Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty Trina And Trick Daddy Beef Over Collaborative Album Trina and Trick Daddy are trying their damnedest to record the collaborative album that their fans have wanted forever, but it’s not looking good. On the latest episode of Love & Hip-Hop: Miami, the former Slip-N-Slide duo are doing some serious headbutting over creative direction and control. Press play to hear them break down their beef with each other. Maybe it’s just a case of being too late to rekindle the past chemistry.
A racially suggestive Facebook post by a University of Mississippi donor has prompted faculty and students to lead an effort to rename their journalism school after Civil Rights advocate, journalist, and educator Ida B. Wells-Barnett , the Chicago Tribune reported. A Facebook post by a prominent university donor is denounced as racist, sparking a call to rename the Ole Miss journalism school for Chicago activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett https://t.co/iKKD1fTIlK pic.twitter.com/2FviDr7wjy — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) October 7, 2018 According to the news outlet Ed Meek , one of the institution’s biggest donors, took to social media in September to post about a drop in the school’s enrollment. “A 3 percent decline in enrollment is nothing compared to what we will see if this continues … and real estate values will plummet as will tax revenues,” he wrote. “We all share in the responsibility to protect the values we hold dear that have made Oxford and Ole Miss known nationally.” He posted that Facebook status along with a photo of two Black University of Mississippi students, which for many insinuated that racial diversity was the cause of the decline in enrollment. After receiving backlash, Meek issued an apology but simply saying sorry wouldn’t suffice. It sparked a larger conversation about racism on campus; both in the past and present. A group of professors and students penned a letter asking that the journalism school—which is currently named after Meek—be renamed after Wells-Barnett. “Removing Ed Meek’s name from the School is a necessary, but basic, step in a much longer process of reparative justice,” read the letter, according to the news outlet. “Our university must firmly stand for its stated values of intellectual excellence, non-discrimination and inclusion and support for all its students.” The group is also asking for the removal of a Confederate statue on the Ole Miss campus and for journalism scholarships to be created for Black women who want to pursue careers in the media industry. The state College Board will have the final say in this matter. The University of Mississippi made the decision last year to include plaques in campus buildings that were built by slaves. Ole Miss isn’t the only higher education institution that is dealing with present-day racism and past ties to slavery. Last year, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey renamed areas of its campus to pay homage to the slaves who built the university from the ground up. SEE ALSO: Rutgers Pays Tribute To Former Slaves By Renaming Parts Of Campus Princeton University Names Campus Building After Toni Morrison [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3830326″ overlay=”true”]
T he Getty Institute is working to preserve rich and historic Black artwork. According to the New York Times , the Los Angeles-based institution announced the creation of a new program that is centered on research surrounding African American artists and their work. The Getty to Start a Research Center for African-American Art. We're honored to be a partner institution. https://t.co/GiKkZKzqDg — CAAM (@CAAMinLA) September 25, 2018 Dubbed the African American Art History Initiative, the research center will focus on acquiring pieces and spearheading research projects that will provide more context about artists connected to the African Diaspora, the news outlet writes. The institute will team up with museums and organizations to push the research forward. Amongst institutions that they will partner with include Spelman College, Art+Practice, the California African American Museum and the Studio Museum in Harlem. “The study of African American art history is fundamental to a comprehensive understanding of American art history. We aim to bring our resources, talents, and relationships together to promote advanced research in an area of American art that has been underfunded and under researched,” James Cuno , president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust said in a statement . The project has a budget of $5 million. One of the first acquisitions under the initiative is the work of assemblage artist Betye Saar . “Saar is one of the major African-American artists in the region, somebody whom artists like John Outterbridge and David Hammons look up to. And she was born in 1926, so to start with something this wide-ranging is wonderful,” historian and project consultant Kellie Jones told the news outlet. She also added that the collaborative aspect of the project will “help move important archives out into other facets of the contemporary art world, whether the classroom or the museum.” There has been an ongoing effort—especially on the West Coast—to preserve historic elements of Black culture. Earlier this year, the African American Museum & Library at Oakland received a grant that will allow them to digitize rare footage of protests that took place during the 60s and 70s. SEE ALSO: Oakland Museum To Digitize Rare Footage Of Black Protests Historian Who Worked To Preserve The History Of Black Families In Santa Ana Honored [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3830165″ overlay=”true”]
Who knew Alex Trebek had bars? On Wednesday night there was a “Musical Acts” category on Jeopardy, and the iconic host had to read lyrics to Drake and Future‘s “Jumpman” from their collaborative project, What a Time to Be Alive. https://twitter.com/jackfennell/status/791399172100399104 As Trebek struggles to read the fellow Canadian’s lyrics,“Jumpman, Jumpman, Jumpman, them boys up to somethin’/ Uh, […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCVAxf_F734/?taken-by=balleralert Well, well, well, would you look at this here! Rita Ora and Chris Brown heated things up last summer with their collaborative single “Body On Me,” along with a very sensual video in support. But it seems as though the chemistry didn’t stop there. Early Sunday morning, the British pop singer got everyone wondering if […]
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Action Bronson and Party Supplies drop off a video for “Steve Wynn” off their collaborative Blue Chips mixtape. Rik Cordero directs the clip which includes weights, a skinny dude that “transforms” into Brons0lino and bath salts… Continue
