::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

SpoeYah , a socially conscious hip-hop group releases their latest video called "It was a Brotha". The song itself was originally released in January of 2019 and published by Silent Whisper Music, an independent music label. It is not your typical commercialized hip-hop video. The song features 3 rappers from 3 different generations: 83-year-old   Daniel Anderson , 51-year-old   Patrick Jaye , and 22-year-old MarQuaja Fields. The music video is an outcry of anger, sadness, and disapproval of black men who senselessly murder, or rape, or rob African Americans within their own communities. It Was A Brotha- The silent self-destruction of black males in America "Since 1976, more than 290,000 black men have been killed in America," says  Patrick Jaye , CEO of Silent Whisper Music. He goes on to say "The  Bureau of Justice Statistics  documented 275,981 black homicide victims between 1976 and 2005. The FBI's  Crime Data Explorer  documented 98,517 black homi...