Congratulations to Michael Steele for becoming the first African-American Chairman of the Republican National Committee. I may not agree with the conservative platform of the GOP, but I very much am in agreement in breaking the color-line of the old, repressive history of the United States of America.
Thank God I lived to see this! I’m 26 years old, and for the first time I’m actually beginning to find some pride in my country of origin. I don’t quite know how to describe it. I guess you could say I just feel tremendously hopeful for the future now.
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I just want to close my eyes and imagine the world for my future children, and their children’s future, 50 years from now, how beautiful America is going to be with these barriers broken down for them. I feel like I can now confidently bet on the odds of Racism in America becoming a quiet minority and slowly fading into the unspoken chamber of taboos of this country.
I want to live 100 more years, just so I can see it fully. Yes!
But back to reality…
There’s a good 200+ years of history in America where people of color had no power or control over their own destiny. It’s sad to say, but the majority of all progress came about in just the last 30 some years. Regardless, God bless the countless people who helped make this a reality in the United States of America – all throughout the long and vicious cycle of violence and hatred against people of color.
Rest in peace, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rest in peace, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (also known as Malcolm X).
Rest in peace, W.E.B. Du Bois.
Rest in peace, Marcus Garvey.
Rest in peace, Harriet Tubman.
Rest in peace, Nat Turner.
The long list of thanks is near infinite, but for greater detail, check out Wikipedia’s list of 100 Greatest African Americans, by Molefi Kete Asante.
Thank you.
But always be mindful, and remember less than a year ago what the GOP did:
Let’s just hope appointing Michael Steele as the new GOP lead is only the beginning of the end of the racist tendencies of the so called “Grand Old Party” – the Republicans.
Peace.
-REV1
For those who have recently contacted me requesting how to syndicate my podcasts, please know that I am working hard to fulfill that option for you. I started podcasting over two years ago when RSS was still a new idea and podcasting barely had made baby steps, let alone develop into the fully grown, running adult it has recently with the growing success of iTunes and digital, DRM-free online music sales. As a result, I have accrued well over 300 podcasts and for the longest time I’ve been meaning to backtrack and update all my old podcast listings to meet the current RSS standard for podcasting on popular podcatcher programs such as iTunes. Please bare with me, as I hope to have them all fully updated within the next few weeks. Once that is complete you won’t be left wondering how you’ll syndicate my feeds to your prefered podcatcher – it’ll be at the header of every page on my blog, staring at you, and just waiting for you to click it.
-REVVV
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Description: Onra and Quetzal, Outkast, Mos Def and more…
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Track listing:
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NBC – Night Court Theme Song
02 Onra & Quetzal – Settle Back/Ready
03 Ill Poetic – All Of Me (Instrumental)
04 Mos Def – Ghetto Rock (Instrumental)
05 Madlib – The String (Heavy Jones)
06 Outkast – ATLiens (Ill Poetic Remix)
07 Black Milk – Purple Track 1
08 The ARE – You
09 Selda – Ince Ince
10 Peanut Butter Wolf – In Your Area (Instrumental)
11 Greenhouse Effect – You Must Learn (Instrumental)
12 Quasimoto – Fatbacks (Instrumental)
13 Georgia Anne Muldrow – Requiem For Leroy (Instrumental)
14 The Free Design – Where Do I Go (Live)
15 Raphael Saadiq – Oh Girl
16 Grip Grand – Poppin’ Pockets (Instrumental)
17 C.R.A.C. – Love Don’t (Instrumental)
18 J Dilla – Oxtopus
19 Johnson & Jonson – What’s Been Said
20 Danny! – The Train
21 Lootpack – Wanna Test (Instrumental)
22 Mos Def – U R The One
23 The Turntablist – Super Duck Breaks 8
24 J. Rawls – Sixty-Three Is The Jubilee
25 Frankenstein – All Hands (Instrumental)
One more for January. It’s been a great month. Settle back. Enjoy…
-REVWUN
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Description: Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, AZ, KMD and more…
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Track listing:
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Super Rappin’ Theme
02 Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Truly Yours
03 Masta Ace – Music Man
04 Geto Boys – Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
05 Diamond & The Psychotic Neurotics – I Went For Mine
06 Black Moon – Buck Em Down
07 The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
08 Ghetto Concept – E-Z On The Motion
09 AZ – Rather Unique
10 Ol Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Acappella)
11 J-Live – Inside Looking Outro/The Best Part
12 KMD – Smokin’ That Shit
13 Grip Grand – B-Day Document ‘99
14 Boogie Down Productions – Ya Know The Rules
15 Ghostface Killah – Mighty Healthy (Instrumental)
16 Rakim – Microphone Fiend (Live)
Two podcasts on the same day, because I’m headin’ to New York tomorrow. Wish me luck. See you in February!
