“The American people realize that their national greatness lies in the contributions of diverse races and minds. ‘The Melting Pot! The land of equal opportunity!’ America would not be America without her cosmopolitan spirit, her racial admixtures, her diverse representatives.” –Paramhansa Yogananda, “Autobiography of a Yogi”, East-West, 1933 ———————————————————————————————————————– “Our patchwork heritage is a strength, … Continue reading
hip hop is NOT dead… To ‘free’ hip hop is to free Ourselves; control our art, language, voice, vision and destiny. The legacy of resistance and freedom is not won. Moreover, argues Potter, hip-hop is a resistance which has had “more crucial consequences than all the books on postmodernism…(Brent Wood – Review Essay: Resistance in … Continue reading
i been looking at the Blues. the music and her people. a forced undemocratic palette of malnutritive feces was jim crow, the reconstruction, the great migration… Been taking a trip down our memory lane. stepping out of my own ‘insignificant’ reality into my ancestor’s mirror. i thought i had the blues, “hhmph”, .shaking her head, … Continue reading
It was 7:11am on my way to work this morning, when I looked at the clock in front of me, right below the golden spider dangling from the dashboard of the green minivan. I was writing in my book all the things I’m thankful for. When I started I didn’t think I’d write so fast … Continue reading
Never thought Honeybees were important? the green crisis: global warming Well wake up America! Okay, I hope I’m not preaching to the choir, but for those of you who are unaware of the Green Crisis better known the Global Warming crisis. Katrina surely woke up America about the destructive effects of the world’s rapidly changing … Continue reading
As always, I am shocked by some of the things I do. This is a reprint (at exactly 12am the beep from my son’s watch sounded its alarm; my computer glitched right before saving; and my phone and internet connection timed out causing me to loose my previous post! I “lost’ everything or so I … Continue reading
