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American Drug War
I saw a show on Showtime last night that confirmed all my suspicions, as well as the suspicions of minorities across the Country, that the CIA and the Federal Government led the influx of drugs in the Black, Latino, and poor white communities in the United States.Below is a clip of the first ten minutes of the documentary. From the Iran Contra War, To Nancy Reagan’s ‘Just Say No” campaign, American Drug War shows how and why drugs were brought into the United States to Support a secr
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Jul
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Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
One of my all-time favorite comedies. Robert Townsend wrote, directed, produced, and starred in this underground classic comedy. Robert portrays Bobby, a young African American Actor looking for “work” in the business of Hollywood. Unfortunately for him he only gets auditions for demeaning, and stereotypical roles as a gun toting Pimp, Slave, or gangster.
Bobby has to choose whether to take a stand against such roles, or just take the “work.” As his Grandmother tells him thr
