In this show, following up on our headlines, we review a few recent critical forays by pop culture into the realm of serious political criticism. MIAâs new video âBorn Freeâ â directed by Romain Gavras â is reviewed by BASICS Culture Commentator JD Benjamin. As well, we play the new Mos Def / Lenny Kravitz collabo âAinât My Faultâ on the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to the jazz collabo: âShame, shame, shameâ that was feauture on a recent episode of David Simonâs new series Treme â also a massive collabo critiquing the US governmentâs actions, in this case post-Katrina New Orleans.
Feature interview with youth organizer Daniel from Esplanade Community Organization on the ongoing struggle in that hood against police brutality and building a united community.