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Hip Hop Sisters Foundation is proud to announce and support Miss Kyla Imani on the release of her new EP "Sweet Tea" . This is a shining example of our mission of redefining the essence of women and girls through unity, empowerment and hip hop . . . Her new EP is definitely hip "Pop"! Support and enjoy #SweetTea available on iTunes . ***Thanks to Hip Hop Sisters Foundation for sending***

In a moment such as this, it is easy to crawl into a ball and sulk. In this moment, it is easy to cry, yell, point the finger, and even harm others to be heard. It seems to some that violence is the only way to overcome an oppressing power. However violence leads to more violence, which leads to more violence, and no problem is ever resolved. I want to be unattached to this emotional roller coaster, but I am too connected to be careless. We are too courageous to bend, to fade or to just go away. We have come so far from yesteryear, yet all of our technology has not given us the proper tools to communicate effectively with love being the common denominator. If LOVE were the only language, there would be no HATE to speak of. These tears of mine fall hard for so many who have been taken away too soon, but they also fall for those who walk amidst us in a paralyzing FEAR: a fear that promotes hate and doesn’t allow LOVE to live. So in lieu of the world to come where love...

    LOS ANGELES (January 9, 2015) -- Civil Rights Leader Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Hip Hop Icon MC Lyte have joined forces with the penning of FUSION: Bridging the Gap Between Civil Rights and Hip Hop ( www.fusionthemovement.com ),  which spawned from a private conversation about social justice between the two icons last summer. This captivating dialogue examines how the Civil Rights Movement helped with the emergence of Hip Hop and how Hip Hop continues to help the survival of the Civil Rights Movement - with a rare focus on the roles women played throughout this unique era. Misogyny, the evolution of gender roles in the movement towards justice and equality, and the pervasiveness of music on Black culture and its global impact are discussed with the effervescence of two great leaders who are passionate about the continued advancement of peoples of color around the globe.  A portion of the proceeds from FUSION benefit #...

The legendary MC Lyte sends her banger "Dear John" featuring Common & 10Beats . "Dear John" is the anthem for #EducateOURMen , which is the signature scholarship initiative of MC Lyte 's Hip Hop Sisters Foundation , which has presented two $100,000 university scholarships during the Soul Train Music Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show each year since the organization's founding. This year, the foundation will present dozens of scholarships earmarked to send men of color to HBCU' s. Russell Simmons , Dr. Benjamin Chavis , Jada Pinkett Smith and Faith Evans are just of the few celebrities who support the foundation's movement ( www.EducateOURMen.info ).