. So good to see Dart_Adams (with the Reggie Lewis on) and Dan Charnas in it. My students will be watching this film. Thanks Phonte. Important music in my life.

Public Enemy still rocks a crowd.

Charles Stuart case: Boston mayor to issue formal apology from city bostonglobe.com/2023/12/19/met… via The Boston Globe

Boston Jazz 1: Dexter Gordon, Milt Jackson, Monk, Art Blakey. Connolly’s Stardust Room, WGBH, or Jazz Wrkshp.

Boston Jazz 2: Coleman Hawkins and Johnny Hodges. Both at Connolly’s Stardust Room.

I guess it’s time for testimony. Peace and thanks to Dart_Adams. Your generosity with your time, labor, and correction (even admonishment) has made the world better. I hope to hit your email for future visits to my Hiphop class at NNHS. You’re a rare one.

Big up Frosty Boston for bringing your truck to the Newton Teachers Association picket line. Lifting spirits all day.

Newton history…and my church. newtonbeacon.org/myrtle-baptist…

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/03/13/mag…

Coach Dawn Staley whom I love looks like she got a Dapper Dan joint on tonight.

Please be careful what you say to real, actual, intelligent MC’s. Especially ones who are in touch with their spiritual essences. And represent something bigger than themselves.

THIS SHOULD WIN AN OSCAR

WRONG.... The fact the OUR culture that we created has been embraced by the entire world make us ALL proud... Breaking competitions have been going on for 50yrs.. RedBull is one of the biggest... That's why some of these competitors are 2 and 3 time World champions... 💥

some of this breakdancing discourse goes in the file called 'hip hop heads being precious about things they stopped paying attention to years ago'

Almost a month late on the first listen, but please listen to Doechii’s latest album.