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The Orangeburg Massacre

  THE            ORANGEBURG                             MASSACRE    by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “One of the deadliest yet least acknowledged acts of state violence of the Civil Rights Movement.“   In 1968, police opened fire on students at South Carolina State …

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The Civil Radical Battles of the Black American Soldier

  The Civil Radical Wars of the Black American Soldier by  DALE  RICARDO  SHIELDS    For my Father, Brother, Uncles and Cousins… Thank you for your service.  “Throughout America’s history, from the Battle of Lexington to the Battle of Fallujah, Black Soldiers have honorably answered the call to duty, serving with great valor and distinction in America’s …

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Pura Fé

Pura Fé  Pura Fé Crescioni MUSICIAN / SINGER / COMPOSER / ACTIVIST    by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Pura Fé is a celebrated singer-songwriter, musician, and Indigenous activist of Tuscarora and Taino heritage. She is best known for her soulful fusion of Native American ancestral music with Deep South blues, often performed on a lap-steel slide …

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Antone Pagán

Antone  Pagán Actor*Director*Producer*Writer   by Dale Ricardo Shields    Antone Pagán was raised in Harlem, New York. He has been a member of the famed Actors Studio since the late 1980s and was recently appointed to the studio’s membership committee. He listed among his Actors Studio mentors, Paul Calderon, Frank Corsaro, Lee Grant, Harvey Keitel, Elizabeth …

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The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation

“The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and …Destroyed a Generation“ HIP HOP IS READ [ WHEN RAP – Hip Hop turned VIOLENT ] RESEARCH: by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS   What is the secret meeting that changed rap music?   More than two decades ago, the notion of the alleged meeting described as a “Secret …

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