January 2010
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Jan 31st
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Jan 26th
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[It’s late/early, can’t sleep, and for whatever reason, this is on my mind. Sorry if my level of writing sucks.] I read a lot of books, usually about pretty real subjects, but never have I felt as emotionally drained as I did a couple years ago after reading A Long Way Gone,  Ishmael Beah’s memoirs of his time as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. I can’t comprehend the...
Jan 25th
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From the First of the Blacks to the First of the... →
“Since the recent tragedy that has befallen the proud and persevering nation of Haiti, there has been an outpouring of support followed by a few disturbing falsities being spread about the history of the island and its people. I wrote the following to shed some light on events during and around the Haitian Revolution.”
Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Listen “Strong Will Continue” - Damian...
Jan 22nd
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“Let there be no love poems written until love can exist freely and cleanly.” —Amiri Baraka, “Black Art”
Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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“The same news channels who sensationalized every bit of the Katrina debacle, and...”
– Tolu Olorunda,  “More Than Aid, Haiti Needs Allies”
Jan 20th
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Listen “Black Girl Pain” - Talib Kweli...
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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“But martyrdom also forced onto King’s dead body the face of a toothless...”
– Michael Eric Dyson (from his book April 4, 1968)
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
Cenário no Haiti já era de tragédia antes do... →
People are finally paying attention to Haiti now, but the country has been in deep for a long time. This is an article from Brazil’s O Globo in which MC and social activist MV Bill discusses the situation. (in Portuguese)
Jan 14th
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“Mother nature doesn’t choose sides—cash flow does.”
– Mojo, “The Louisiana Purchase” (off Akir’s album, Legacy)
Jan 13th
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Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund
from Wyclef’s website: “We are asking those interested to please do one of two things: Either you can use your cell phone to text “Yele” to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can visit Yele.org and click on DONATE.”
Jan 13th
“They say I speak at schools a lot because I’m intelligent/ No, it’s...”
– Talib Kweli, “The Beautiful Struggle”
Jan 13th
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Jan 13th