#roguevalley

[managedmeals]

Southern Oregon Chef

Chef available to private home.Years of experience in this capacity. Consultation on individual diet needs & preferences. Efficient shopping & clean up. In-house catering up to 25 guests. Managed Meals serving the Rogue Valley for 15years. (541)[email protected]

#roguevalley personalchef MedfordOregon Sam's valley #Goumetfood upscale

[queendom25]

Reparation Rap Game

    Black History Month is here and for the culture, I want to talk about the political platforms of some of our veteran rap artists. 2020 was a rollercoaster ride to say the least especially since some of the more well  known anti-law enforcement lyricists decided to board the Trump Train. Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Lil Wayne shocked Black America with their compliance for former President Donald Trump especially his pardons that overshadowed his executions. Ice Cube brought the Reparations Contract to light while Sean “Diddy” Combs started a political organization called “Our Black Party” in the midst of the lynchings still happening in America. The most important question that I have for my other melanated kinfolk is where do we draw the line when it comes to representation? Hip-Hop is by the very definition an art form that reflects the self expression of Blackness in America but a toxic double edge sword. The infamous industry has sexism, colorism and I want to know if tokenism has landed a permanent role.

    It was Prince who said back in 2015 that, “Jay Z spent $100 million of his own money to build his own service. We have to show support for artists who are trying to own things for themselves,” after releasing his album HitNRun solely to Tidal. He even went on to say that record contracts were synonymous to slavery because artists have little power over how labels profit from their work! We all remember the golden shower that Kanye West gave his own grammy awards ranting about the situation between him, Roc-A-Fella, Universal, and his publishing company-EMI; But he traded in one master for another so-to-speak with his open support for Trump! If a predatory record contract is modern-day slavery, does that make “Diddy” an overseer? The shady business practices of the icon himself was called out by Mase on social media when he wrote, “This is not black excellence at all. When our own race is enslaving us.” Of course Diddy denied the allegations, as he stepped up this year to provide financial relief to families that needed it due to COVID, but is the Black caucus swayed by this charity? We all remember the infamous “rap beef” between The Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur that busted the industry wide open with the sketchy backstory between their  producers. Retired LAPD detective Greg Kading wrote a book titled Murder Rap: Inside The Biggie & Tupac Murders, where he explains that Sean Combs hired a Crip gang member to kill Tupac and Suge Knight. September 7th, 1996 “Baby Lane” Anderson shot Tupac while Suge Knight hired a Blood gang member to retaliate, which led to Biggie Smalls being shot by “Poochie” Fouse on March 9th, 1997! I am all for the political advancement of the Black community but should “dirty dealer” Diddy Combs really be at the forefront?

    There are plenty of other elephants in the room to reflect the murderous music industry parade that thrives from fame and exploitation but let’s talk reparations. At first glance Black America was concerned with the possibility of Mr. Crenchaw himself turning into Mr. Complicit with his conversation with Trump about the reparations contract! Ice Cube’s representative made a comment that the former NWA member also reached out to the Biden campaign as well but was only promised a “seat at the table” if they won. I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m tired of once again choosing the lesser of two evils for crumbs of freedom while the 1% are afforded an entire feast! So what exactly is included in this contract that has economist experts in a frenzy? The contract mentions a $500 billion capital venture for the Black community but my concern is the part of the contract where it says capitalism is a good system. In the name of capitalism, this country became the economic wonder of the cotton industry through chattel slavery and didn’t hesitate to force children to work in factories as well. History has literally proven that capitalism is an exploitative system, with a complete lack of morality based on the many ways that this country has endorsed profit over people. Stay tuned Southern Oregonians, because I have a feeling that 2021 is just getting started with the history-in-the-making money moves from Reddit users, and the members of congress that still haven’t been arrested for treason.

