Tag: Jewel Brooks
Preservation is not new or foreign but inherent.
The courtesans in my building, and pigs outside of my gate, I keep them out of my way, on my pay, neatly layered between my rage and hate.
Re: Redeem drunkards and junkies
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
But I’m leaning off of what I was sipping on from my chalice of mirth. It’s only when I laugh that it hurts.
Re: God’s children
When Dr. King wanted God’s children to join hands in song he probably did not envision that the song would have been laid down by a former drug dealer from a housing project in Brooklyn. Continue reading Re: God’s children
Brought over on a yacht as chains glistened from my neck. The spotlight hurts my eyes so I stayed below deck.
Re: Essentially a youth movement
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
Re: Going mainstream
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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