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Friday, January 18, 2008

News Updates: Lupe's "Cool"; The Matrix And Notions of The Divine; Blacks Ride Against The Media

1)
  • Lupe Fiasco talks about the motivation and purpose of his new album, "The Cool"


  • 2) For the Matrix fans, here's
  • a 2003 article about notions of God and spirituality within the Matrix trilogy


  • 3)
  • Black people uniting to protest against demeaning images in the media
  • Posted by Thoughtz at 11:58 PM
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