The Liberator: Blog

Live From Planet Earth, Brooklyn #005

2008-07-17T20:31:00.002-04:00

We're working hard to keep this dope event FREE. Everybody wanna make money from throwing parties these days, but we just wanna give you some good music and dance with you. Come through and support!

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On African centered Sexology.

2008-07-17T18:27:00.011-04:00

flickr photo by psoup216 In response to "Self Love. On Masturbation", Josh asked, "do we have any African centered sexologists?" And I've been keeping my eye out ever since. I came across a name today, Valerie M. Orridge, who in the late 90s attended and presented at a few alt.sex conferences. A...

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Talib Kweli: "Take It Back" ft. Marsha Ambrosius

2008-07-17T16:07:00.002-04:00

Saw Talib in the club last night gettin his two-step on. Had to restrain myself and play it cool. lol. Got him a copy of the latest Liberator. Hope he reads it. Take It Back ft. Marsha Ambrosius (listen/download)

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Alicia Keys: "Superwoman" [video]

2008-07-17T16:06:00.000-04:00

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Common: The Light [K-Salaam + Beatnik remix]

2008-07-17T16:04:00.002-04:00

The Light [K-Salaam + Beatnik remix] (listen/download) Also... The Light [Just Blaze remix] ft. Marsha Ambrosius (listen/download)

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Prostitution in South Africa: Legalize it?

2008-07-17T15:32:00.003-04:00

Doesn't it seem logical that legalizing prostitution would bring safety and regulation to a business that is bound to exist anyway. Are Africa's conservative Christians wrong on this one? When forced to choose, what comes first? The physical health of a nation or the spiritual health? And yet even...

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Liberator North Stars.

2008-07-17T12:49:00.000-04:00

We've got a new North Star! [Total = 26] In response to our recent letter, Liberator supporters have already started becoming North Stars by committing to regularly contribute some amount -- at least $1 -- every month to support the growth of The Liberator. If you are interested in supporting The...

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Saul Williams: "Convict Colony" [video]

2008-07-17T03:39:00.002-04:00

Some people love what Saul is doing, some people hate it. Thus is art. IMHO, this is the best song on the album.

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The Outsider's Road Within [mumia]

2008-07-16T22:37:00.002-04:00

Mumia reminds us of another political outsider who rose through the ranks of empire, Napoleon Bonaparte of France. The Outsider's Road Within (source) Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist, former President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, and author of "Live From...

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Anonamas: "This Moment" [video]

2008-07-16T21:44:00.002-04:00

A feel-good banger (myspace)

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Shawn Struggle: "Caught Up" [music]

2008-07-16T21:27:00.004-04:00

Off "The Black Supahero". Niiiiice. Caught Up (listen/download | myspace)

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Media Arts Academy Centinela fights to stay alive.

2008-07-16T17:29:00.002-04:00

More student produced videos at youtube.com/user/HSRALosAngeles

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More from POCC's trip to El Salvador.

2008-07-16T17:04:00.003-04:00

POCC Minister of Information JR with two of the Suchitoto 13 ex-political prisoners, one of their allies, and former US political prisoner and POCC Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr. JR interviews the producers of Radio Zurda, an independent political radio show aimed at educating the youth in El...

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Ben Stein: The economics of love.

2008-07-16T15:38:00.001-04:00

(NY Times) My primary life study has been about love. Second comes economics, so here, in the form of a few rules, is a little amalgam of the two fields: the economics of love. (I last wrote about this subject 20 years or so ago, and it’s time to update it.) In general, and with rare exceptions,...

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From Jackie Robinson to Obama.

2008-07-16T15:36:00.000-04:00

Chigozie Onyema is a member of the Kwame Ture Society (KTS), a student organization founded to further the development, dissemination of knowledge, and the advancement of the Africana studies discipline. Members of KTS will be regularly contributing to The Liberator. Reclaiming Our Narrative & Our...

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Amiri Baraka: "The parade of anti-Obama rascals"

2008-07-16T15:33:00.003-04:00

The Parade of Anti Obama Rascals (By Amiri Baraka): We certainly know the animals of the right, the US Reich, the Foxes and Klan in Civilian clothes, e.g., O’Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh &c and certainly a coon or two Tavis & Andy, some people even came up with the slogan Strangle Rangel. Happily...

