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This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Dec. 31, 2015 [flashback episode due to the holiday season; originally broadcast on the week of June 17, 2015] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00 - 1:31:11 Introduction & Extended Commentary 1:31:12 - 2:58:19 DJ Fusion Mix ** NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE A TOTALLY EXPLICIT COMMENTARY FOR THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW IN REGARDS TO LANGUAGE DUE TO THE INSANITY OF THE RECENT NEWS CYCLE. ** The commentary during that week touched base on the role of independent Black American media and our views as a whole during what really felt like a past few days of utterly “Black Bodies and Minds Aren’t REALLY Treasured by damned near anyone” news, including the upcoming savage displacement of Blacks of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic, the utterly boneheaded respons

This is a special bonus mini-episode based off of the audio of DJ Fusion's TEDxOrlando presentation, "Hip-Hop Is NOT Dead" that was done in October of 2012 in Winter Beach, Florida. Check out the video this this TEDxOrlando Talk on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-IuTV-NOWk For more information about past and upcoming TEDxOrlando events & presentations, go to http://www.TEDxOrlando.com and more TEDx Talks from all over the world at at http://TEDxTalks.ted.com!

** NOTE: This week is an explicit/not radio friendly episode on the music and commentary ends... ** This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of Dec. 18 & 25, 2015 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00 - 1:34:40 Introduction & Extended Commentary 1:34:40 - 2:29:22 DJ Fusion Music Mix 2:29:22 - 3:32:50 Ausar Ra Black Hawk Music Mix Our commentary this week touched base on the most obvious study in the history of ever with race issues, awfulness of "affluenza" spreaders Martin Shkreli & Ethan Couch, Serena Williams getting Sports Illustrated "Sportsperson of the Year Award (and some ridiculous controversy that came from it), this year's current Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Howard University possibly selling their TV station, a (mostly) non-spoiler mini-movie review of "Star Wars: The Force Aw

This is a BONUS FLASHBACK EPISODE of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of of Dec. 11, 2015 [this episode was originally broadcast on the week of January 30, 2013] for our new & old listeners featuring new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week touched base on a study that showed that almost 1/2 of the American population is in danger of being 1 emergency away from financial ruin & why, gun control issues & violence in the U.S., revelations that Israel was forcing birth control shots onto the Ethiopian Jewish women population, West Papua's population fighting for independence, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's editorial about the HBO TV Series "Girls" & race in media, some fools stealing over $65,000 worth of chicken wings before the Super Bowl and some other things here and there. There was a Black Agenda Report news mini-segment during that week's episode. FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for

** NOTE: This week is an explicit/not radio friendly episode on the music and commentary ends... ** This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Dec. 4, 2015 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00 - 1:43:53 Introduction & Extended Commentary 1:43:54 - 3:07:07 DJ Fusion Music Mix Our commentary this week touched base on the latest terrible mass shooting in San Bernadino, CA and the rampant Islamophobia & complete hypocritical nonsense behaviors that has come from it (via the mainstream masses, mainstream media, law enforcement and our current presidential candidates), the embarrassment that is the “Stump for Trump Girls” for Black folks in the U.S., the long term pattern of corruption in the Chicago P.D. being exposed via the killing of Laquan McDonald, the lack of media coverage of the Daniel Holtzclaw case,

** NOTE: We were out of town this week due to Thanksgiving, so we went back in the FuseBox Radio's deep archives for a show to put on for folks to enjoy...enjoy this flashback episode! ** This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Nov. 24, 2015 [originally broadcast on the week of August 5, 2009] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00 - 21:46 Introduction & Commentary 21:47 - 1:35:30 DJ Fusion Music Mix 1:35:31 - 3:05:38 Jon Judah/Ausar Ra Black Hawk Music Mix Our mini-commentary during that week focused on some updates on the Prof. Henry "Skip" Gates arrest & post-situation (including the mainstream media named "Beer Summit" with Pres. Barack Obama and more), the unfortunate passing and impact of Hip-Hop MC Baatin of Slum Village & the 1st Black Supermodel Naomi Sims and some other things here and there. FuseB

** NOTE: This week is an explicit/not radio friendly episode on the music and commentary ends... ** This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Nov. 17, 2015 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00 - 1:14:57 Introduction & Commentary 1:14:57 - 1:58:30 DJ Fusion Music Mix 1:58:30 - 2:59:03 Ausar Ra Black Hawk Music Mix Our commentary this week touched base on our time at DC Podfest (with the experience overall & being in the diversity podcasting panel "Not All Podcasters Are White"), how folks' tend to look at Black folks in podcasting & independent media at large, the recent act of terrorism in Paris & the response from various facets of social media to it and similar tragedies in Africa & U.S. politicians' responses, the recent student protests at various universities for racial justice (U. of Missouri, e

