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    Michael Orlandus Darrion Brown, the 18-year-old victim of police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, would’ve celebrated his 28th birthday today had his life not been cut short by Officer Darren Wilson on August 9, 2014. There was a confrontation between Officer Wilson, a 29-year-old white male, and Brown, a 18-year-old Black […] The post Happy Heavenly Birthday To Michael Brown! first appeared on The Source.

  • Happy 52nd Birthday To “The Dragon” Busta Rhymes!

    On this day in Hip-Hop History, we celebrate the birth of one of hip-hop’s most flamboyant and ostentatious personalities. Today, in 1972, the legend Busta Rhymes was born in Brooklyn, New York. The 11-time Grammy nominee and Flipmode Squad frontman has served as an unsung hero for the culture. This is not to say that […] The post Happy 52nd Birthday To “The Dragon” Busta Rhymes! first appeared on The Source.

  • Happy birthday, Daily Kos! 22 years young!

    Twenty-two years ago, a frustrated and angry me sat down to a computer screen—a Bondi blue iMac (remember those?)—and wrote my first blog post on Daily Kos. I still had a day job, so instead of using my real name, I opted for my army nickname, “Kos,” to mask my playing hooky during work hours. Don’t worry, I still got my work done. And when I finally came clean to my boss a year later, he told me it was okay as long as no one else found out. I still love that guy.  My firstborn Ari, interning...