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Monthly Archives: March 2012
south african hip hop & the global underground
SOCIETY AND ARTICULATES THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS TO THE MASSES, IT ORIGINATES FROM AFRICA. i’m part of a movement. a youthful, peaceful spiritual revolution. socially conscious music, conquering the foolish/ mentality they usin to keep society from choosin/ its … Continue reading
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Tagged african hip hop, Angola, art, Cameroon, democracy, documentary about hip hop, egypt, ethiopia, ghana, government, hip hop documentary, hip hop in africa, hip-hop, Ivory Coast, Kenya, movies in africa, music, nigeria, politically active, politically aware, politically conscious, politics, revolution, Rwanda, Senegal, society, South Africa, Tanzania, uganda
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civil disobedience
The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through it. Governments show thus how successfully men can be … Continue reading
Posted in inspirational motivation
Tagged abolitionist movement, abolitionists, america, civil disobedience, civilization, demonstration, destruction, freedom, government, henry david thoreau, life, military, peace, people, revolution, security, social justice, social movement, social protest, society, war, world peace
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native sun: accra city blues
see saxophones and scenery, ceremonies with trumpets travel through time take you all over the continent transforming the visual cortex of your brain synapses rearrange strengthening the bonds that once remained strong in the film and the song see the … Continue reading
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Tagged accra city blues, africa, africa vs. african american, african cinema, african films, african music videos, african-american, artists from africa who now live in america, blitz the ambassador, chicago, film, films about africa, films of africa, free your mind, ghana, ghanaian artists, ghanaian cinema, ghanaian music, ghanaian music videos, music, music video, new york, nigeria, short film, washington d.c.
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aquemini
My mind warps and bends floats the wind count to ten meet the twin Andre Ben. welcome to the lion’s den. original skin many men comprehend I extend myself so you go out & tell a friend Sin all depends … Continue reading
Posted in music
Tagged algorithm, alien, and, andre 3000, aquemini, atlanta, atlanta hip hop, big boi, dirty south, ethiopia, everyone, faith, galaxy, hip-hop, history of man, horoscopes, laws of the universe, lifestyle, math, mathematics, mc ren, me, music, nothing lasts forever, now, outkast, principles, rap, rap from atlanta, second son, sin, south, southern music, stars, sun, the sun, then, three suns, universe, us, you
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searching for peace from maine to new york to washington d.c.
searching for what? ARTiculating memories, recalling mental images, embedding energy now connecting with rhymes. i saw the magnetic fields pulling me and my earth towards you, a star, a massive ball of hydrogen and helium in the center of “our” solar … Continue reading
Posted in apocalyptic apotheoses, art, esoteric emblems, history revisited, inspirational motivation, photography, political poetry, temporal musings
Tagged abraham, albert camus, art, consciousness, despair, dogma, existential crisis, existentialism, feel, god's people, israel, israeli palestinian conflict, israelis, israelites, jewish people, jews, justice, life, longings, media, mind, moses, news, politics, protest, reactions, religion, religious truth, revolution, sunrise, sunset, sunshine, the bible, the content of our consciousness, the media, the news, the stranger, the sun, think, tradition, train, train of thought, truth, washington d.c.
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ALL CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND: students protest in Washington DC
march 26, 2012. was walking around DC when i heard the familiar sounds of chanting, saw the familiar ominous presence of police cars and officers, heard some sirens. so i went to find out what was happening…it was a student-led … Continue reading
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Tagged arrests, college, colleges, corporate greed, cost of living, crisis, debt, demonstration, education, expensive, freedom, funds, life, money, nation's capital, no money, occupy everything, occupy movement, occupy wall street, oppression, price to live, protest, protests, public education, sallie mae, social movement, standard of living, student loan debt, too much money, universities, university, washington d.c., washington dc
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talkin bout a revolution
Don’t you know They’re talkin’ about a revolution It sounds like whisper Don’t you know They’re talkin’ about a revolution It sounds like whisper While they’re standing in the welfare lines Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation … Continue reading
Posted in music
Tagged music, revolution, social activism, socially conscious music, tracy chapman
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knowledge of self
human beings are Nature become conscious of it’s Self. (by itself) “When you are art gone forth wholly from the creature [human], and have become nothing to all that is nature and creature, then you are in that eternal One, … Continue reading
Posted in apocalyptic apotheoses, esoteric emblems
Tagged 1%, 2012, bhagavad gita, black star, brahman, buddha, buddhism, consciousness, cycle, cycle of birth and death, dao, death, enlightenment, freedom, future, german mysticism, harlem, hegel, hinduism, ideologies, jakob bohme, knowledge, knowledge of self, life, lord krishna, marx, mos def, one, peace, philosophy, rebirth, reincarnation, release, religion, revolution, spirit, spirituality, talib kweli, tao, the way, understanding, universal, universe, wisdom, world, zen
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ALL CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
what is this revolution about? “The key to a democracy is an educated and informed electorate.” -Thomas Jefferson. Schools serve societies. If people are not educated, if people do not have the basic skills to be truly active citizens, democracy … Continue reading →