This is a special episode based off of the audio from the live version of The Manny Faces Show from Sunday, August 16, 2015 during the 2015 Bondfire Radio Audio Fest. Manny Faces of Bondfire Radio & Birthplace Magazine moderated a lively panel about Online Radio and Independent Media at large featuring DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio Broadcast), Standby Gypsy (Zen Live TV), TastyKeish (Bondfire Radio) & Cynical Smith (Beatminerz Radio). For more information about Bondfire Radio: http://www.BondfireRadio.com

This is a special episode based off of the audio from the great DC PodFest panel on diversity in podcasting, ("Not All Podcasters Are White") that occurred at the Wonderbread Factory in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 8, 2015 featuring DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio Broadcast; http://www.FuseBoxRadioOnline.com), Phenomblak (Where's My 40 Acres; http://WheresMy40Acres.com), Kriss (Movie Trailer Reviews; http://MovieTrailerReviews.net) & Jay (The Nerdpocalyse Network; http://www.TheNerdpocalypse.com) talking candidly about their experiences as Podcasters of Color on multiple fronts (folks' trying to put what you talk about on your show in a box from the outside community and sometimes your own, how everyone got started with podcasting, the hustle one has to be on to be a quality indie media outlet period and more). For more information about DC Podfest: http://www.DCPodfest.com

This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Oct. 28, 2015 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00 - 1:26:34 Introduction and Extended Commentary 1:26:34 - 2.01:30 DJ Fusion Mix 2:01:30 - 2:43:02 DJ Fusion Interview with PS The Rebels (http://www.PSTheRebels.com) 2:43:02 - 3:46:17 Ausar Ra Black Hawk Mix Our commentary this week after being out for a while touched base on why we've been out of the studio for a little while (lots of press event travels including rolling out to New York Comic Con, DJ gigs, weird 9 to 5 schedules, tech issues and more), the ridiculousness of the issues with people being able to access their own money via the RushCard for almost 2 weeks, racist nerds pitching a fit about a Black Jedi being the protagonist of the upcoming "Star Wars" movie (and just them tripping over People of C

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of October 14 & 21, 2015 [a flashback episode due to some technical issues; originally broadcast on the week of February 20, 2013] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week touched base on the end of the Christopher Dorner case, the Library of Congress' latest action in preserving American sound recordings (music, speeches & otherwise), our view of the 2013 Grammy Awards, the passing of actor Lou Myers (best known as Mr. Gaines of "A Different world") & MC Tim Dog (of "F*** Compton"), the future of the mixtape and some other things here and there. FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the Weeks of Oct. 14 & 21, 2015 [originally broadcast on the week of February 20, 2013] Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Alice Ru

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Oct. 7, 2015 [a flashback episode due to the FuseBox Radio Broadcast crew covering New York Comic Con all week + work schedule issues; originally broadcast on the week of March 28, 2013] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our extended commentary during that week touched base on the "Monstanto Protection Act" slipping through the U.S. Congress, the recent Hip-Hop community controversy about the latest verse by Rick Ross on the Rocko song "U.O.E.N.O." that advocated date rape & his response, hate-on-hate YouTube videos by Black Men & Women on each other, an Idaho school district having issues over a biology teacher using the word "vagina", New Jersey's latest Powerball winner having to now hand up on paying a LOT of child support and some other things here and there. There were Black Agenda Report & Black University Radio Network D

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Sept. 25, 2015 [a flashback episode due to handling some back to back FuseBox Radio Broadcast press assignments + work schedule issues; originally broadcast on the week of February 10, 2010] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our extended commentary during that week focused on the importance still of having an officially recognized Black History Month in the U.S. & U.K., extra updates about the rebuilding efforts & tampering from outside forces after the earthquake aftermath in Haiti (especially with the recent cases of illegal child trafficking), the documentary "Copyright Criminals", Net Neutrality and why it's important for everyone, this year's Grammy Awards, the passing of historian Howard Zinn, soul singer Etta James' current illness and some other subjects here and there. There were episodes of the Black Agenda Report and

