30 Strong And A Gun To His Head…Pay Attention?
by Fukdatshhh Viewers on Jan.19, 2007, under Muzik World
There have been and probably will be numerous articles on the January 16, 2007 RIAA raid of the Aphilliates Music Group studio and arrest of my brother Tyree “DJ Drama” Simmons and DJ Don Cannon. There have been and will be numerous articles on what the implications of this raid will not only have on the Aphilliates Music Group but on the entire mixtape business/game.
In the midst of those ongoing discussions, let’s not forget the reality that racism and sexism are alive and well in Ameri-KKK-a.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 marked the first day of my supporting a three day fast that Black Women in Durham, North Carolina organized to expel and heal from the ongoing collective trauma that many of us who are victim/survivors of rape and other forms of sexual assault have been experiencing ever since members of the predominantly White Duke LaCrosse team were publicly accused of raping a Black woman in Spring of 2006. Little did I know, that while I supported my Spirit Sister-Survivors in Durham, North Carolina, that another assault against a member of my Blood family was about to happen … Continue
By Aishah Shahidah Simmons @ Allhiphop.com
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