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Is Kanye West The New James Baldwin?

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KANYE WEST calls himself the most impactful artist of this generation.  He yelled, "Bush, Doesn't care about Black People" at a 2005 benefit concert for Katrina victims to the chagrin of NBC and forever stamped himself as an artist with a conscious.  For all of his arrogance and ego when you dig into his lyrics you find someone willing to push thoughts to invoke change just at JAMES BALDWIN did with his writing.   Both have their very own unique style, both are embraced by the LGBT commmunity, and both are considered geniuses in their respected fields.  In Truth WEST has a ways to go before his music accomplishments (21 Grammys) equal up to BALDWIN'S literary accomplishments, but he says he's running for President in 2020.  While many don't believe him, if he does could he in fact have a social impact in the future equal to the likes of a BALDWIN or a PAUL ROBERSON?  At the top of the 2nd Hour for the MONEY & POWER 15 (11:00-11:15am), CPA REGINALD CLARK from APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING stops by to tell small business owners how to tie up any loose ends for the upcoming tax season.   MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask.  "ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK"

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