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Did You Know in 1997 Talib Kweli & Mos Def Invested in Brooklyn’s Oldest Black Bookstore To Fight the Eurocentric Agenda?

Did You Know in 1997 Talib Kweli & Mos Def Invested in Brooklyn’s Oldest Black Bookstore To Fight the Eurocentric Agenda?

by Forest Parks | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog

Finding a bookstore that isn’t just pushing the eurocentric agenda is hard work but back in 1997 rappers Talib Kweli and Mos Def AKA Yasiin Bey had a vision. The put a ton of their own cash into Nkiru Books when they purchased it off of it’s previous owner...
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Tells Isis To ‘F*CK OFF’ and Connects Paris to Missouri to South Africa {Interview}

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Tells Isis To ‘F*CK OFF’ and Connects Paris to Missouri to South Africa {Interview}

by Forest Parks | Nov 16, 2015 | Culture

Yasiin Bey is one of the most respected hip hop artists of his generation and from a political standoint is never shy of his opinion. Not long after the Paris Massacre he spoke with journalist Ferrari Sheppard and had some strong words against ISIS. However he also...

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