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Ian Shelton has been busy this year. Shelton is the man behind the Seattle power-violence band Regional Justice Center, and they have released a pair of great records this year: Regional Jurtice Center, a two-song collaboration with Trapped Under Ice's Justice Tripp, and the monumental ripper "KKK Tattoo." Shelton has also formed a new band&...

Rapper and activist Killer Mike received the first ever Change Maker Award at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards tonight in honor of his "dedication to equality, social justice and financial literacy in the Black community." The award, which recognizes an artist who "speaks truth to power through their music, celebrity, and community," was presente...

Tonight, to coincide with the first day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings, a bunch of celebrities have com together for a livestream event to honor late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. It's called Honor Her Wish, in reference to Ginsberg's dying wish that a Justice not be nominated to the Court until a new president…

Dr Nelson Varas-Díaz follows up his 2019 documentary Songs Of Injustice with new film Acts Of Resistance - once again in collaboration with Metal Hammer