Talib Kweli Talks 'Stop-and-Frisk' @ City Hall

Animal New York

ANIMAL spoke with Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli about the NYPD, stop-and-frisk, and what artists can do to raise awareness about social issues in their communities. Kweli was at City Hall Park to speak at a rally hed by the NYCLU and several other organizations in support of the Community Safety Act, a package of bills that would protect New Yorkers against unlawful searches, establish an Inspector General’s office to independently oversee the NYPD, and ban officers from profiling people based on race, religion, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, immigration or housing status, language, or disability. City Council will hold a legislative hearing on the Community Safety Act October 10.

Bling47 Breaks—Dilla Edition: Mos Def—“History” (feat Talib Kweli)

Bling47 Breaks:

My convo got heavy with Rich Medina as we spoke about how Dilla’s sound changed in his latter years. There were some strong points made on both sides. That said, we touched on Jay’s chop of Mary Wells, “Two Lovers History”. 

Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) Unplugged

Watch A Civil Rights Firebrand Still Inspires Fascination and Fear on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.

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Episode: A Civil Rights Firebrand Still Inspires Fascination and Fear

Hip hop musician Talib Kweli recounts how he became a figure of interest to federal officials while he was researching the speeches of Stokely Carmichael ... 40 years after the fact.

• Visit the A Civil Rights Firebrand Still Inspires Fascination and Fear webpage

Musicians #Occupy Wall Street

?uestlove, Moby, Kweli, Kanye West, Russell Simmons, Bilal, Angelique Kidjo, and Gbenga Akinnagbe (from The Wire) stand in solidarity with the #Occupy protests on Wall Street and across the country.

For more information on how you can help and get involved, check www.okayplayer.com/wallstreet.

Bassey Ikpi and Talib Kweli on 'World AIDs Day'