#no justice no peace #hip hop #kanye west #black lives matter #rip tupac #notorious big #diddy dirty money #pacfic northwest #black history #ice cube #reparations #medfordoregon #roguevalley

[bjstuffs]

Reposted from @jpvalot When you’re famous enough to have Jon Bon Jovi photobombing your selfie :) @wineenthusiast @silvanridgewinery @oregonsolidaritywines #winestarawards #roguevalley #oregon - #regrann #jonbonjovi #bonjovi #jbj https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ONuJghYbU/?igshid=1jompzy13cdov

#winestarawards #roguevalley #oregon #regrann #jonbonjovi #bonjovi #jbj

[kanna-wise]

Lavender⁣ ⁣ #cannabis #cannabiscommunity #cannabisculture #cannabiscures #cannabisindustry #cannabiscultivation #cannabinoids #thc #cbd #agriculture #roguevalley #roguevalleycannabis #emeraldtriangle https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EKE_FFeO-/?igshid=155xb4vjfuuuo

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[nooniesboba-blog]

Introducing The Cardiac Arrest for those of us immune to caffiene! Thai Iced Tea with peach, Thai Coffee, enough caffiene and sweetner to get you through your day! #caffeine #boba #sweet #medfordoregon #roguevalley. #southernoregon #nooniesbobateashop (at Noonie's Boba Tea at Heroe's Cafe Medford) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zc5YZgr-x/?igshid=ajfflb6213o3

#caffeine #boba #sweet #medfordoregon #roguevalley #southernoregon #nooniesbobateashop

[jovickworld]

Bye bye burn season

#burn #pile #jovick #oregon #construction #roguevalley #custom #home #customhomes #leed #contractor #jovickbuilt

[lifeonmyfeet]

• Good Neighbor • The #Medford version of Seattle’s “Is the mountain out?” during my @charitymiles ride this morning. Mount McLaughlin here in #SouthernOregon is a good neighbor to us here in the #RogueValley. For a 700,000 year old #StratoVolcano, she’s still got her shape. Thanks for watching over me, Mac. Keep up the good work. Keep Moving. (at Mt McLaughlin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEsx5cLVi9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#medford #southernoregon #roguevalley #stratovolcano

[rwhitaker541]

Someone left this cute pink coffee mug and a Dutch Bros. gift card on my desk, and I don’t know who it is. Thank you, and hope you see this, Coffee Fairy! #coffee i#breastcancerawareness #dutchbros #realestate #realestatelife #realestatebroker #realestateagent #homesales #housesales #homeforsale #househunting #homesearch #house #propertysales #housesales #ashland #ashlandoregon #medford #medfordoregon #roguevalley #southernoregon (at NW Real Estate Group) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxT68MAVBl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cgncl395xwfx

#coffee #breastcancerawareness #dutchbros #realestate #realestatelife #realestatebroker #realestateagent #homesales #housesales #homeforsale #househunting #homesearch #house #propertysales #ashland #ashlandoregon #medford #medfordoregon #roguevalley #southernoregon

[queendom25]

Toxic Complicit Caucus

I think America is coming down with a strange case of deja vu because President Donald J. Trump has been impeached for the second time as his term in office comes to a close! Under the blue line banner of law and order, domestic terrorists stormed the capitol and killed an officer in the process so, where’s the outrage from the Grand Old Party? The complicit actions from Republicans voting "No" on impeachment to the officers that took selfies with terrorists has shown how little democracy and the constitution matter to those with power. Southern Oregon hear me out, the inside job that occurred on the other side of the Mississippi should alarm you because of the white supremacy in our own backyards!

Let’s start with the man of principle himself Cliff Bentz, the only Oregon representative to vote against impeachment under the 25th amendment. Bentz believes that the right thing to do is difficult sometimes as he voted against the Pennsylvania results of the electoral college. He presumed that the state of Pennsylvania violated the constitution and he wasn’t in favor of that. Barely after getting sworn in, the domestic terrorist attack occurred on our Nation’s capitol and Cliff Bentz stated that, “our focus should be on unifying our nation, ensuring a peaceful transition to the Biden Administration, and working on more pressing issues…” It seems that this Oregon representative is unable to determine what a violation of the constitution is and apparently is unable to multitask resolving  systemic issues in this country. Oregon is a blue state but trust me the true colors are purple. The rural and sleepy towns that sum up the majority of this state are tired of being overlooked by “Portland democrats”.  Why else would such an incorrigible pro-life republican be elected to represent the largest district in the state?