-REVVVVV
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Description: Fred Williams and The Jewels Band, Mos Def, J Dilla and more…
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Track listing:
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Richard Pryor – Religion/Black Preachers
02 Madlib – Life (f- Karriem Riggins)
03 Fred Williams & The Jewels Band – Tell Her
04 Percee P – The Woman Behind Me (Remix) (Instrumental)
05 Al Glover & Gloria – Til The End Of Time
06 Mos Def – There Is A Way
07 Lootpack – Long Awaited (Instrumental)
08 Quasimoto – Low Class Conspiracy (Instrumental)
09 Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Mystical Brotherhood
10 Envelope – How’d I End Up Here
11 David Shire – End Title
12 Black Milk – Tronic Summer
13 J Dilla – All Good (Instrumental)
14 Jay-Z – American Dreamin’ (Acappella)
15 Lil Wayne – DontGetIt (Instrumental)
16 Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky – Duty Free
17 Skillz – So Far So Good (f- Common)
18 Peanut Butter Wolf – Summer’s End
19 Ayatollah – This Song Is Over
20 Iller Than Theirs – Wash Rinse Reprise
21 Blu & Exile – You Are Now In The Clouds With (The Koochie Monstas)
Podcast: Download (51.2MB)
“Rosa sat so Martin could walk; Martin walked so Obama could run; Obama is running so our children can fly!”
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Over the last 10 to 20 years, many leaders have tried unsuccessfully to motivate young people from the inner city to overcome the many challenges they face. The vast majority of these appeals have fallen on deaf ears.
Most young people have lost the reverence they once held for faith leaders, civic leaders and political leaders. If my generation ever had a leader it would have been Tupac Shakur, until now. Barack Obama has somehow inspired young African Americans and gained their confidence and respect.
While the lectures of the Al Sharptons, Jesse Jacksons and Bill Cosbys have alienated our young people at times, Mr. Obama has found a way to embrace them and be a role model. Mr. Obama is making it “cool” for our young people to be intellectual, articulate and poised.
This is truly significant for a generation of young people who often view these qualities as negative traits. He is uniquely positioned to challenge our young people to be better parents, active citizens and future leaders.
Mr. Obama appears to be our best hope to help rescue these young people from the perils of poverty, crime and low expectations. I cannot imagine a more noble cause in these days and times.
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Source: Post-Gazette.com
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Description: Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Freddie Hubbard and more…
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Track listing:
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Weldon Irvine – Here’s Where I Came In
02 Donny Hathaway – To Be Young, Gifted & Black
03 Mos Def – Umi Says
04 The Impressions – Times Have Changed
05 George Benson – The Changing World
06 Slum Village – Fall In Love (Original) (Instrumental)
07 Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)
08 Joe Tex – A Woman’s Hands
09 Burning Desire – Why She Had To Go
10 Wendell Harrison – Take Time Out
11 Freddie Hubbard – Yesterday’s Thoughts
12 Blue Mitchell – Collaborations
13 Tom Scott – Song #1
14 Eric Kloss – Scarborough Fair
15 Paul Jackson – Umi Bozu
16 Roy Brooks & The Artistic Truth – Black Survival (Side One)
A dedication to the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. Congratulations!
Podcast: Download (54.7MB)
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