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About Me

Learn more at WWW.STOPCOONIN.COMStop Coonin Movement, LLC is an organization committed to challenging the misrepresentation of Black people prevalent in contemporary U.S. society. The objective of our organization is to foster discussion among young and old alike about the exploitative features of the entertainment industry as relate to race, gender, and class through a public education program called â€œstop coonin!"During these times where negative and inaccurate images are over-represented, members of Stop Coonin Movement, LLC recognize the continuity between the minstrelsy of old and the representations that are pervasive in todayâ€™s entertainment industry. Realizing the historical significance of minstrelsy and the ways in which misrepresentation has contributed to discrimination and exploitation, we decided to embark on a project of mass education to help consumers understand the negative impacts of modern day minstrelsy.Essentially, we seek to â€œsellâ€ the Stop Cooninâ€™ message. To accomplish the selling of our idea(s), we offer t-shirts that are designed with the intent of sparking meaningful discussion. The t-shirt campaign and educational website are the two primary means of disseminating and sharing ideas about modern day minstrelsy. Moreover, revenues generated from t-shirt sales provide a means of supporting our vast array of educational services, including lectures, accessible educational materials, seminars, workshops, etc.Our website is finally up and running! Order shirts, contact us, or learn more about us by visiting our website at www.stopcoonin.com.It's a Movement People!

My Interests

Education, Black History, World History, Business, Music...you.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Hip-Hop, Soul, Bossa Nova, Funk, Jazz, Afrobeat, Alternative, Rock, Blues, Gospel...we dig it all.

Movies:

Any movies that attempt to provide a complex, honest, and nuanced portrayal of our people's past and present, and that ultimately leave us with a sense of dignity and hope for the future...

Television:

News (esp. BBC), WHYY, VH1-Soul, History Channel, Animal Planet, Lifetime, ESPN, and most of the "regular" stations.

Books:

Yo Mama's Dysfunctional, Mis-Education of the Negro, Siddhartha, Autobiography of Miles Davis, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, "Seeing Red," Souls of Black Folk, Black Feminist Thought, Color Purple, The Fire Next Time, American Apartheid, We Are Not What We Seem, and on and on and on...

Heroes:

You.

My Blog

Win A Limited Edition Stop Coonin Shirt!

At Stop Coonin, we support good music & artistry, and one of our favorites, Erykah Badu is back with a new video for her song "Honey." The track is produced by 9th Wonder, and is from her fo...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:33:00 PST

Win A Limited Edition Stop Coonin Shirt!

First Cristal,now Girbaud...but what are WE gonna do?

This is something interesting I found while skipping through cyberspace..... (Courtesy of Crunk & Disorderly) François Girbaud doesn't want you "rap people" rocking his shit! In an article for the...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:49:00 PST

Hopeful Moments in Hip Hop Lyricism...

It's been a minute since we've posted a Hopeful Moments blog. Yes, yes - we've been sitting down on the job lately concerning our blog...but we've been busying ourselves in other areas of the mo...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:13:00 PST

Minstrelsy is Dead!?! No.

The minstrel show in its traditional form is alive and well. As the Imus controversy simmers down, Shirley Q. Liqour is busy making sure that we know precisely how many white Americans view...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:13:00 PST

Hopeful Moments in Hip Hop...Beef?

No need for an introduction here. In a time where Beef is out of control (7 gun homicides in Philly this past weekend), everyone could use a reminder about what beef really is. W...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:01:00 PST

Where the Movement's At

Greetings to Everyone, Just wanted to post a quick blog to let people know where are company is at right now. We've been overwhelmed by the showing of support from folks since we started this ve...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:53:00 PST

Hopeful Moments...Playin Ya Self.

This week's Hopeful Moments in Hip-Hop Lyricism comes by way of Jeru the Damaja. The song "Playin Ya Self" dropped right amidst the reign of the infamous Bad Boy bling era and No Limit uuuuhhh e...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:39:00 PST

Hopeful Moments...Drive Slow

This week's Hopeful Moments in Hip Hop Lyricism comes by way of the ATL. The self proclaimed KING of the south, T.I., hits us with some serious introspection about what he used to do and how in ...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:49:00 PST

NY bans the n-word

In case you haven't heard, New York has symbolically banned the use of the n-word in hopes of creating a movement to counter the casual use of the controversial word. To some it's ende...
Posted by Stop Coonin Movement on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:07:00 PST