The Hip Hop Anthropologist

  By Dennis Shipman  Th ere's a brutal, undeniable truth echoing across the American landscape, a truth that cuts deeper than any political pundit dares to admit: the only thing Trumpty Dumpty got right was saying we're a stupid country, because we are. Not because of a lack of intelligence in our individuals, but because a pervasive, self-destructive racism has blinded a significant portion of the electorate, leading them to vote against their own material well-being in a grotesque theater of racial spite. This isn't theory; it's the daily lived reality for millions, and a pathology that threatens to be the ultimate undoing of this nation. We are witnessing, in stark and horrifying clarity, how white citizens will vote to perpetuate white supremacy anywhere in the world, no matter the cost to themselves. They will vote for policies that cause their own families to suffer, to starve, to go without healthcare, housing, or other basic needs. Why? Just to deprive those ...

By Dennis Shipman In the annals of American jurisprudence, few decisions cast as dark and enduring a shadow as Dred Scott v. Sandford (60 U.S. 393, 1857). This ignominious ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be citizens and thus possessed no rights that a white man was bound to respect. It was a judicial act of profound dehumanization, a stark embodiment of white supremacy wielded not by brute force, but by the very institution charged with upholding justice. Fast forward to the present, and a chilling echo reverberates through the hallowed halls of power. The Supreme Court of the United States, particularly its current conservative majority—what can only be called the Clarence "Uncle Tom" Ass Supreme Court (Chief Justice John Roberts)—has increasingly rendered decisions that, while cloaked in the language of constitutional interpretation and original intent,...

 By Dennis Shipman Wilmington, DE – June 25, 2025 – Behind the veneer of "mutually beneficial relationships," Seeking.com, a platform wholly owned by Reflex Media, Inc., headquartered at 3250 Pepper Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89120 and founded by Brandon Wade, stands accused of highly questionable business practices and, more alarmingly, has been referred to federal, state and local authorities for allegedly operating as a digital clearinghouse for prostitution. My recent experience, beginning with an unauthorized debit and culminating in a wall of corporate silence, offers a stark look into the company's operational ethics. The Unauthorized Charge: A Breach of Trust Despite my explicit written instruction sent on June 1, 2025, to support@seeking.com, clearly stating my desire not to renew my subscription and specifically forbidding any debits from my Bank of America checking account, Seeking.com proceeded to charge $109.99 on Sunday, June 22, 2025. This unauthorized transaction ...