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Contra Expectations: Obama as Ronald Reagan.

2008-07-16T15:30:00.000-04:00

(The New Republic) Contra Expectations, Obama isn't Jimmy Carter -- he's Ronald Reagan: On his first day in office, President Barack Obama will head to the situation room for a video conference with his most important commander, General David Petraeus. If the conversation is chilly, it is not just...

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Obama's super marketing machine.

2008-07-16T15:26:00.002-04:00

(Salon) Barack Obama's super marketing machine: He knows your neighborhood, your favorite products and even when you open your e-mail. How Obama is betting on vast, corporate-style voter outreach to win the White House. About every week or so, you get an e-mail from Barack Obama campaign manager...

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McCain tracks Obama website edits w/ software.

2008-07-16T15:24:00.002-04:00

(Wired) The politicos' mutual stalking has reached unprecedented new levels this year: At least one side has started to spider the other's campaign website to track that campaign pages' precise word changes up to an hourly basis. John McCain's campaign published a side-by-side comparison of Barack...

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We remember John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998)

2008-07-16T14:00:00.003-04:00

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the transition of a great man. John Henrik Clarke left behind a legacy of scholarship, determination, and a passion for the uplift of Africans everywhere. KTS, as well as all other Pan-Africanist organizations, will always strive to emulate the works of giants...

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The Brain In Love.

2008-07-15T18:07:00.002-04:00

"Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped."

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Radiohead: House Of Cards [video]

2008-07-15T18:04:00.000-04:00

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Kanye + Andre 3000: Don't Stop [video]

2008-07-15T18:02:00.002-04:00

+ Sa Ra and Farnsworth Bentley (it is actually Bentley's song, but hey)

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NERD: Spazz [video]

2008-07-15T18:01:00.002-04:00

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Illegal Wiretaps: Change We Can Believe In.

2008-07-15T17:59:00.001-04:00

lol, via livinginsmallspaces. Created using wecanbelievein.com

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NYOIL on Jesse Jackson's comments.

2008-07-15T17:52:00.001-04:00

I wonder if Huey P. Newton or Kwame Ture were alive and they didn't support Obama, how they'd be treated by our generation?

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Newsweek interviews Cynthia McKinney.

2008-07-15T16:43:00.004-04:00

(Newsweek) Will a third-party candidate be a 'spoiler'?: Controversy has always been Cynthia McKinney's trademark. This election season, she may have finally found her perfect political home. Last weekend, the 53-year-old former Georgia congresswoman clinched the Green Party's presidential...

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McKinney/Clemente accept Green nomination.

2008-07-15T15:41:00.010-04:00

McKinney channeled Sojourner Truth in a brilliant acceptance speech at the Green party convention in Chicago -- gave me chills. She got at your boy Obama as well, making some excellent points that illustrated a sharp contrast between her and the Democratic nominee. As I was watching this I...

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On Josh Hamilton, and flawed heroes.

2008-07-15T14:52:00.009-04:00

Can't help but smile at Hamilton's performance last night. Because he literally had a dream he'd be in the home run derby at Yankee Stadium before it was even decided Yankee Stadium would host the event. Because he came back from drug abuse to fulfill that dream. Because he was signing autographs...

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Obama as terrorist: The New Yorker cartoon.

2008-07-14T13:53:00.006-04:00

Illustration: "The Politics of Fear" by Barry Blitt. I don't have much to say here. I can certainly see the satire in the cover. I can also see how dumb-America will take this and run with it in an entirely different direction. This is an instance where it's possible to be too smart for your own...

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NYOIL: Hip Hop Ya Don't Stop [video]

2008-07-14T13:00:00.001-04:00

The track is dope. The video, composed mostly of old school clips, reveals much about NYOIL's age but I doubt he cares. King Vitamin cereal and the Iron Sheik are memories my older sister might vibe with more than me -- by the time I came around Hulk Hogan had taken Iron Sheik off the map. But the...

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"Second largest bank failure in U.S. history"

2008-07-13T18:56:00.002-04:00

Is the government going to step in and save every bank that fails? When do we get to start calling this a depression?

