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The 4th Annual AFRO-PUNK Film & Music Festival!
Posted on 06/30/2008
This summer Afro-Punk, BAMcinematek, Toyota & Mountain Dew will present the 4th annual Afro-Punk Festival, taking place July 4th - July 13th, 2008 in the heart of Brooklyn, NY. The festival is the definitive destination for the global Afro-Punk community and audiences yearning to experience true AP culture. Last year 30,000 people attended the festvial, and this year is expected to be even bigger, featuring 40 bands, 15 films being...
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The Roots Picnic Portraits Collection, by Trevor Paulhus
Posted on 06/20/2008
One HOT summer day in 2008  (Saturday June 7th, to be exact), an eclectic group of artists, fans, and friends gathered at Philadelphia's Festival Pier for what would be the first ever (and possibly annual?) Roots Family Picnic.  Okayplayer teamed up with photographer Trevor Pauhlus to capture portraits of some of the characters present on this historic day.  And, well, here they are!

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Spike Lee Receives AFI Honor
Posted on 06/20/2008
It’s a testament to the power of one five foot nothing filmmaker that any joint Spike Lee is in somehow becomes a Spike Lee Joint. The crowd that packed the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD last night to honor Spike Lee couldn’t have been more different from the crowds that packed opening night screenings of his early films two decades ago. This crowd, largely white, cultured,...
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Ringo's Photos From Badu/Roots Tour And The Great Nike-Off
Posted on 06/20/2008
Although the Erykah Badu/The Roots tour is now officially over, we have the pleasure of being able to relive bits and pieces thanks to Ringo "Tumblin' Dice" Smith, Badu's tour DJ and one of her main producers.  Take a look at some of his tour photos featured below.  Unfortunately we had to take down the D'Angelo photos we had featured last week at the D camp's request. ...
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