ADP: Fear of All People Being Free in America…July 4th Holiday Mix

This week on All Day Play FM we come at you with a nice little mix to remind you what Independence Day is really about… Should we be shooting off fireworks and singing God bless America? Only after we have true justice and everyone is free of persecution, inequality and oppression, not just here in America but all over the world.. Until then we must remember the struggle continues.. We must never forget the sordid legacy of our so-called founding fathers.. Many of them massive slave owners.. Right Tommy Jefferson? Click the link above to peep the mix..

01-MLK Meets Dr Dre.. ‘America Is Just a Dream’

02-Piper & Flipsyde ‘US History (original mix)

03Public Enemy ‘Ain’tNuthing Butter Song’

04-Pete Rock & CL SmoothAnger in the Nation

05-Gil Scott-Heron ‘Winter in America’

06-Rev Wright Meets Euphrates ‘America Lied’

07-I Was Born w/ Two Tongues ‘Excuse Me America’

08-Michael Franti & Spearhead ‘Its a Crime to Be Broke in America’

09-Lupe Fiasco ‘American Terrorist’

10-Immortal Technique, Killer Mike  & Brother Ali ‘Civil War’

11-Danny Glover ‘Frederick Douglass July 4th Address’

12-Goapele ‘Red, White & Blue

Bay Area Rapper E-A-Ski along w/ Danny Glover Wins Award at Canadian Film Festival

Eastwood, E-A-Ski and Locksmith

Congratulations to long time Bay Area artist E-A Ski who just won the International Prestigious Award 13th Okanogan International Film Festival in Canada. More than 130 films were submitted. His short film ‘No Problem‘ which is a throw back to the long form music videos ala Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, features his good friend and esteemed actor Danny Glover.  The song and video are from Mr Ski’s upcoming album ‘Fifth of Skithoven‘ and also features Richmond, Cali rapper Locksmith who many of us know for his legendary battles on MTV and Eastwood of IMGMI Films. Mr Ski and his crew noted they were happy to be recognized by Canada and look foward to coming back..

While Ski was making noise in Canada some other Bay Area rappers just finsished touring up there. Props to Souls of Mischief who made noise and introduced the Canucks to Oakland Freestyle King Mistah FAB.

As for E-A-Ski’s film award, he joins the ranks of other  Bay Area Hip Hoppers who have been making noise with recent films. A few months back Oakland’s Piper from the group Flipsyde won Best Screenplay Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. Also well known Bay Area writer Mark Skillz and the production crew Lincoln Leopard won several awards including Best Short Documentary for the Hip Hop film  ‘White Lines and the Fever’ at SxSW, Tribeca and the Seattle International Film Festivall..

All in all its great to see so many folks from the Bay making noise in the areas of film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3GjY5NZUR4

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USSF 2010: Legendary Actor /Activist Danny Glover Speaks the Freedom Struggle

Danny Glover

Long time actor/ activist Danny Glover is here in Detroit at the US Social Forum making the rounds and showing support. We sat down with him along with our radio colleague Nora Barrows Friedman and got his perspectives on the city of Detroit and it’s important history in the Freedom and Labor Struggles.

Glover talked about many of the ways in which Detroit has been innovative.

We also spoke with Glover about the intersection he sees between what is going on in Haiti and what’s as well as his take on how we should be connecting the dots with Haiti, Palestine movements both here at home and abroad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGPnuDx3WdU

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Obama to send Additional troops to Afghanistan-‘Hell No!’ Says Barbara Lee, Danny Glover, Tom Hayden & Bobby Seale

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President Obama is set to increase troops to Afghanistan..He announced that its his intention to ‘finish the job’. He says this after winning the Noble Peace Prize..and that has left many people upset. Afghanistan is a unwinable war..
Yesterday in downtown Oakland, Congress woman Barbara Lee held a rally/ press conference where she announced that she had introduced a bill HR 3699 that would prevent additional funding for the war in Afghanistan..
She kicks lots of wisdom why we need to be out of Afghanistan.
In this show we interview Barbara Lee as well as  actor Danny Glover and assemblyman Tom Hayden and  Black Panther founder Bobby Seale. DEFUND THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Here’s the archive and link to the show..

http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/56410