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25.04.21 | Alex Sievers
Released on April 16th, 1996, ‘Evil Empire’ was the second piece in a three-act political rock puzzle for Rage Against The Machine. It’s a great album, but imperfect: the over-reliance on repetition for its musical impact, to allow the message of any given song to cut through properly, does make matters extremely routine. In a world of the almighty algorithms amplifying everything, where once something does well its presence spreads like an inescapable tendril, it’s no surprise ‘Bulls On Parade’ is still so overbearingly omnipresent today. (Every second dollar-store metalcore band covering it didn’t help.) With ‘Evil Empire’ recently reaching the quarter-of-a-century milestone, looking back, it’s not hard to see why certain portions of this LP are overlooked. Yet it’s also clear to see why this fired-up second record (and the band’s) legacy remains steadfast. This was no “sophomore-slump,” just the next step in an illustrious caree
This year, the celebration will be virtual, but no less joyous.
The celebration began in the late 1970s as a “block party” at the end of the academic year, and was held in various locations on campus over the next decade or so. In the 1980s, it received its current name, and through the years, it evolved into a weeklong celebration. For the past nine years, each festival has used a Swahili word as its theme. This year, the word is “Furaha,” which translates as “rejoicing.”
The festival is now held under the auspices of the Multicultural Center at Ohio State, where Intercultural Specialist for African and African American Studies Initiatives Katherine Betts has been supervising the students who plan and carry it out for the past nine years.