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DOCUMENT: The Decline of the United States Empire, James Boggs, 1963 | Black Agenda Report

James Boggs was a Detroit auto worker, activist, and author. Nearly 60 years ago he analyzed revolutionary movements in the Americas and described their role in hastening the U.S. empire’s decline. — Read on http://www.blackagendareport.com/document-decline-united-states-empire-james-boggs-1963

Eartha Kitt: Katherine Dunham Ballet Company

felt

didn’t know enuf to be acting up i was tough i was looking out i was looking down what a crown what a prize quelle surprise no one notice me feeling blue holy brown like sargasso sea

affirmations

i’m putting it together for myself figuring out what works and what don’t i’m pushing the leversto see if they oni’m staringdeath inthe facei like whati see

Haitian sugar cane workers denied pensions in the Dominican Republic

Victor Jara – Duerme, Duerme Negrito

Puerto Rican Obituary by Pedro Pietri | Poetry Foundation

Aqui Se Habla Espanol all the time Aqui you salute your flag first Aqui there are no dial soap commercials Aqui everybody smells good Aqui tv dinners do not have a future Aqui the men and women admire desire and never get tired of each other Aqui Que Pasa Power is what’s happening Aqui toContinue reading “Puerto Rican Obituary by Pedro Pietri | Poetry Foundation”

Quote of the Week – June 8

“We cannot afford the luxury of ‘individualism.’ The idea of Black individualism is sheer madness, impotence personified.” – Huey Newton, “Black Capitalism Re-Analyzed II”