The Liberator Magazine
| Categories | Art, Culture, Design, Land, Nature, Travel, Music, Film, Literature, Politics, Education, Social issues, Africana studies, Popular culture |
|---|---|
| First issue | July 21, 2002 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | liberatormagazine |
The Liberator Magazine is a publication/production company started by Brian Kasoro, Gayle Smaller, Tazz Hunter, Kenya McKnight, Marcus Harcus and Mike Clark in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The company's first release was published July 21, 2002.[1] Originally known as The Minneapolis Liberator,[2] the company's name was later changed to The Liberator Magazine when it was incorporated and expanded onto the internet.[3]
Featured interviews
[edit]Al Franken, Askia Toure, Brent "Siddiq" Sayers (founder of Rhymesayers Entertainment), Brian Jackson, Brother Ali, Cee Lo, Chuck D, Cody Chesnutt, David Banner, Don Samuels, Game Rebellion, Grandmaster Flash, George Clinton, I-Self Devine, James Spooner, Jeff Chang (journalist), J Davey, Kara Walker, Kevin Willmott, K'naan, K-os, M-1 (rapper) (of Dead Prez), Malidoma Patrice Somé, Method Man, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Nathalie Johnson-Lee, Nikki Giovanni, Rahki, Runoko Rashidi, Saul Williams, Stic.man (of Dead Prez), Talib Kweli, The Slack Republic, Whodini[4]
Events
[edit]Twin Cities Community Forum (August 19, 2006),[5] Live From Planet Earth (periodically) [6]
Notable contributors
[edit]- Stephanie Joy Tisdale
- Kamille Whittaker
- Nikki Pressley - Darrow School
- Dr. Greg Kimathi Carr - Howard University
- Dr. Melvin Barrolle - Morgan State University
- Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (son of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o) - Cornell University
- Michael J. Wilson - New York City College of Technology
- Tanya Morgan
- Keith Knight (cartoonist)
- Dr. Josh Myers - Howard University
- Dr. Anyabwile Aaron Love - Pennsylvania State University
- Dr. Abdul M. Omari - University of Minnesota
- Dr. Melisa Riviere - University of Minnesota
- Jon Jon Scott
- Charlotte Hill O'Neal (wife of Pete O'Neal) - United African Alliance Community Center
- Anthony Bottom aka Jalil Abdul Muntaqim
- Peter S. Scholtes - City Pages
- Joseph Lamour - MTV News, Today (American TV program)
- Danielle Scruggs - LivingSocial
- Jamilah Lemieux - Ebony (magazine)
Honors
[edit]- 2010 Induction into the Chimurenga (magazine) Library[7]
- 2012 Stocked at MoMA PS1 Artbook[8]
References
[edit]- ^ The Liberator Magazine Hits The Streets! (The African American Registry) retrieved 11 March 2008
- ^ Minneapolis Liberator reflects breadth of hip hop culture (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
- ^ Minnesota Blog of the Day (City Pages)
- ^ "Liberator Magazine Backissues". Liberatormagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ Hip-hop generation responds to North Minneapolis violence (Pulse of the Twin Cities)
- ^ "Live From Planet Earth". Live From Planet Earth. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ "Chimurenga Library". Chimurengalibrary.co.za. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Artbook Tweet". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.