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…Racially, Africans and those of African descent were least empowered in every field besides labor…A controlled work force is controlled economics.

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 Jewel Brooks

Continue reading …Racially, Africans and those of African descent were least empowered in every field besides labor…A controlled work force is controlled economics.

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Africans in America presented clear physical and cultural opposition to the proprietors of the slave trade, Europeans.

May 11, 2015 Jewel Brooks

Continue reading Africans in America presented clear physical and cultural opposition to the proprietors of the slave trade, Europeans.

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Re: Redeem drunkards and junkies

May 8, 2015 Jewel Brooks

The Nation of Islam, despite its seeming impracticalities theologically and economically speaking, is also an institution that incites great positive change amongst its congregation. Before the Nation there was no organization that vocally reinvested a foreword, immutable thrusting sense of … Continue reading Re: Redeem drunkards and junkies

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Re: Essentially a youth movement

May 8, 2015 Jewel Brooks

Baldwin’s collection of essays, “The Fire Next Time,” observes at the role of the young and able bodied in the church’s quest for Civil Rights. The Student movement during the Civil Rights era was great; if you are a student … Continue reading Re: Essentially a youth movement

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Re: Going mainstream

May 8, 2015May 8, 2015 Jewel Brooks

On “dumbing down” his music Jay-Z is not sipping from a bitter cup. There is a pressure to be highly marketable to gain commercial success; this kind of success is only accessible through palatable (and simpler) wordplay than what the Underground … Continue reading Re: Going mainstream

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Re: Social injustice eats at your dinner table

May 8, 2015 Jewel Brooks

The NAACP boasts amazing advancement in terms of revolutionary court cases and effective amendments and abolishment of racist law. However court cases indulge years of the court’s time. In typical cases the oppressed don’t witness assertive, effective change until a … Continue reading Re: Social injustice eats at your dinner table

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Re: Make peace with reality

May 8, 2015May 8, 2015 Jewel Brooks

Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad before him, Marcus Garvey before they, Noble Drew Ali before that, have all essentially doctored ancient African history to favor modern blacks. All these men were great leaders themselves and only sought to instill national pride … Continue reading Re: Make peace with reality

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Re: An advocate for integration

May 8, 2015May 8, 2015 Jewel Brooks

King was an advocate for integration and there is no better symbol for national assimilation than the mainstream hip hop artist. Shawn Carter’s initial financial success and ultimately his success in other branches are due to his career as a … Continue reading Re: An advocate for integration

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Re: Paintbrushes and quills in favor of picket signs and pitchforks

May 8, 2015May 10, 2015 Jewel Brooks

The role of the artist is difficult in times of civic upheaval. There have been critics who beseech artists to throw down their paintbrushes and quills in favor of picket signs and pitchforks. There are also those who cite the … Continue reading Re: Paintbrushes and quills in favor of picket signs and pitchforks

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Re: Using the term “Rasta”

May 8, 2015 Jewel Brooks

Using the term “Rasta” to popularize and sell commodities is entirely insulting because it is colloquial. A musical, religious, socially conscience political movement that unites African persons globally should not be defrauded to sell young white men in Europe and North … Continue reading Re: Using the term “Rasta”

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