Radio brings the noise from Reagan-era New York

Originally posted by Yes! Weekly By Jordan Green Johnny Collins, also known as Radio the Artist, is on a roll these days. A resident of Kernersville, Radio has made some inroads as an artist in Winston-Salem over the past couple years, particularly with a mural he painted with students at Petree Elementary. Then, last year, heContinue reading “Radio brings the noise from Reagan-era New York”

Photo essay: The Horror of “Corrective Rape” in South Africa

Originally posted by Slate By David Rosenberg Long before LGBTQ rights were on many countries’ radars, South Africa banned discrimination against gay people in 1996 and legalized same-sex marriage in 2005—the fifth country in the world to do so. Yet many gay men and lesbians in this patriarchal society face extreme and sometimes deadly discrimination. InContinue reading “Photo essay: The Horror of “Corrective Rape” in South Africa”

Crisis in South Africa: The shocking practice of ‘corrective rape’ – aimed at ‘curing’ lesbians

Originally posted by Independent.co.uk By Patrick Strudwick Mvuleni Fana was walking down a quiet alleyway in Springs – 30 miles east of Johannesburg – on her way home from football practice one evening when four men surrounded her and dragged her back to the football stadium. She recognised her attackers. One by one, the menContinue reading “Crisis in South Africa: The shocking practice of ‘corrective rape’ – aimed at ‘curing’ lesbians”

Lekwere-kwere means you are ignorant

By Lineo Segoete I find it funny that migrants who have settled in a place longer than others have the audacity to reject and humiliate newcomers. Indeed the world has grown to become an unsavoury and forsaken place where one must always look over one’s shoulder in the quest for survival and security. We lookContinue reading “Lekwere-kwere means you are ignorant”

In true service to ill Hip Hop

By Lineo Segoete I listened to Return Of The Astro-Goth by Yugen Blakrok for the first time on Bandcamp and it blew me away. I have not heard an album this PHAT in a very long time, ESPECIALLY from a local (Female) Emcee. Blakrok is a gifted Emcee. Prior to the release of Return OfContinue reading “In true service to ill Hip Hop”