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The Fly Blind Guy: Artist Melvin Freeman presents Out of Focus - The Art of Sampling

The Fly Blind Guy (Melvin Freeman) is back with his exhibit Out of Fokus 2: The Art of Sampling which he unveiled on Friday at the Liink Project on East Union Street in Seattle’s Central District, the very same street that he grew up on as a kid and inspired his love for the culture.

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Rewind With Besa | WNBA Players Speak On Brittney Griner "We Have To Go Over There"

When news broke of WNBA player Brittney Griner being arrested in a Moscow Russia Airport, lots of people questioned the reason Brittney Griner would go over there at a time like this. The reason is pretty simple, Russia has been a popular spot for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades simply because top players earn over $1 million as a base salary rather than the $150k-$500k they can make in the states.

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Weird At Night Episode 191 “Art Is Everything”

This Saturday on WEIRD at NIGHT we celebrate incredible artists, and question reality with surreal comedy. The show will feature an amazing performance video by CarLarans, produced by the Beauty Boiz for their Black Pride Celebration series. And we will watch Byhaze’s music video, “Angel Harp”- a self-care focussed short film and meditative experience. Plus, WEIRD at NIGHT legends Terry Monstrosity and TBASA have teamed up on a new project called ‘Bring on The Monsters’.

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Sorority of Sorrow: We Got Us Moms is creating space for moms whose children were killed by #GunViolence

Donnitta Sinclair started We Got Us Moms to create a space for mothers whose children were killed by what she calls The Disease of Gun Violence after her own son, Lorenzo Anderson Jr. was murdered in June of 2020 and she found no real place for culturally relevant support to help deal with the trauma that she and her family were navigating.

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Besa Gordon Talks Will Smith Smacking Chris Rock at the Oscars

Talk about a historic moment! Today on the Morning Update Show, Besa Gordon tapped in to recap what went down between Will Smith and Chris Rock last night. In case you missed it, last night during the Oscars, Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith by saying he couldn't wait to see her in "G.I. Jane two" which is what sparked the smack in the first place.

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