Emcee and community activist Jasiri X is the creative force and artist behind the ground breaking internet news series, This Week with Jasiri X, which has garnered critical acclaim, thousands of subscribers, and millions of internet views. From the controversial viral video What if the Tea Party was Black?, to the hard hitting hilarity of Republican Woman...stay away from me, Jasiri X cleverly uses Hip-Hop to provide social commentary on a variety of issues. His videos have been featured on websites as diverse as Allhiphop.com and The Huffington Post and Jasiri has been a guest on The Michael Baisden Show, Free Speech TV, Left of Black, and Russia Today.
Jasiri X first burst on the National and International Hip-Hop scene with the powerful hit song Free The Jena 6 which was played on more than 100 radio stations and was named Hip-hop Political Song of the Year. His debut album, American History X, was named Album of the Year at the Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Awards. A six time Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Award winner, Jasiri recently became the first Hip-Hop artist to received the coveted August Wilson Center for African American Culture Fellowship. A founding member of the anti-violence group One Hood, Jasiri started the New Media Academy to teach young African-American boys how to analyze and create media for themselves.
Jasiri has performed from New York City to Berlin, Germany and various cities in between, including recently in front of 30,000 at the Our Communities Our Jobs Rally in Los Angeles. He has toured colleges and universities across the country presenting his innovative workshop, How to Succeed in Hip-Hop Without Selling Your Soul, and is working on a book of the same name. He also blogs for Jack and Jill Politics, Daveyd.com, and The Black Youth Project. Jasiri X signed a record deal with Wandering Worx Entertainment and is currently working on his album, Ascension with acclaimed producer Rel!g!on.
Check out these two really good interviews I did recently with TheBlackManCan.org and MVRemix.com. Also peep the excellent article in the Final Call Newspaper about our New Media Academy!
League of EXTRAordinary Black Men: Jasiri X
Jasiri X Interview with MVRemix
Jasiri X, One Hood Media presents New Media Academy for Black youth
Jasiri X tells the story of Jordan Miles, the 18 year old honor student who was brutally beaten by 3 undercover Pittsburgh Police officers while walking to his grandmother’s house. “Jordan Miles” was mixed by Diezel and directed by Paradise Gray.
Call Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala at 412.350.4400 and demand he file charges [...]
When I was in LA, I did a interview for Free Speech TV about the Jordan Miles case and our new video, “Jordan Miles“. Check it out below
Jasiri X Performs and Presents at Netroots Nation
The country’s leading political MC, Jasiri X, is traveling to Minneapolis, Minnesota this week to perform and present at the nation’s largest conference of political progressives and online activists, Netroots Nation. On Saturday, June 18, 2011, Jasiri X will present videos from his acclaimed DVD American History X, followed [...]
“America’s Most Livable City” highlights the city of Pittsburgh’s recent honor, despite according to the U.S. Census Bureau, having the highest rate of poverty among working age Black people in the United States. This is the Pittsburgh they don’t show when your watching the Steelers, the REAL Pittsburgh..
To see more footage of these [...]
Were Dead Bodies Hidden in Houses in Pittsburgh’s Homewood Neighborhood?
During the recent NRA conference in Pittsburgh, MSNBC talk show host Rachael Maddow made a trip to one of Pittsburgh’s most neglected neighborhoods, Homewood, to witness the impact of gun violence first hand.
Ms. Maddow was escorted by Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess to one of the [...]
Beginning this month, One Hood Media will debut the first of four videos addressing Pittsburgh specific issues, titled “America’s Most Livable City” on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at the Homewood Library at 7:00 p.m. “America’s Most Livable City” highlights the city of Pittsburgh’s recent honor, despite according to the U.S. Census Bureau, having the highest [...]
I’m blessed to be blogging from Portland, Oregon getting ready for 2 incredible events over the next 2 days. Tonight is the UNI Slam Poetry Performance Art Fundraiser for R.E.A.L. Prep Academy. U-N-I: United is a Portland State University, student led, community based fundraiser for the city’s new R.E.A.L Prep Academy – an [...]
Just Run the Football, Boy.
by Jasiri X
twitter.com/jasiri_x
Rashard Mendenhall committed the cardinal sin for black athletes for the second time in his short career. No it’s not drinking and driving, refusing to practice, assaulting a woman, or participating in a horrible reality TV show, it’s expressing an unpopular opinion. This time Rashard sent out a pair [...]
PROGRESSIVE ACTION VIDEO CONTEST
Jasiri X And Paradise Gray Receive Judges Award
April 17, 2011 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – On Saturday, April 16, 2011, Jasiri X and Paradise Gray were presented the Judges Prize in the Progressive Action Video Contest hosted by The Pittsburgh 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club for the video “What if the Tea Party [...]
Jasiri X tells the story of Jordan Miles, the 18 year old honor student who was brutally beaten by 3 undercover Pittsburgh Police officers while walking to his grandmother’s house. “Jordan Miles” was mixed by Diezel and directed by Paradise Gray.
Call Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala at 412.350.4400 and demand he file charges against the 3 police officers who brutally beat Jordan Miles.
For more info go to
http://justiceforjordanmiles.com/
