Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Anthony Hamilton: "Comin' From Where I'm From"

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I'm posting this not because Anthony Hamilton is mega-talented (which he is) and not because all Black men have had exactly this exp...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Angela Davis on Palestine, G4S, and the Prison Industrial Complex

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With Israel's aggression against Gaza currently demanding our daily attention, here is a YouTube video of Angela Davis speaking in Gr...
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Friday, July 25, 2014

Staceyann Chin: "All Oppression Is Connected"

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Sunni Patterson: "We Made It!"

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I have posted this before, but this needs to be viewed again and again. Because it's true. And true is as good as it gets.
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Martin Luther King, Jr.: "We're Coming To Get Our Check."

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This is a short clip that will help you to understand why Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot by an off-duty police officer to stop him f...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Morris Dees: "We Should Call It What It Is"

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From time to time, I read or hear about how some White people are perceived by some People of Color as having made a career out of fighti...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Speaking Truth To Power

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Melissa Harris-Perry presented a segment on her television program recently featuring Tianna Gaines-Turner , a young Black woman who te...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

"Shell Shocked"

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A couple of months ago, I came across "Shell Shocked" , a new documentary about African-American youth who are growing up -- ...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Playing for Change: War/No More Trouble

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A couple of weeks ago, a specialist put me on insulin injections four times a day. While the process of trying to stabilize this new rea...
Monday, July 07, 2014

Mississippi Freedom Summer: Bob Moses on Reality Asserts Itself

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Part 1 There's a new news source in Baltimore, Maryland, operating as The Real News . It appears to intend to become a formidable con...
Friday, July 04, 2014

A Note To Flag Wavers On The 4th Of July

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In case you haven't noticed, I'm not your typical "patriot." I don't believe this country has been Numero Uno in any...
Monday, June 30, 2014

For Tonight and Forever: American [R]evolutionary Grace Lee Boggs

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Last night, I got the opportunity to preview a film that debuts on PBS stations nationally tonight. The title is "American Revolutio...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Rev. Osagyefo Sekou: "The Master's House Is Burning -- bell hooks, Cornel West, and the Tyranny of Neoliberalism"

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I'm not sure why, but many intellectuals make a lot of people nervous. In my not so humble opinion, intellectuals are not necessaril...

Dee-1 on Jay, 50 and Weezy

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Music, literature, food, clothing, and language (including slang) are all part of our shared and very popular culture. Pop culture bobs ...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Diriye Osman: Why We Must Tell Our Own Stories

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Somalia has appeared in the U.S. news often in the last year or so. When I read this essay by Diriye Osman, I knew immediately that my re...
Monday, June 23, 2014

Using Public Schools To Make Sure White Supremacy Continues

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One of the things I pay a lot of attention to in the parish where I live is the fifty-year long process of refusing   to racially integr...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

If Black People Said The Stuff White People Say

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I've been on hiatus for nearly two months now and y'all just sit patiently (as it were), knowing I'll be back, knowing this...
Sunday, May 04, 2014

Muhammad Ali Recites A Poem For The Ages

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This was part of an interview with Muhammad Ali on Cathal O'Shannon 's television show in Ireland back in the day. The poem he rec...
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Friday, May 02, 2014

Terry Young, Jr.: "When Refusal to Worship Whiteness Is Called 'Racism'"

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I really appreciate my Facebook connections -- the ones I know personally and even the ones I do not actually know, but who feed m...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Lauryn Hill: "The Mystery of Iniquity"

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