Archive for February, 2008
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Dick Gregory asks “What kind of fool is you?”
Dick Gregory, one of my greatest heroes, was droppin’ KNOWLEDGE at the State of the Black Union. This here is 4 minutes WORTH watching. Dick Gregory is the comedian and civil rights activist who wrote one of my all time favorite books — “Nigger” — READ it if you haven’t, it’s a powerful but quick [...]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
hilarious!
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Women’s buses in Mexico City: safe from harm
(this piece was cross-posted at Cure This, an online health justice community blog that anybody can contribute to) (photo by alfr3do on flickr) Mexico City rolled out women-only buses in January, in its strongest move yet to deal with groping and sexual harassment by men on crowded buses. In my personal experience in India and [...]
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Breaking down the “experience” factor, sayin’ it like it should be said
Michelle Obama speaking in Ohio, February 2008. Damn. Sayin’ it like it should be said. She’s as good a speaker as her husband. I transcripted an excerpt of this video below, for folks who like to read transcripts and for those who can’t hear the words comin’ out of youtube’s mouth. Speaking of — wouldn’t [...]
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
“Our dream will not be deferred…”
“We need a new direction in this country. Everywhere I go, I meet Americans who can’t wait another day for change. They’re not just showing up to hear a speech – they need to know that politics can make a difference in their lives, that it’s not too late to reclaim the American Dream. It’s [...]
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
“Like hope, but different…”
I think I’ve watched this video now 6 times in a row. And cried each time because it’s so damn funny. And as my brother shares, it gives us hope. Hope — that Obama can wipe the floors with McCain if it’s the two of them running against each other for President. It also contrasts [...]
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
“We’ve been programmed to not dream…”
From the fine folks at RockRap, today’s musical thought for the day: The problem is We’ve been trained We’ve been programmed To not dream Not want Not think that there’s a better life available Other than the one that’s being portrayed to us Through the tube Through the radio We don’t even understand how much [...]
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
“The American people are the answer”
VOTE today. To my Dem friends, when you vote, remember the more than 600,000 innocent Iraqi men, women and children who have died for an unjust war, millions more who have been displaced/damaged/collateralized, and over 4000 American soldiers who have met the same fate for the same reason. And remember who voted for war (and [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
DJing on the Rox, at The Roxy
Tuesday is Super Tuesday AND Fat Tuesday! That means it’s time to vote (for 22 states, including California) AND time to party before Lent starts. After voting, I’ll be DJing this TUESDAY evening at the Roxy, opening for DJ Rekha from New York City. DJ Rekha is a friend who I’ve djed with in NYC [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
WHY I’m Voting for Obama.
Simply, because we deserve better. America needs a president who is passionately anti-war. Because the war in Iraq is causing major depressive disorder in Americans, causing thousands of US soldier suicides each year (and thousands more cases of PTSD and major depressive disorder and psychotic breaks), and has caused more than 600,000 innocent civilian casualties [...]