** NOTE: This week's show commentary and some songs are dirty/not radio friendly, hence the "explicit" marker for this week's episode... ** This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of Sept. 18, 2015 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00:00 - 1:13:58 Introduction and Extended Commentary 1:13:58 - 2:21:45 DJ Fusion Mix 2:21:45 - 3:33:54 Ausar Ra Black Hawk Mix Our commentary this week after being out for a while touched base on why we've been out of the mix for a little while (lots of press event travels), our time at AfroPunk, the utter bulls**t that is the accusations of Black Americans doing "cultural appropriation" of Africans, the passing of musicians Kool DJ AJ & Rico Rodriguez of The Specials, the $6.4 million dollar settlement given to Freddie Grays's family and updates on that course case, the lat

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of Sept. 4 & 11, 2015 [a flashback episode due to being out of town the past 2 weeks for various FuseBox Radio Broadcast press assignments + complicated work schedules; originally broadcast on the week of April 23 & 30, 2014] with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week's show focused on the passing & musical importance of DJs/producers DJ Rashad & DJ E-Z Rock, the FCC trying to screw around with Net Neutrality once again, a ton of "post-racial America is a lie (and for a lot of folks, cowardice is the truth)" news (including the latest Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in Michigan, recent race shenanigans with NBA team owner Donald Sterling of the L.A. Clippers, the Ku Klux Klan trying to rebrand itself and more) along with some other things here & there. Feel free to check out some recent episodes o

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of August 19 & 26, 2015 (a flashback episode due to being out of town the past 2 weekends for various FuseBox Radio Broadcast press assignments; originally broadcast on the week of Feb. 12, 2014) with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week's show focused on the latest Michael Dunn trial updates (regarding the completely unjustified killing of teenager Jordan Davis in Florida), our commentary on the 2014 Grammys, the recent supremely cold weather snap here in the U.S., legendary Hip-Hop group De La Soul offering their entire catalog for free download for 1 day and some other things here & there. There was a Black Agenda Report news mini-segment on this week's episode. Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - all of

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of August 12, 2015 (a flashback episode originally broadcast on the week of May 15, 2013) with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our extended commentary during that week touched base on the suspicious passing of the grandson of Malcolm X (Malcolm Shabazz), some Republicans in Wisconsin's legislature that are trying to ban using food stamps from purchasing organic food, the atrocity of a Mayan Pyramid in Belize being bulldozed for rocks, , the media's treatment of the Amanda Berry case including the treatment of Charles Ramsey (the Black man who saved her & the other kidnapped ladies), singer/MC Lauryn Hill's IRS tax issues & latest tune she dropped, our viewpoint about the "The Great Gatsby" movie soundtrack, Detroit giving techno music founders (like Juan Atkins and more) props in The Detroit Historical Museum plus some other things her

This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of July 29 & August 5, 2015 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00:00 - 1:34:54 Introduction and Extended Commentary 1:34:54 - 2:32:55 DJ Fusion Mix 2:32:55 - 3:34:47 Ausar Ra Black Hawk Mix Our commentary this week after being out for a while touched base on the passing of a friend of the FuseBox Radio Broadcast (Ambz of O Hell Nawl Blog) & of NYC Hip-Hop MC Sean Price, progress and back slides since Michel Brown's murder a year ago on activist and political ends, the continuing clown car of candidates for the Republican Party for the 2016 Presidential Election, opinions on the release of the movie "Straight Out of Compton" & Dr. Dre's "Compton" album, the Vienna Sausages of Hip-Hop Beef between Drake & Meek Mill during the past week, a mini-movie review of "Ant-Man

This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of July 15 & 22, 2015 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00 - 1:28:06 Introduction & Extended Commentary 1:28:06 - 2:04:25 DJ Fusion Mix 2:04:25 - 3:04:55 Ausar Ra Black Hawk Mix Our extended commentary this week after being out for a while (due to vacation, future FuseBox Radio plans and some other things) touched base on the safety blanket-like attachment WAY too much of the American Population has with the Confederate flag, the horrible case of Sandra Bland in Texas with the police, the clown car that is the current Republican Party pool of upcoming Presidential candidates, the "To Set A Watchman" book controversy, updates on Bill Cosby's sexual assault accusations & the court deposition becoming public and some other assorted popular culture things here and the

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of July 8, 2015 (another flashback episode due to a mixture of terrible allergies and FuseBox Radio future planning; originally broadcast on the week of January 9, 2013) with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week touched base on our opinion of the movie "Django Unchained" & it's controversies (contrived and otherwise), recent updates with Private Bradley Manning's court case in regards to Wikileaks, NYPD's "Stop-And-Frisk" program being declared unconstitutional by a federal judge, what went on with us during our holiday break while sliding into the New Year 2013, an insane news story of when keeping it real after a breakup goes wrong in Florida along with a lot of other things here and there. There were brand new Black Agenda Report news mini-segment on that week's episode. FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the Wee