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Courtney C-Love Wheeler on New Book ‘After the Reign,’ a Tale of Love, Trauma, and Drugs in Baltimore

StayUp·March 5, 2017

StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down with author and behavioral health researcher/consultant Courtney C-Love Wheeler for...

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“It’s Never Going to Leave, That’s a War Wound Forever.” Reds on the Real

StayUp·February 25, 2017

In the latest episode of ‘on the Real,‘ Baltimore emcee Reds discusses facing unstable housing and having to...

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Human Rights Law Expert on Trump’s Refugee Ban and Its Impact on Our Democracy

StayUp·February 7, 2017

StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Dr. Angel Oquendo (PhD, JD),...

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“What’s Fun about Being Oppressed?” Bar Cardy on the Real

StayUp·January 30, 2017

StayUp.News’s Ahmed Childs recently sat down with Baltimore emcee Bar Cardy to discuss his career in rap while...

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MA’s Code Nine on New Album, How Hip-hop is Transforming Hometown of Lynn

StayUp·January 24, 2017

StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Lynn, MA’s Code Nine (right...

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PolitiRaps Ep. 2: on “Lost Youth”

StayUp·January 23, 2017

On the second episode of PolitiRaps, a new series where emcees address social and political topics in cypher,...

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PolitiRaps Episode 1: On Challenges Facing the Black Community

StayUp·January 18, 2017

StayUp.News is proud to present the premiere episode of PolitiRaps, a new series where emcees address social and...

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Emceeing, Drumming, and the Black Daddy Gang Movement

StayUp·January 9, 2017

Baltimore’s Wombatt55 on Emceeing, Drumming, and the Black Daddy Gang Movement Last October, StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro...

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“It’s Definitely an Obstacle Trying to Stay Positive Out Here.” Baltimore’s OG Avlim on the Real

StayUp·December 19, 2016

“The same n****s you grew up with put the pistol to your face,” raps OG Avlim in the...

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Jim Crow Retaliation to Community Policing in Maryland’s “Friendliest Town” Gets Documentary Treatment

StayUp·December 19, 2016

By Ian Round In 2013, the first two Black police officers ever to serve on Maryland’s Worcester County...

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