Palate cleanser time! I was listening to Sweet Honey in the Rock, when I discovered a track that really lit my fuse called “Alla That’s All Right, But.” Something about getting carried away in a 7-day kiss appeals to me, dunno. Upon further digging, I discovered the song is based on a June Jordan poem.Continue reading “all tha’s all right, but”
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i loved the beauty queen
i loved the beauty queenkissed her,the beauty queenkissed melips, kissedher lipsi loved the beauty queen
“NO HABRÁ PAISAJE DESPUÉS DE LA BATALLA”
Haitian Garment Workers Strike for Fair Wage
where are you?
no one is close to meno one is nearno one here to hearno one? can you see me?our relationship dies every night at nineevery time we get sleepyor want to talk to someoneelse. what is this?this is deja vuall over again babyall over. what is this?i’m tired. i sweari’m tired. i swearwhere are you?
Your Silence Will Not Protect You
Marxism in Africa by Walter Rodney
“Whatever the outcome of the debate, whatever the posture the different participants adopt, the very fact of the debate is representative of the crisis in capitalism and imperialism today and, as the crisis deepens, people find it more and more difficult to accept the old modes of thought which rationalize the system which is collapsing.”
An open letter from Assata Shakur (July 4, 1973)
“Black brothers, Black sisters, i want you to know that i love you and i hope that somewhere in your hearts you have love for me.”
before sunrise
destroy the possibility of giving up!we must make nihilism the ugliest part of the bodyend the reign of terrorof complacency toward our fate. terminate turncoats andtraitors – better yetbefore they germinate plant seeds of fire in the bellies of our childrencast off the solipsistic siren calls of a good homegood wife and good cargood jobContinue reading “before sunrise”
Communist Party of Ireland statement: End the war in Ukraine – Dismantle NATO
Statement 26th February Today the world is closer to global war than at any time since 1962. The two largest countries in Europe are at war. The immediate cause of this situation has been the expansion of NATO and its project to constrict its imperial competitor, Russia, by establishing large bases of troops and mass-destructive weaponsContinue reading “Communist Party of Ireland statement: End the war in Ukraine – Dismantle NATO”
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