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Will NAACP gay marriage resolution change black hearts and minds?The GrioEarlier this month President Obama made history by becoming the first president to endorse gay marriage, prompting Newsweek magazine to dub him "The First Gay President". What's interesting about these two historic (but largely symbolic) gestures is ...and more »

Reggae pioneer Lee 'Scratch' Perry brings circus act to Lincoln HallChicago TribuneAn architect of dub music, Perry revolutionized production techniques in the 1970s at his Black Ark studio. By increasing bass and drum levels, bathing vocals in reverb and stripping away nearly every other component, his then-experimental approach ...Lee "Scratch" Perry Livelies Up Lincoln Hall TonightChicagoistall 2 news articles »

New on DVD May 22: Arrietty, The Woman in Black, Red Tails, The Grey and moreMontreal GazetteIn a grand country house, Arrietty secretly befriends a sickly boy named Shawn but runs afoul of her parents (voiced in the English dub by Amy Poehler and Will Arnett) and Hara, the wily old maid (the unmistakable Carol Burnett).and more »

Necessary Mayhem BlackUnited ReggaeNM Black is Necessary Mayhem's alternative lab-scientist cousin set to release future dub. The tracks released on this label is said to be more electronic than the output on Necessary Mayhem, with more samples and bass. The first release is a 12” with ...

The dub poetry revolutionJamaica ObserverThis hostile climate inspired black youth to form reggae bands like Capitol Letters, Aswad and Steel Pulse. It also gave birth to another militant medium the British press tagged dub poetry. The most noted of the early dub poetry exponents was Linton ...