September 12, 2019. Featuring Mark Anthony Neal (Looking For Leroy), Treva Lindsey (Colored No More), Darnell Moore (No Ashes in the Fire), Jessica Care Moore(God is Not an American). Moderated by Jasiri X (1Hood).
Paradise Gray
Paradise Gray, "The Architect" of the X Clan is a writer and photographer with articles and photographs appearing in the Source Magazine, XXL, Wax Poetics, Right On!, and VH1's 30 Years of Hip-Hop History TV Special. An archivist and Hip-hop historian with a great hip-hop memorabilia collection (The Paradise Collection), Paradise has been a writer, producer, artist, activist and manager of entertainment for the Legendary hip-hop club, The Latin Quarters. In 1987 Paradise joined with Lumumba Carson to form The BlackWatch Movement, which spawned the groups X Clan, ISIS, Queeen Mother Rage, Unique and Dashan and Professor X himself. Both of the X Clan's albums "To The East Blackward" and "XODUS" are considered hip hop classics. The X Clan has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award and has spoken before the Congressional Black Caucus. Paradise is also co-founder (with Jasiri X) of the Pittsburgh-based activist organization One Hood.