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OPEC warns against military conflict with Iran

2008-07-13T08:15:00.003-04:00

The continuation of the 'war on terror' is going to effect us more than ever, exemplifying how global politics is so closely intertwined to our own individual lives... and this is precisely why we cannot divorce ourselves from...

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Nas speaks on Hip hop: the culture and the politics

2008-07-12T18:33:00.005-04:00

After reading Nas' response to Jesse Jackson's comments I came across a more in depth interview in which he speaks on hip hop, the culture and politics. This interview definitely provides a context for which he made his Jackson comments...but this interview also re-emphasises how confused he...

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07|11: Freedom School Social Action Day [MN]

2008-07-11T18:22:00.004-04:00

A bit late on this, but worth mentioning nevertheless. A Black boy born in 2001 has a 1 in 3 chance of going to prison in his lifetime; a Latino boy a 1 in 6 chance; and a White boy a 1 in 17 chance. A Black girl born in 2001 has a 1 in 17 chance of going to prison in her lifetime; a Latino girl a...

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Ruchell Cinque Magee: Sole Survivor Still [Mumia]

2008-07-11T17:40:00.004-04:00

Remember those pictures from the Marin County Courthouse Rescue Mission we posted a while back where George Jackson's little brother stormed a courthouse attempting to free him? Well one brother survived that day and his name is Ruchell Cinque Magee. And at almost 70 years old, he is still fighting...

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Wait A Minute: On Jesse Jackson...

2008-07-11T17:10:00.004-04:00

Mel Reeves is a freelance writer, activist and organizer living in Miami, Florida and will be contributing regularly to The Liberator. He is also the former editor of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder newspaper in Minneapolis and the Miami Times. I read with interest an attack on Jesse Jackson by...

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Muja Messiah: "Growing Pains"

2008-07-11T16:22:00.007-04:00

(photo by Julian Murray) Somewhere between Happy-Hop and Gangsta-Rap, Hipster-Hop and Conscious-Rap, is Muja and I'm feeling his very-human quest for balance -- that's what great artists are made of. Off of "Thee Adventures of a B-Boy D-Boy", produced by Doc McKinney (Esthero/Res/Young...

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Ohio community illegally denied public water.

2008-07-11T15:44:00.003-04:00

(MSNBC) Residents of a mostly black neighborhood in rural Ohio were awarded nearly $11 million Thursday by a federal jury that found local authorities denied them public water service for decades out of racial discrimination. Each of the 67 plaintiffs was awarded $15,000 to $300,000, depending on...

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An interview with Bilal.

2008-07-11T15:34:00.003-04:00

via Breakdown FM

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Check-cashing [Internets Celebrities]

2008-07-11T15:01:00.004-04:00

"Debt is the new money!" lol. Brilliant. I love these guys. [The Internets Celebrities Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam go in for an investigative report on Check-Cashing. Themes explored include usury, economic instability, commercial banks and their profit line, and the cycle of poverty. Oh yeah, it's a...

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McKinney names Rosa Clemente as VP choice.

2008-07-11T14:01:00.003-04:00

Now that's some powerful imagery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Up in Chicago, former Georgia congresswoman and presumptive Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney named her running mate Thursday — hip-hop artist and activist Rosa Clemente. My AJC colleague Jeffry Scott reports that...

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M1 speaks on McKinney/Rosa Clemente ticket.

2008-07-11T13:57:00.001-04:00

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Pee-wee Herman's cocktail machine...

2008-07-11T03:50:00.001-04:00

Well, not really Pee-wee's but that's what I thought of when I saw this. Remember this?

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Nas: part of a conversation to point out hypocrites

2008-07-10T15:31:00.006-04:00

Complex interviews Nasir Jones. I really like that line, regarding hypocrites, as an example of what Nas sees his purpose as. I'd only add that we must include ourselves as those we are willing to point out, and I think Nas has done so throughout his body of work. Here's the parts of the interview...

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One Empire, Unchanged [Mumia]

2008-07-10T15:30:00.006-04:00

As long as Mumia -- who has but minutes a week to speak to the outside world via telephone -- thinks it wise to continue to use his weekly phone calls to speak on the presidential candidates and the issues of racial imagery vs. hype vs. substance, I am going to continue to do so as well....

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