Tag Archives: Leaders Igniting Transformation

AUDIO: Tru West – “From the Ashes, We Rise”

Tru West has crafted a new album as part of her Artist Fellowship with Leaders Igniting Transformation. Each track features different verses from different artists in Milwaukee’s enriched hip hop scene. Opening with a poem from Unique Russ, the project as a whole celebrates Black joy, Black liberation, Black culture, and Black self-determination – songs like “Bronzeville” and “Liberation Over

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AUDIO: Kendraplex – “NO JUSTICE IS VIOLENCE”

Experimental-fantasia artist Kendraplex (formerly known as Kendra Amalie) dropped a new track a few months back in the wake of Black Lives Matter marches across the globe. In black metal mode, Plex shares haunting yet blunt lyrics about every aspect of our sociopolitical system being a factor in racism, classism, bigotry, and fascism. Ultimately, she dooms Trump (“evil spirit”) and

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