politics – Ace of Spades PDX

The Clear Channel 9-11 Memo

File under: strange but true, a partial list of songs that a major radio network didn’t want you to hear in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. #strangebuttrue #september11 #clearchannel

Progress, Diversity and Inclusion Pride Flags (Free Downloads)

Having a problem finding a free, printable small scale copy for your workspace to show your support of LGBTQ+ youth? You’ve come to the right place. #BLM #blacklivesmatter #inclusion #diversity #LGBTQ

Really Old School Vol. 5: Early Hip-Hop 88-89

How do you know when you have made it? When the lawyers start coming around. As Hip-Hop was becoming more a part of the mainstream daily, all of sudden, the checks got bigger. At least it did for some. What started out as Black, block party music in New York City over a decade prior was now very big business, and about to get bigger, which also drew the attention of an unfair, racist system that wanted it gone. #hiphop #oldschool

COVID Is Not Over (Two Free Downloads)

Welcome to the summer of 2021, which oddly seems just like the summer of 2020. #COVID #COVID19

Earth Day 2050 (Free Download)

Deny it or not, some of you still aren’t offering solutions while the rest of us have to deal with the reality. #globalwarming #wildfires #groceries #drought This is the reality of Oregon today. We moved here 22 years ago so I could attend college. We loved it so much we stayed. One of the greatest […]

Sisters of The 70’s

For those of you who may believe that the “Girl Group” sound died in the 1960’s, it didn’t. It decided to evolve and mature in ways that were’t always geared at the Pop chart, and with a newfound freedom that didn’t always include bouffant hairdos, high heels and with new found themes of independence and honesty. #IWD2021 #InternationalWomensDay

Black Message Tracks, 64-75, Part 1

The first of three programs this month that focus on the original Black Power and Black Pride movements, with commentary by special guest host Ronald E. Smith, and by request. #blackpower #blackpride #blacklivesmatter NOTE: Some tracks contain language and subject matter that may not suitable for all audiences. There isn’t a day that has gone […]

Welcome to AmeriKKKa (free downloads)

Whites have ignored the problem for far too long and failed to act when we were informed. #justiceforfloyd #endpolicebrutality #whitesilenceisviolence #justscrolltroll #blacklivesmatter Today, I am speaking directly to other white people. This month’s piece was not supposed to happen. But this is AmeriKKKa; why should I be surprised. The murder of George Floyd last month […]