People started gathering at the scene, holding up their phones to record.Īccording to the incident report, officers asked the 14-year-old for his mother's name and address, which he gave to them. "I'm standing on the steps," she says, "and all of a sudden, the crowd went from of folks saying goodbye to, 'Oh, something's happening.' " It had been less than a year since police shot and killed Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old who was playing with an Airsoft gun outside a rec center, in the very same city. Middleton could make out that something was going on. In surveillance and body cam tape released by the Greater Cleveland Authority Regional Transit Police, you can see the cop take the kid off the bus and handcuff him inside a sheltered bus stop. Inside, a police officer was detaining a black 14-year-old suspected of drinking alcohol. At the same time people were saying their goodbyes with hugs and kisses, a bus was coming across campus. The conference ended on a Sunday afternoon. She's a youth reverend, then based in Cleveland, who helped set up the event. "It was a celebratory moment of black love," says Waltrina Midleton. During a break, someone put on the song " Alright" by Kendrick Lamar, and a whole auditorium of people broke loose. News was spreading about Sandra Bland - a black woman who was found dead in a Texas jail cell after being arrested at a traffic stop, and just the latest in a long list of names that had become synonymous with police violence against black people. This was an opportunity to get together and share best practices and plan future actions, and was the first time many of them were meeting face to face. In the summer of 2015, hundreds of black activists and organizers from across the country gathered on the campus of Cleveland State University for a three-day conference called the Movement for Black Lives. It was a coincidence that the police were there.
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This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Though the rapper hasn’t released any new solo music since his contribution to the Black Panther soundtrack in 2018, Kendrick last month announced his new venture into film - announcing a new comedy is on its way this year written alongside the creators of South Park.Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2015 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Milano Summer Festival, which is set to take place through June and July this year across hundreds of events, will be the first to soak in Kendrick’s newest music. Now, it looks like Kendrick might be in line to play new material from that forthcoming album this coming summer. “Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts. Kendrick’s final album doesn’t appear to have a name or release date just yet, but the rapper has alluded to moving on to a new chapter. Read this next: Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg join forces on new track for Terrace Maritn album 'Drones'
As I continue to pursue my life’s calling,” he said under a folder titled ‘nu thoughts’. “May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years,” he shared in a statement via. In August last year, Kendrick announced his final project with long-term label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), where he also said he needs time to reflect on “what matters the most”. Read this next: Kendrick Lamar to speak about 'To Pimp A Butterfly' in new podcast series Kendrick performed at this year’s annual Super Bowl over the weekend where fans were expecting the rapper to debut new material for the first time, but instead opted for his older tracks such as 2015’s ‘Alright’ from ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’. “Dove suonerà i pezzi del nuovo album,” reads the festival’s website, which translates to: “where he will play pieces of the new album.” The tracks, according to the festival, are to be part of Kendrick’s “final” TDE album. Kendrick Lamar is set to play new music live for the first time in years at 2022’s Milano Summer Festival.
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