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Culture Doesn’t Disappear. It Becomes Source Material.

Shawty Lo at V-103 in Atlanta during a visit when he brought “Dey Know” to DJ Greg Street.

Nearly 20 years ago, I met Shawty Lo at Atlanta’s V-103 on the day he brought “Dey Know” to DJ Greg Street. Hearing Kirk Franklin’s new record featuring GloRilla brought that memory rushing back—and raised a bigger question about how today’s music becomes tomorrow’s cultural history.

June Is National Caribbean American Heritage Month — And It Starts With a Prayer

By Dee Wells | Protect Our Culture Welcome to United States Virgin Islands — America’s Paradise. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI. It’s June 1st. For those of us with roots in the Caribbean, that date carries two things at once — a celebration and a caution. It’s the first day of National Caribbean American HeritageContinueContinue reading “June Is National Caribbean American Heritage Month — And It Starts With a Prayer”