Every day I see it, from the block to the college campus, on the idiot box (t.v.) and in the music. “My president is Black, my lambo is blue, and I´ll be god damned if my rims ain´t too.” Okay and I´m diggin´ this renewed sense of community as well, brought on by a Black…
Where were you on March 27th, 1991? There was nothing special about that day for me to remember, nothing out of the mundane. So what I do remember now is very foggy, and mostly a memory of a memory rather than the actual event. But I do remember going downtown earlier that day. The way…
Published in SF Bay View, March 1st, 2009 Open letter to the people Editor’s note: An abbreviated version of this open letter was published in the March print edition of the Bay View. This is the full text. Prison authorities would not allow Marritte to mail this letter directly to the Bay View, so it…
Published on: Nevada Prisoner Voice (2009) The news of the legislators failing to arrest corruption in Nevada prison is not surprising. And I doubt they will until their hands are forced. Either by public outcry, or something else. Were they to start drug testing for guards (inmates are regularly tested), half would quit before the…
(Thanks for sharing your story as part of this American Moment) 22 December 2008 Dear Mrs Obama, Of the many pieces of mail you must be receiving, I am sure you will not be allowed to even see this letter to read it. But the importance of this time and topic compels me. I will…
“Fuck that dude Nas.” That’s what a lot of them rap cats is sayin right now. But the trues who know is diggin what the brotha Nas is talking about when he say Hip Hop is dead. All these ignorant individuals with that childlike mindset thinking everything is everything because they’re getting chips, pushin that…
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