A manifesto written by the white gunman responsible for a senseless shooting at a Florida Dollar General store, has sent shockwaves through the music community. The manifesto reveals that the gunman intended to target rappers Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly. Inside The Mind of A Killer A chilling manifesto penned by Ryan Christopher Palmeter, the […]
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On Saturday, August 26, 2023, the lives of three innocent black civilians were tragically cut short in an anti-black hate crime in Jacksonville, Florida. Angela Michelle Carr, Anolt Joseph “A.J.” Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald De’Shawn Gallion lost their lives in senseless violence. Angela Michelle Carr Angela Michelle Carr, a 52-year-old Uber driver from Key West, […]
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Country music star Jason Aldean has been stirring up controversy over the past week due to his controversial video for his equally controversial song “Try That in a Small Town.” This week, the video got a little shorter when his production company was forced to remove news clips (including six seconds that were apparently recorded during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests) due to copyright claims from the videos’ owners.
A representative for BBR Music Group, which represents Aldean, confirmed to ABC News that the music video had been edited due to third party copyright clearance issues. Aldean’s production company allegedly reached out to FOX 5 Atlanta back in May, requesting permission to use a 6 second clip that showed violence at a BLM rally. Representatives for FOX 5 requested the lyrics in writing and instead they sent a link to the song, but failed to send it in writing (the FOX 5 Atlanta banner can be seen in the original video). In the original video, the video clip was broadcast on the courthouse behind Aldean as he sang. The new video shows Aldean singing up close. Another short news clip of a person speaking about farmers helping a neighbor was also pulled from the video, but it is unclear who the original copyright owner was for that clip.
The song originally stirred up controversy as many critics interpreted his lyrics to be problematic towards “outsiders” of a small town. The video, however, created even more controversy when it became known that a large part of it was filmed in the town square in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee. In 1946, the area was the origin of the Columbia Race Riot, which occurred following a struggle between a Black World War II veteran and a white shopkeeper. (Aldean is not from the area himself, he is from Macon, which added to speculation that the site may have been chosen for less-than-honorable reasons.)
Country Music Television (CMT) pulled the video from its music video rotation, but the song’s controversy has caused it to rise to the top of many country and pop charts.
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Phil Jackson is hailed as one of the greatest minds in basketball. The man behind the triangle offense, Jackson won 11 NBA titles with the Bulls and Lakers. Furthermore, his journey from Division II to Hall of Fame coach has been an inspiration to many. The coach was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007. Jackson retired in 2011 after a 44-year career of playing and coaching.
However, it turns out that Jackson hasn’t watched much of the NBA in past seasons. In a recent appearance on Rick Rubin’s podcast, Jackson revealed that he hadn’t watched the NBA since the pandemic Bubble in 2020. Additionally, Jackson has no intention of resuming any time soon. Furthermore, Jackson’s reason for why he stopped watching has incensed many people.
Jackson’s divisive reasoning for why he stopped watching the NBA was due to the league’s support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The legendary coach said the league did something “wanky” during the Bubble playoffs, referring to the league’s heavy support of the BLM protests. In wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the NBA adopted a number of BLM visuals. This included floor decals and player-worn shirts. It appears as though the league’s embrace of racial justice protests turned off Jackson. Jackson also made comments implying that there should be a separation of church and state when it comes to sports and politics. He cited examples of athletes who had become politicians to reinforce this.
However, while Jackson could simply oppose the blurring of lines between sports and politics, is there something more at play here? There have been reports of the past of racist comments made by Jackson towards Black players. Scottie Pippen straight-up called him a racist while Robert Horry said Jackson wasn’t a racist but had made “master” comments. Is it possible that Jackson was opposed more to the BLM movement itself, rather than its presence around the NBA? Jackson has never been public about his political beliefs. The inclusion of BLM content in the NBA sparked a major debate in 2020, and that still continues to this day.
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Black Lives Matter has spent over #37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses in recent years but still manages to have over $40 million in access.
The Associated Press received a 63-page Form 990 stating Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. has invested $32 million in stocks from the $90 million donations in 2020. Organizers say that investment will be an endowment to carry on the work of BLM for years to come.
According to the Black Lives Matter foundation, $4 million is in the operating budget, and there is $42 million in net assets. In addition, $6 million was spent on a Los Angeles headquarters in Studio City, including six bedrooms and bathrooms, a swimming pool, office space, and a soundstage. The board states the property is used for a Black artists fellowship.
Black Lives Matter does not have an executive director or in-house staff, mainly citing that it operates “as an early startup nonprofit, without substantial governance structure, that got a huge windfall.”
The BLM co-founders, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Ayọ Tometi, have vowed to build an organization governed by the consent of the BLM chapters. You can read more of the report, including the controversy of how funds would be distributed here.
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