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Kyrie Irving Does Not Want to Resume NBA Play to Keep Focus on Black Lives Matter – Our Thoughts

June 24, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Mike Strobe, Getty Images

Is opting not to play the most practical way for NBA players to help keep the focus on Black Lives Matter?

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving recently expressed not supporting the NBA resuming play via a “bubble” setup at Disney World because he fears it will distract from Black Lives Matter. We discuss whether there is merit to this concern, or whether it actually makes more sense to play in order to keep the focus where he believes it should be.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Accountability, Basketball, Black Lives Matter, change, education, Equality, focus, Freedom, George Floyd, Justice, Justice For George Floyd, Kyrie Iirving, Logic, NBA, power, pragmatism, Progress, progressive, Protest, society, solution, Sports, strategy, support, Together, Unity

VIDEO: Friday on Elm Street Review

December 8, 2017 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

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Our thoughts on Fabolous and Jadakiss’s long-awaited joint album, Friday on Elm Street.

After years of anticipation, heavyweights Fabolous and Jadakiss finally released their long-awaited joint album, Friday on Elm Street. What did we think of the project? Press play to find out!

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Filed Under: Music Tagged With: 444, Age, Age Appropriate, Bars, Bars 4 Life, Bars for Life, Beyonce, Fabolous, Freddie vs. Jason, Friday on Elm Street, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Hip-Hop Music, Jadakiss, Jay-Z, JayZ, Logic, New York Hip-Hop, New York Rap, Oldhead, Progress, Rap, Rap Culture, Rap Music, Roc Nation, Swizz Beatz

VIDEO: How the Meek Mill #FreeMeek Campaign Displays Black Victimhood

December 6, 2017 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: James Dimmock, Unheard Voices

The Legal Woes of Meek Mill and How We Cry Victim

In episode 2 of the Conscious Approach podcast, Dogon and I discuss Meek Mill’s legal troubles, his sentencing, and whether the outcry for justice on his behalf is representative of our habit to resort to victimhood and throw accountability out the window during times when it is needed most.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Accountability, Brother Love, Criminal Justice Reform, Diddy, Eminem, ESPN, Fantasy Football, Gucci Mane, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Hip-Hop Music, Justice, Kevin Spacey, LeBron James, Logic, Meek Mill, Miami Hurricanes, Music, Progress, Racial inequality, Rap, Rap Music, Revival, Star Wars, TI, Victim Mentality, Victimhood

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