If you believe you are better than others because an invisible man in the sky or voice in your head allegedly “chose” you, you aren’t mentally fit to hold office, make decisions for other people, or own a gun.
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Henry’s mother was Ruth Taylor, a silent film actress and star of the original version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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The government claims that it has the power to dismiss the NAACP’s lawsuit against one of the president’s political allies.
Lamar’s early work, particularly Section.80, critiques the impacts of the 1980s crack epidemic and systems that disadvantage Black communities. Inspired by a trip to Nelson Mandela’s prison cell, his 2015 single “Alright” confronts police violence while offering a message of hope and survival. /6
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Even though his music is deeply spiritual and moral, Lamar rejects the “preacher” label. In Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (2022), he lays bare his moral failures. Throughout the album’s promotion, he wore a diamond crown of thorns to symbolize the crushing expectations placed on him. /8
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In 2018, Lamar became the first non-classical or jazz recording artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album DAMN. The Pulitzer Prize Board cited the album’s innovative conceptual framework, narrative structure and use of the Book of Deuteronomy to provide context for systemic racism. /7
Lamar has won 27 Grammy Awards. He dominated charts in 2024 with his Drake diss track “Not Like Us,” and performed at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. He is now in the middle of his Grand National Tour with SZA, which is already the highest-grossing co-headlining hip-hop/R&B tour in history. /end
Lamar started his musical career in his teens under the early moniker K-Dot before using his birth name. In 2012, he achieved widespread acclaim with his major-label debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, in which he documents peer pressure and survival in Compton without glorifying gang culture. /5
Having his father present kept Lamar from joining street gangs. His father was also a music fan who exposed Lamar to multiple genres. Lamar’s maternal grandmother was a vital spiritual anchor who introduced him to the Bible and planted the theological concepts that would frame his songwriting. /4
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The government claims that it has the power to dismiss the NAACP’s lawsuit against one of the president’s political allies.
