January 2012
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Jan 26th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
“Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn’t filled with hope, someone will fill...”
– Naomi Klein
Jan 4th
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December 2011
10 posts
Dec 15th
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“FREESTYLE POETRY 12.14.11 so stressed, depressed/ forget how we’re...”
–  AF
Dec 15th
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every person is given a mind of their own, but not every person has the confidence to think for themselves. #thinkBIG
Dec 15th
Dec 9th
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“b-U-tiFULL ♥”
– let’s just spell it this way from now on #realtalk
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Talkin Bout The Work Week
To be quite honest, it’s been a hard week. Feels like I’ve been on a series of 10-12 hour work days, playing superwoman with my double life as artist/educator. During the day time, you can find me in overfilled classrooms and special education programs, trying my best to be a consistent mentor and ally for youth who truly need it. Sometimes, the best school supply a student can have...
Dec 7th
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November 2011
11 posts
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Nov 29th
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Nov 24th
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Counting my blessings like I count sheep…. Happy Thanks-Taking, er, Turkey Day, ya’ll! <3  Besos, A
Nov 24th
“Refuse to live in fear / Standing my ground right here / Refuse to live in fear...”
– -Aisha Fukushima Lyrics from the upcoming #RAPtivism album 
Nov 23rd
“I want to live in imagiNATION. I am a citizen of imagiNATION. I want a...”
– AF
Nov 13th
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Nov 11th
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“After a decade of war the nation we now have to build is our own”
– President Obama Veterans day speech this morning at Arlington National Cemetery.  
Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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For #OccupyWallStreet by Aisha
You see, for me / Occupation is a symptom of society/ Now we have occupied the occupiers/ An’ they call them riots with sobriety/ They take our land/ And chain our hands/ Label flesh with prices, B/ But me, I was born free / Under the roots of the poet tree (poetry) / And will not be executed quietly/ I’m all fired up / But I flow like the sea/ (I ain’t...
Nov 10th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 8th
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October 2011
18 posts
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TOKYO RISING - Part 2 →
Part 2 in a series of videos feat. Pharrell Williams called Tokyo Rising focusing on ARTivism in Japan related to the Fukushima power plant meltdown and concerns about nuclear radiation since the devastating earthquake/tsunami earlier this year.
Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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“When I see things like Occupy Wall Street, I just try to align myself with...”
– Talib Kweli, Interview with MTV News (October 7, 2011)
Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Lupe Fiasco's Poem for Occupy Wall Street...
  TO THE SEP17 OCCUPIERS - “MONEYMAN” POSTED BY LUPE FIASCO SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 Hey Moneyman the crowd is outside. The past, the future and the now is outside. The teachers and cooks and the drop-outs too. Word on the street is they looking for you…   Hey Moneyman they saying whats the score? And how much blood have you spilled on the butcher shop floor? Those number keeping...
Oct 28th
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Oct 25th
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My Reactions To Gaddafi's Death
In no particular order: 1) I don’t know that I can celebrate anyone’s death, including that of a cruel dictator like Gaddafi. In some ways, I take the events in Libya as a reminder that violence simply breeds more violence.  I DO, however, stand in solidarity with those who have hope for a more peaceful future in Libya. 2) I don’t care what our politicians and media are feeding...
Oct 23rd
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Oct 23rd
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Oct 23rd
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“And in a letter he wrote to one of his Spanish patrons, Columbus said: They...”
– Rapper, Khaled M’s online post called ‘The Real Christopher Columbus’ (http://thisiskhaledm.com) In this passage, Khaled M quotes from Howard Zinn’s book, ‘People’s History of the United States’ Follow @thisisKhaledM
Oct 23rd
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Oct 16th
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The Furious Force of Rhymes →
See the full length version of this international hip hopumentary film, FURIOUS RHYMES by clicking on the link above! #dope
Oct 15th
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Oct 15th
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Oct 10th
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How To Travel Without Leaving The Country
- Learn a new language - READ - Listen to music from around the globe -Watch the news, keep up with current events -Challenge your comfort zones within your own neighborhood, city -Take time to see/appreciate the little things -Practice solidarity with groups of people you might not ‘traditionally’ identify with ‘Travel’ Supplies: An open mind, a library card &...
Oct 2nd
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Oct 2nd
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“they use hip hop, WE ARE HIP HOP”
– my first ‘hip hop reflection’ of the day.  i’ve been thinking about the exploitation, appropriation and re-appropriation, packaging and consumption of hip hop. but as krs-one said, hip hop is not just music, it’s a lifestyle. Others may ‘use’ hip hop but we ARE...
Oct 1st
September 2011
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WatchWatch
So much to share! @NomadicWax @NomadicWaxMagee doing it big with this video on the multifaceted hip hop scene in Burkina Faso. Also, shout out to my girl Shivani for tuning me into the amazing talents in Ouagadougou as well. Peace fam and goodnight! 
Sep 29th
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Sep 24th