Shelly B., the Queen of North Carolina Hip Hop! Photo by Emanuel Cole
TRIBES Magazine presents the WOMEN IN HIP HOP issue featuring NC hip hop diva, SHELLY B. Featuring Exclusive Photos, Video and Interview!
Coming Spring 2012!
I sat at the kitchen table with my spouse, ears glued to Democracy Now on 90.7 WNCU. “Just five nations in the world are responsible for 90% of all executions- China, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.” The phone rings. It’s my mother calling simply to call out. “We’re so busy trying to keep our heads above water, we can’t focus our attention on social change.” (“Some would say that’s the point,” is my only response).
Amy Goodman continues her broadcast of the vigil and sorrowful countdown outside of the Georgia Diagnostic Prison where Troy Anthony Davis is scheduled for execution tonight, Wednesday September 21 at 7 pm while NAACP banners and Rev. Al shout “Too much doubt!” and the anti-death penalty activists cry at the horror of state-sponsored murder,death-on-schedule by lethal injection, and pockets in the crowd begging us all to “give peace a chance.” I cry too, listening to the fear and sorrow in the voices of the family, the citizens, activists, mentors, ministers, and neighbors that have become a part of the Davis family community, and all of the world citizens listening to the broadcast and praying for our collective soul. Read More Now…
M.I. A Different Kind of Girl, a documentary film by TRIBES Entertainment Films, premiers in North Carolina this Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 5:00pm at the Hayti Heritage Center 2012 Film Festival in Durham. The cost is $5.00. Watch for more screenings on Facebook!
I sat at the kitchen table with my spouse, ears glued to Democracy Now on 90.7 WNCU. “Just five nations in the world are responsible for 90% of all executions- China, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.” The phone rings. It’s my mother calling simply to call out. “We’re so busy trying to keep our heads above water, we can’t focus our attention on social change.” (“Some would say that’s the point,” is my only response).
Amy Goodman continues her broadcast of the vigil and sorrowful countdown outside of the Georgia Diagnostic Prison where Troy Anthony Davis is scheduled for execution tonight, Wednesday September 21 at 7 pm while NAACP banners and Rev. Al shout “Too much doubt!” and the anti-death penalty activists cry at the horror of state-sponsored murder,death-on-schedule by lethal injection, and pockets in the crowd begging us all to “give peace a chance.” I cry too, listening to the fear and sorrow in the voices of the family, the citizens, activists, mentors, ministers, and neighbors that have become a part of the Davis family community, and all of the world citizens listening to the broadcast and praying for our collective soul. Read More Now…
TRIBES Magazine jams with Ryan “RyMo” Moran, drummer for Slightly Stoopid, and gets the real scoop on San Diego’s most blazin’ reggae rock band, stoopidheads and decriminalizing marijuana in America. Interview by Leslie Cunningham (2010).
Leslie Cunningham (TRIBES Magazine publisher), a documentary filmmaker whose latest venture, HARLEM IN HAVANA, is already gaining international attention, spoke to the Saskatoon Star Phoenix this month about her new film project and family legacy. Read the article now.
WATCH THE HARLEM IN HAVANA FILM TEASER NOW!
TRIBES Magazine jams with Ryan “RyMo” Moran, drummer for Slightly Stoopid, and gets the real scoop on San Diego’s most blazin’ reggae rock band, stoopidheads and decriminalizing marijuana in America. Interview by Leslie Cunningham.
Watch Episode 6, SHE’S SLAMMIN’
TRIBES TV takes viewers on a journey into the world of slam poetry, as some of the most renowned female poets from across the country travel to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the all-female Rough Language Poetry Slam Competition. Featuring spoken word poetry diva Queen Sheba; R&B artist and music producer Phillippia Williams; radio personality Dia Easley from “The Show”; performances by Krystle wit an “e”; Corrina Delgado, Audaciously Speaking, T. Miller and many more. Runtime 21 minutes. A TRIBES Entertainment Film in association with Rough Language and High Impact Multimedia.
Watch more TRIBES TV Episodes now.
Happy New Year, TRIBES Family!
2012 is upon us and it is time, once again, to look back at the year past as we make plans for the future. What will you do in the coming year to make your creative dreams come true?
It’s New Year’s Eve! What will you be doing to bring in 2012? Talk Back!
Day 5: Friday, December 30, 2011
ACC Hoops and the NFL Post-Season. Who are your favorites to win? Talk Back!
Day 4: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Photo” From“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”
Day 3: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
