Category Archives: Social Issues

Mic Legacy – Police State (Awe Yeah)

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On Sunday May 16th 12am a family was awoken by a flash grenade crashing through their window, then a SWAT team stormed into their home.

There are conflicting stories as to what happened next but the fact remains that an officer drew his gun and fired the fatal shot that killed 7-year old Aiyana Jones.

The Detroit police were searching for a homicide suspect that was involved in the slaying of a 17-year-old boy.  The suspect had no relation to the Jones family besides living in one apartment in the 2-unit duplex where they resided.

Mic Legacy speaks on the tragedy of the innocent girls death and inhumane police tactics on his new track “Police State (Awe Yeah)”.

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Bouncing Cats Film Trailer

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Director Nabil Elderkin profiles Abraham “Abramz” Tekya in the film “Bouncing Cats”, the true story of the Ugandan man that found away to change the lives of the children in his community through hip-hop.  Narrated by Common and featuring interviews with Mos Def, Will-I-Am and K’Naan.

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Murality | Artists 4 Israel

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Artists 4 Israel took graffiti artists from America, Europe and Israel to the Israeli city of Sderot to work with children and the community at large. Sderot, the target of continous missile attacks from Hamas, has erected bomb shelters all over the city. Closets, bus stops and children’s playgrounds have become blast proof in an effort to fortify against missile strikes.

The artists spent three days performing art therapy with children who have post traumatic stress disorder as well as cover the city’s numerous bus stop/bomb shelters with paint.This is a highlight reel visually demonstrating the power of the project on Sderot and the Israeli community at large.

Filmed, written and edited by Jared Levy.

CNN Go Beyond Borders: Berlin Wall Tape Art Project

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The Berlin Wall Tape Art project marks the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and comprises of 8 Street Art Installations telling heroic stories of escape along the original divide between East and West. 40 km of Go Beyond Borders Tape was produced to define the original position of the Berlin Wall, and information posters with QR codes lead the viewers online to more content including a Google map of the project and archive video material bringing them deeper into the story.

The action also marks the launch of CNN International’s new slogan: Go Beyond Borders.

The Go Beyond Borders Project is an initiative of Heimat Berlin and CNN International in conjunction with Berlin Tape Artist El Bocho.