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In the present dialogue concerning the question of black progress, there are relentless demands for instant, final solutions: advocates who, in the moment of impassioned suffocation, cling onto any course …
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While reflecting on the upcoming 1956 election, W.E.B. Du Bois pinned the following: “In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy …
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The human is merely a propThe human is swung and tossed aroundBound by contradiction, uncertainty, and misguided ambitionThose deep into the ghettos of empireAnd the other the ivory tower,Groveling for …
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“How to dress in a way that embraces your femininity…” “Ways to play into your traditional roles…” “How to attract a man using feminine allure…” The internet constantly spews rhetoric …
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“This country is broken.” No. This country is functioning according to its design. Founded upon the labor of the enslaved and the displacement of the Indigenous, this land we call …
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My nose My eyes My lips I look… Covered in imperfections But only I can find the perfection Created in God’s image I find a way to judge Created to …
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Afrikan Agarianism – Subcultures
by Bahji Steeleby Bahji SteeleFor over 400 years, our hands tilled the soil, not by choice but forced through our captivity in chains. Promises of reparations crumbled, leaving us landless in a country we …
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Before the 70s, it was rare for an Afrikan person to go to the theater and see a widely distributed movie that had a cast of all Afrikan people that …
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DOOM and Dilla: White Consumerism, Commodification, and Interpersonal Social Currency On Contemporary Pioneering Hip-Hop Artists
by Orisha Lamonby Orisha LamonMF DOOM and J Dilla are some of the most influential artists and producers of all time. Praised for their innovative approaches to music through lyrical storytelling and profound mixing, …
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Building Futures in the Midst of Ecological Destruction
by Orisha Lamonby Orisha LamonThe destruction that ripped through the populous Los Angeles Basin tied with the improper governmental response is nothing but a repeat of unpreparedness for numerous environmental catastrophes that results from …