Congressman Peter DeFazio who represents the state’s 4th district voted to impeach the president but let’s look at one particular county that I still have conflicting thoughts about visiting-Coos County. The scenery is beautiful but the racism makes me want to leave a bad yelp review. I had the pleasure of meeting some wonderful activists for the Alonzo Tucker Project and the turnout was incredible. Community members came together with tri-fold display boards, textbooks, and of course snacks because revolutions burn up calories! However, it wasn’t all festive music and granola bars because, in the seasonless recesses of Coos Bay there lurks a “western chauvinist” named Rob Taylor and his constituents. As the  product of toxic masculinity and poorly funded public education-this fragile creature frequently associates the Black Lives Matter Movement with Marxism and Socialism as if those terms are interchangeable! He believes in “anti-racial guilt”, “anti-political correctness”, pro 1950s housewife, and obviously anti-fashion sense! Seriously, the last time I was in Coos Bay, this man was wearing the tackiest American flag violation complete with wrap-around sunglasses! He has a popular following among those committed to white supremacy, especially law enforcement. Speaking of law enforcement, Medford Police Chief Scott Clauson is a proud supporter of our twice impeached bunker baby, Ben Shapiro, and PragerU so what does that say about the core values of Oregon? To all my ladies and femmes, if the man has any of the aforementioned on his social media likes section- run and run fast! In my opinion, democracy isn’t exactly at the top of the list of priorities for the public servants or some of our neighbors for that matter and the white supremacy shows.

The Oregon Department of Education made a bold Black Lives Matter statement but because of the recent history of the public schools in the area, it doesn’t inspire much hope for me personally. I graduated from South Medford High School in 2013 and just 3 years later a teacher was asked to remove the BLM poster from his classroom. The fact that it took the magnitude of a liberation movement to get the ODE to deem the confederacy a hate symbol and a peeved parent to have a BLM poster removed should tell you everything you need to know about the Pacific Northwest. It doesn’t surprise me as a Black woman in a sea of white complicity; I’m mostly hurt at the fact that it took more Black people to die for the progress Oregon has made so far. So I guess the true color of Oregon isnt purple but truly the color of the blue line that symbolizes the hatred of otherness in this police state.

#no justice no peace #black lives matter #medfordoregon #this is america #police #ashland #southernoregon #roguevalley #dc capitol

[stumowrestler]

☕️☕️☕️ . . . Stopped by a garage sale and picked up this frame for like .75! I did the lettering for our coffee station when I got home! Awesome addition! Love the “Espresso Yourself” blend from @rogueroasters1 . . . #thrift #garagesale #diy #lettering #caligraphy #art #artist #homemade #handdrawn #tattoostyle #tattoo #caligraphy #coffee #coffeestation #home #homedecor #espresso #coffeelover #coffelovers #roguevalley #southernoregon #grantspass (at Grants Pass, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO4OhaStBlL/?igshid=lnzy8jl8toe7

#thrift #garagesale #diy #lettering #caligraphy #art #artist #homemade #handdrawn #tattoostyle #tattoo #coffee #coffeestation #home #homedecor #espresso #coffeelover #coffelovers #roguevalley #southernoregon #grantspass

[imladris14]

Hiked Lower Table Rock Trail today! Ignore that I gave blood yesterday and my ears are still messed up and that I almost passed out. #hiking #outdoors #tablerock #roguevalley #oregon

#roguevalley #oregon #hiking #outdoors #tablerock

[jovickworld]

Green Team Meeting!!

#jovick #oregon #construction #roguevalley #custom #home #customhomes #contractor #leed #build

[scottpetersonwilliams]

Selling a home is piece of cake... until you realize that you’ve got 1700+ sf of house to pack up & every drawer is full of junk you definitely do NOT need but should probably keep. & now I want cake but all the dishes are packed. Follow 👉 @tradewithscottpetersonwilliams for more. . . . #kristensells #kristenschmidtrealestate #loraditchland #loraditchranchandhome #roguevalley #grantspassoregon #grantspass #homesforsale #grantspasshomes #applegatevalley #goldhill #josephinecounty #jacksoncounty #homebuyers #homesellers #southernoregon #oregonhomes #realtor #realestate #sellersagent #buyersagent #housesforsale #pacificnorthwest #pnw #firsttimehomebuyer #homeowner #property #oregonrealtor (at Grants Pass, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLA2bAXhKb3/?igshid=1nonkahkcj9uq

#kristensells #kristenschmidtrealestate #loraditchland #loraditchranchandhome #roguevalley #grantspassoregon #grantspass #homesforsale #grantspasshomes #applegatevalley #goldhill #josephinecounty #jacksoncounty #homebuyers #homesellers #southernoregon #oregonhomes #realtor #realestate #sellersagent #buyersagent #housesforsale #pacificnorthwest #pnw #firsttimehomebuyer #homeowner #property #oregonrealtor