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redsociology: Upright Men: What Could Have Been in Africa...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:14:23 -0400

Upright Men: What Could Have Been in Africa [BTC]

Thomas Sankara- President of Burkina Faso from 1983-1987

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restlessandcr8ive: nilevalleystudies: Pyramids of Merowe,...

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:59:16 -0400

restlessandcr8ive:

nilevalleystudies:

Pyramids of Merowe, Sudan by Daleduro on Flickr.

ta seti

Beautiful. And they say we were savages or something.

ever have one of those moments when you only realize things when you're older

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:30:48 -0400

chocolatejigglypuff:

so…

static shock the cartoon is talking about racism

the real kind too the kind we see today, I don’t even remember that when I was younger.

I officially approve

ARE YOU INTO PUNK? ARE YOU BLACK? ARE YOU A WOMAN?

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:27:18 -0400

luaunomi:

If you answered yes to these questions, hit up my inbox! I am filming a short documentary on female afropunks, and am looking for participants to be interviewed. If you are not an female afropunk, but know someone who is and would be interested, feel free to pass this along!

Please reblog to get the message out!

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Mon, 21 May 2012 11:17:36 -0400

Wins all over!

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:29:09 -0400

Wins all over!

Looking Back at Huey Newton's Thoughts on Gay Rights...In the Wake of Obama's Endorsement

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:25:23 -0400

Reblogged from Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner-(The Blog): This was a speech given August 15 1970 by Huey Newton co-founder of the Black Panther Party..here he addresses the issue of Gay Rights… Its serious food for thought coming in the aftermath of President Obama endorsing Same-sex Message… Huey Newton During the past few years strong … Continue reading »

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Being Black vs Being Useful to Black People

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:55:34 -0400

A friend of mines on Facebook talking about the idea of the “Oreo” and how it conflicts with the reality of black politics. “For as much as an Oreo’s “blackness” is usually in question, I’ve found that most of the black activist would be classified as oreos in today’s society. I mean Angela Davis sounds … Continue reading »

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Occupy Occupy

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:55:27 -0400

Reblogged from Dissent of a Woman: The 99% Isn’t Me: Being the Minority in the 99% Another issue I have with the 99% concept is that it smacks of the rhetoric we black and brown people heard from the Left back in the 70’s, that we’re all just people and we need to be colorblind, … Continue reading »

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PSA: Your A "Nice Guy" huh?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:28:35 -0400

PSA: Your A "Nice Guy" huh?:

psa4u:

We have all heard it: “All women want are jerks, so I’m going to act like one”, “Yo girls who get mistreated by men need to shut up because they decided to get with them”, etc.

1. Why should a woman like you just because you come off as a generally “nice guy”. She HAS to like you because you…

Should We Just Give Up?

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:10:41 -0400

More than anything this post is a question to our readers. Not too long ago a few friends of mines have decided become more active in politics and the activist scene, something that as an organizer I am immensely happy about. What I am not happy about is that they along with a few of my conscious friends who … Continue reading »

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On Art and Humanity

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:25:44 -0400

This photograph has been making it’s way around the internet, and the reactions to it are far from calm or lighthearted. As for me and many of my comrades, the first feeling I’ve gotten out of this is straight out rage, the kind of rage that steams out of your pores and boils your skin. … Continue reading »

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More Distortions About North Korea

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:40:39 -0400

Reblogged from The Red Hammer: by Rick Gunderman A curiosity about capitalist ideology is its claim to have fully advanced the movement for the freedom to learn, to express, and to speak. By all appearances, it has. Those who have grown up in a capitalist society are told ad nauseum that they grow up in a … Continue reading »

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The Case for Self-Defense

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:25:21 -0400

What we have seen with the Trayvon Martin case is a community watchman who is socially white (his actual race is half Hispanic) shoot an unarmed black teen, the police not arrest him and the federal government not step in to even consult on the case until … Continue reading »

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On Words and Privilege

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:26:07 -0400

Words matter. Talk to anyone with an interest in language or english, and you will find that words make up quite possibly the most complex part of our humanity. Our ability to communicate is essential to our existence as humans and has allowed us to make the accomplishments we have (along with opposable thumbs). … Continue reading »

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Symbolic Movement & Silence: Why the Symbol Lacks the Decibels

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:40:54 -0400

I have noticed that in the wake of the Trayvon Martin, Rekia Boyd, Ramarley Graham, and Shaima Alawadi (NOT even mentioning countless others as the body count is increasing daily) we have been seeing a lot of individuals among the masses and celebrities in the public eye taking part in symbolically stating their support for a movement … Continue reading »

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myflagisblackandred: projectdom: Free Breakfast Program c/o...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:29:30 -0400

myflagisblackandred:

projectdom:

Free Breakfast Program c/o the Black Panther Party

“… the greatest threat to the internal security of the country.”

Cultural Commodity As Distraction: Clothing As Racial Rhetoric

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:10:20 -0400

In response to the Geraldo Rivera Statement: “Trayvon Martin’s ‘Hoodie Is As Much Responsible For His Death As George Zimmerman’ - http://huff.to/GKeuKt The recent responses of some individuals in their sloppy defense of Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin Murder has led me to consider some the crafty maneuvers utilized by individuals who are forwarding the racist agenda in … Continue reading »

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Heavy-Handed Response to Protest a Worrying Trend

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:56:11 -0400

by Rick Gunderman One of the chief wonders that modern technology has produced, at least as far as activism is concerned, is the ability to document undeniable video evidence of police brutality. Previous victims of police violence had to rely chiefly on procuring eyewitnesses, and even then it was the word of a handful of … Continue reading »

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“Islamic Terrorism” and Other Idiot Terms

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:25:23 -0400

Way back in 2007 when I started college, I had to take an intro writing class. In order to prevent students from hanging themselves in these classes each teacher was required to center their class around a topic of discussion. Unfortunately for me I chose the one class that centered around terrorism and was run by a … Continue reading »

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