Afro-Punk's Blog Posts Tagged 'Community' (18)

Community: Volunteers & Interns Needed for Afropunk Fest 2012!

This year's Afropunk Festival will be off the hook, you know that, right? CALLING all AFROPUNKS! We are in need of volunteers and interns in the NYC area for this summer. Please contact us at Volunteers@afropunk.com if you are interested. …

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Added by Afro-Punk on June 25, 2012 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Free Download: Nasimiyu Premiering Her New Single 'Spooks'

Maybe you've seen her causing a commotion in her hometown New Orleans, or opening for badass hard rock band The Memorials. AP member Nasimiyu is sharing her "fresh, dancey, gender-bending, flirtatious, and deliciously Afro-Punk track" 'Spooks' with us as a free download. Ain't that nice? Get your free mp3…

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Added by Afro-Punk on April 9, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

Bands! Win A Spot On The AP Fest By Spreading The Word About The AP Survey

Hey Guys, we need all Afro-punk bands to help spread the word about an important research project we are conducting to challenge how our community is perceived in mainstream media. With your help and time, we will have a tool to better understand the diversity of our community and show that people of color and particularly young…

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Added by Afro-Punk on January 4, 2012 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty at Sundance! + Kickstarter

Hey guys, we're really excited to share this project with you. Many members of the Afro-punk community are involved. The feature film 'An Oversimplification of Her Beauty' will be making its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The team needs our support to finish funding the final stages of the post production (sound design, voice over, soundtrack recording, color correction) and the trip to Sundance (airfare, hotels, posters, publicist, etc.). Let's show them…

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Added by Afro-Punk on December 22, 2011 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Trailer: Black Girl In Suburbia

"Black Girl In Suburbia is a feature documentary that looks into the experiences of black girls growing up in predominately white communities. This is a different look into suburbia from the perspective of women of color (...) exploring through professional and personal interviews the conflict and issues black girls have relating to both white and black communities. Black Girl In Suburbia intends to spark an open dialogue about race, identity, and perspective among all people." To… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on November 2, 2011 at 2:02pm — 5 Comments

Your Feedback Matters! Be A Part Of The First Official Afro-punk Survey

Hi guys,

We would like to sincerely thank those of you who took the Afro-punk survey, we are amazed at the response and proud of our community. The world is listening to what you have to say, this research will also be an important tool to give us some leverage when dealing with the media, with our supporters, with our sponsors,… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on October 7, 2011 at 3:27pm — 6 Comments

Are You IN? - Afro-punk Survey Testimonial Videos - Call To Action

You have a voice! You have opinions… so SoUND oFF!!!

The Afro-punk community encompasses tons of different styles, artistic expressions, and personalities – all very individual, very in your face. From the punk rockers to funk rockers, we all identify with a socially conscious culture that challenges cookie-cutter mainstream generalizations of what “young Black culture is” and declares the freedom for us to RoCK to the beats designed by our one-of-a-kind selves. Now’s the time… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on September 6, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Community Feedback Needed! Take Our Survey & Win Hot Prizes

Hey Afro-punk Family,

We need your help with a very important project that we put together in order to better understand our community. As you can imagine, creating large, free events such as the Afro-punk Festival requires the help of sponsors and a lot of energy, but we want to do things right, in a way that you feel comfortable with. Your replies to the linked… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on August 17, 2011 at 5:00pm — 10 Comments

Feedback Needed: AP Festival Community Area

Hey AP Fam, by now you know we have something real big in store for this year's Afro-punk Festival. Where else can you see free shows by Cee Lo Green, Janelle Monae, Fishbone, Santigold and all those other bands who will join us, uh? (+ skate, BMX, bikes, food trucks, visual arts) Didn't think so... Now we need your feedback about something: we're thinking of having a special area at… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on July 4, 2011 at 4:00pm — 13 Comments

'Dark Girls' Doc Tackles Colorism In The Black Community

Is 'colorism' still an issue today? This is 2011, and yet we live in a world where some dark skin people still feel looked down on and belittled. 'Dark Girls' is a documentary set for release later this year, featuring interviews with women about their experiences, not only in the world at large, but also within the Black community.

Check out some excerpts below. What's your take on this, and what has been your experience? - Lou C-D…

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Added by Afro-Punk on May 30, 2011 at 4:30pm — 42 Comments

Get On The Bus! Afropunk.com Members Head To The AP Festival This Summer

Sounds like the dream road trip: a bunch of Afro-punk "kids" (of all ages!) from the AP online community get on a tour bus and head to the yearly Afro-punk extravaganza in New York, the Afro-punk Festival!!!!!! And of course the whole thing would be documented on video. AP member Faraji Toure' has decided to… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on May 4, 2011 at 6:30pm — 23 Comments

Who Should Play The Afro-Punk Festival This Year, Uh?!

Alright AP fam, it's time to get things going for the yearly stage-rocking, crowd-surfing, mosh-pitting :-P AP extravaganza. It will take place August 27th & 28th in New York (ATL and Chicago dates to be announced later). Of course, the main question is: who should be rocking that stage and surfing that crowd right? So you tell us! Who are your favorite bands from the AP community? Post links in the comments section below.

If you're in a band, please post a link to your…

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Added by Afro-Punk on April 4, 2011 at 3:40pm — 239 Comments

Who's On Top? - New Home Page Feature

As you all know, afropunk.com isn't just a news site, it's above all an interactive online community. There's a new spot on the home page dedicated to celebrating just that. It's called 'Who's On Top?' and will feature AP members who contribute to the website and whose content get feedback from other members (successful forum threads, most viewed pictures, videos, blog posts, etc.). For the first edition,… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on March 25, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

AP Donations: Unity Is Strength!

Calling all Afro-punk supporters!

As you know, we're all about offering a welcoming community and producing cutting-edge content showcasing The Other Black Experience, the one we usually don't see in the mainstream media. Be it interviews, Live music & sports footage, free downloads, or thought-provoking… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on August 18, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Not Enough Punk Rock On Afro-punk?

Punk rock fans, this one's for you! We've heard some of you say that they would like to see more traditional punk rock on afropunk.com, and we would like to know which bands you would like us to cover. Although we believe "punk" is more about a state of mind than about a particular music genre, we love punk rock and we want to know about the punk bands you like. We're trying our best to monitor a bunch of them, especially… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on August 16, 2010 at 11:00pm — 14 Comments

Afro-punk Community Guidelines

Hey guys, We've been wanting to do this for a while, and we finally got around to it with the help of Moe from hardcore band Cipher, who has been working with us. Many of you showed concerns about inappropriate behaviors on the message board, in blog comments, etc. We don't want to be policing every conversation on the website, but we have to make sure that we all respect one another. There is no excuse for members who cross… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on July 9, 2010 at 12:00pm — 21 Comments

Are You Really DIY?! Be A Volunteer At AP Fest 2010!

Afro-punk is gearing up for our biggest festival yet, but we can't make it a success alone. We stand firm on the DIY platform, and because the festival has always been for our community, our community should play a big part in making it happen.

We need you to be part of this historic, once a year event. Come join us as we put together one of the most unique festivals in the country.

We’ll need… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on June 5, 2010 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Cipher's Fall 2009 Listening Tour: Be A Part of It!

Not your regular listening parties! You might have seen Cipher in the Afro-Punk movie, or ripping the stage at one of our shows. This socially conscious hardcore band always brings the heat, and we're so excited to hear about the release of their new record "The Joyous Collapse"! Bandleader Moe explains below how you can be a part… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on October 5, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments