Capitol
Wow, That Was Fast! Capitol Music Group said it had “severed ties” with the A.I. rapper FN Meka after facing pushback from activist groups and observers that the virtual rapper was a stereotypical caricature of Black artists. “CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,” a Capitol Music Group spokesperson told The […]
Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol. In recognizing last year’s insurrection, President Biden had addressed the public, in which he strongly condemned the violence and said his predecessor, Donald Trump, “has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election.” While Biden had never actually mentioned […]
Normally when I hear “This Land is Your Land” by folk singer Woody Guthrie, I am a bit enraged. Thinking about when the lyrics were written in 1940, I know that Guthrie was not talking about Native Americans, Blacks or Latinos when he sings “this land was made for you and me”. But the song […]
Normally this week is a joyful one — Every four years there is a transition of power from one president to the next that thousands of people can celebrate by going to the nation’s Capitol and witnessing the event. After the storming of the Capitol on January 6, things are different. The capitol looks like […]
So the PGA decides to not hold its 2022 championship at Trump’s New Jersey Golf course Bedminster. Then Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots says he will not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump. Why? Because of the tragic and violent events of last week. The insurrection at Capitol Hill was one […]
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