In October of 1966, in Oakland California, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Panthers practiced militant self-defense of minority communities against the U.S. government, and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community based programs.
This is Emma Coronel Aispuro .
No wonder he was so desperate to bust out.The young American-born wife of escaped drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is a former beauty queen who married the billionaire cartel boss as a teen.Guzman, 60, met his small-town bride, Emma Coronel Aispuro, in 2006, when she was just 17.
The next year, Coronel was named the local Coffee and Guava Queen in the town of Canelas — but some have questioned if it was more than just sheer good looks that earned her the crown.
Hundreds of gunmen riding motorcycles swarmed into the town for a lavish party announcing her candidacy on June 6, 2007.
El Chapo himself showed up for the event — stepping out of a plane with an automatic weapon and his gun-toting entourage.
At the big bash, the couple announced their plans to marry on her 18th birthday — and…
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Cali MC Kendrick Lamar has slowly carved his own lane and become one of the most prolific new age artists of today. He’s more than a rapper, he’s a visionary and a dope MC. A voice in a thoughtless world. A refreshment.
The Compton native’s 2016 Grammys performance, a new age interpretation of the iconic Alex Haley Black history film, “Roots” set the Internet world ablaze and shined the spotlight directly on America’s racial injustice epidemic. It was also empowering all in the same.
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In light of the many new current affairs, ie: Flint Water Crisis and murder and mass incarceration rates in The U.S., more and more big name artists are using their star power platforms to raise awareness about the social & racial injustices suffered by many blacks in America.
Queen Beyonce used her Super Bowl 50 comeback performance as a spotlight and ode to the Black Panther Party with an all girl militant style performance to her new single, Formation.
Protesters argue that her Panther-esque performance was somehow anti police, while most believed the performance was simply about empowerment.
Can’t win them all!
You be the judge and let me know what you think!
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