QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"
"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."
- Fred Wilson
"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."
- N. Abdul-Wakil
"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."
- Dredlocks Tree
Yolo Akili- "Are We The Kind of Boys We Want?" Docu-Drama Spoken Word Music VideoSpoken Word And SGL Artist Yolo AkiliAnd check out Yolo's website, too. I went to Amazon.com and downloaded Yolo's new CD Purple Galaxy back in September 2010. CDBaby.com and iTunes also has his music as well.
Loved, loved, LOVED it! And look forward to conversation ABOUT it, so many things like you said. I am attracted to men like me and also different from me. . .so I can relate to both sides on this one for specific reasons lol
ReplyDeleteThanks Navets!
ReplyDeletethere were quite a few morsels in there to digest, deconstruct, introspect about.
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