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Category Archives: Social Consciousness

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm – 25 Questions

November 20, 2012by Diggame 10 Comments

I have previously talked about Arsenio Hall and his influence on Hip Hop but one of my favorite bits on the show was when Arsenio would ask questions or have […]

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Comedy, Hip Hop, Its the Questions, Politics as Usual, Social Consciousness, Television
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The Separation of Church and State, That Wasn’t!

November 14, 2012by Diggame 6 Comments

I had to introduce this week’s guest post writer. If any of you are my friend or subscribed to my Facebook page you know one of my most vocal and […]

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Comedy, Politics as Usual, Social Consciousness
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People’s Reactions to Barack Obama’s Election Remind Me of the OJ Simpson Trial

November 7, 2012by Diggame 7 Comments

Last night America casted their voted and elected Barack Obama back to another term as President of the United States. First thing I would like to say is that I […]

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Politics as Usual, Social Consciousness
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25 More Questions That Need to Be Asked

October 23, 2012by Diggame 9 Comments

We all have questions and a  lot of questions when it comes to all facets of life but I feel my questions need answers or just make you think. People really enjoyed […]

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Comedy, Hip Hop, Its the Questions, Life, Relationships, Social Consciousness, Sports, Television
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“The Struggle” Continues Because Of Black Parents

October 17, 2012by TieTailor 4 Comments

“Death and life lie in the power of the tongue.” This scripture found in Proverbs 18:21 is often quoted by many regardless of who or what they believe in. But […]

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Guest Blog, Life, Social Consciousness
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Would You Be In Your Gay Son’s Or Best Friends Wedding?

October 11, 2012by Diggame 19 Comments

This past week the internet has gone en fuego and when I been en fuego I been seriously hot after a video went viral of Nathanial Gay a member of Kappa […]

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Life, Philosophy, Social Consciousness
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Mitt Romney and “Say Anything 2012″

September 18, 2012by Diggame 28 Comments

I constantly make a joke about how I envy the Republican Party because they had a great allegiance to whoever was on their ticket.  Many liberals would debate about who […]

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Politics as Usual, Social Consciousness
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Megan Boken and Aniya Cook: Murder and A Tale of Two Cities

September 6, 2012by Diggame 13 Comments

The nation has been attentively watching at the abundance of murders in Chicago this year. Well, in St. Louis we have had two shootings that have gotten local and national attention but […]

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Politics as Usual, Social Consciousness
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Recoverable Irresponsibility: Why Rap Music is NOT the Blame For Black Men Being Unemployed

August 29, 2012by darcwonn1906 10 Comments

Make sure you check out this week’s episode of the “Straight Outta Lo Cash” Radio Show. This week’s show “Tony Yayo Sold How Many Albums?!!”. You can also subscribe to […]

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Education, Guest Blog, Hip Hop, Music, Social Consciousness
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Long Hair, Do I Care??

August 22, 2012by Diggame 9 Comments

This week’s guest post is from ME! Yes I am guest posting on my site! This post was actually a guest post I did for the lovely ladies over at […]

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Social Consciousness, War of The Beauty, Women
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There Is A Clear Difference Between Being From The Hood and Being a HOOD RAT

August 14, 2012by Diggame 11 Comments

Yesterday, I was perusing Facebook as I normally do throughout the day and one of my friends had a link to video that caused a lot of controversy on my […]

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Philosophy, Social Consciousness
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Open Friday: Can We Just Legalize The Weed Please?

July 20, 2012by Diggame 7 Comments

Dear FATC, I have read through a lot of your posts and have never really seen you tackle the idea of drug use in the U.S. My question more specifically […]

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Open Friday, Social Consciousness
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VLOG: Penn State…Just as Guilty as Sandusky OF Rape

July 16, 2012by Diggame 2 Comments

I know that I hadn’t done one of these Vlogs in a while but with all the things coming out from Penn State and the Freeh Report. I decided I […]

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Life, Social Consciousness, Sports, VLOG
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Reversing a Culture of Ignorance: Chris Rock and The Fight For Independence

July 9, 2012by Diggame 4 Comments

Last week, the internet was buzzing over Chris Rock’s tweet about the 4th of July. Some people took the satirical nature of the tweet so personal even though what he […]

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History, Reversing A Culture of Ignorance, Social Consciousness
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We Have Freedom But Is Reality TV How We Wanna Be Free?

June 20, 2012by Desi 7 Comments

Make sure you check out this week’s episode of the “Straight Outta Lo Cash” Radio Show. This week’s show “The Wrist Game is Real Proper” features XXL magazine’s Tef Poe.You […]

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History, Philosophy, Social Consciousness
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Rubber lip? Are Afro-American Nick Names Damaging to Our Children?

June 6, 2012by Miss Aleck 10 Comments

  If you haven’t make sure you check out this week’s episode of the “Straight Outta Lo Cash” Radio Show. This week’s show “Life Can Be A Bitch” .You can also […]

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Guest Blog, History, Social Consciousness
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War of the Beauty: COINTELPRO on The Black Woman Pt.1

June 5, 2012by Diggame 29 Comments

This post is a part of a continuous series on Woman and Beauty you can see others you have missed here. Throughout this series on woman and beauty I have […]

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Philosophy, Social Consciousness, War of The Beauty, Women
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How You Worried About Gay Marriage When The Rents Too Damn High?

May 18, 2012by Diggame 23 Comments

President Barack Obama comments on gay marriage have started a firestorm of people upset at him like he slapped their mama. The more and more I thought about it I […]

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Politics as Usual, Social Consciousness
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Reversing a Culture of Ignorance: Lil Boosie is Not A Political Prisoner

May 15, 2012by Diggame 17 Comments

Last week, people were elated all over hip hop because Lil Boosie beat his murder charges! Can I get applause! You know you ready to hear his post jail released […]

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History, Reversing A Culture of Ignorance, Social Consciousness
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Mushnick Rant with the Word “Nigger” Shows He Isn’t Ready For Change

May 8, 2012by Diggame 13 Comments

It seems like every few months we get an incident where someone gets press for using the dreaded “n-word”, nigga, or nigger (however you want to spin it this week). From V-Nasty […]

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Hip Hop, Social Consciousness

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