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Understand that although the divide and conquer tactics of pitting black against white, christian against muslim against jew, can bring worthwhile debate and heightened understanding, it doesn't take much to realize that the true and only fight is against that which has kept women subjugated to men, and poor subjugated to rich. The sooner we understand this without brandishing overtly blind-siding terms like "terrorist" "lazy" the sooner we realize that we are all, in fact, on the same team and that the movement towards a more educated, better fed society should not be side-lined by such petty constructs as race, identity, and that which has kept many groups disenfranchised, silenced, and in debt.
Read the full article and listen to the song at The Fader.
Listen to Sugah Daddy from Black Messiah on Soundcloud.
On the subject of eating, food, and the socio-economic implications, educator and spoken word artist Clint Smith has a few things to say.
Growing up my Grandmother used to say that the best way to lose weight was to eat half. As an adult, even with regular exercise and changes to my diet, I discovered that she was pretty much right on. Until reading the Huffington Post article on eating less by James McWilliams, I never thought of eating less as a political act.
Very true
I came across this amazing project on my Facebook Timeline. RebelMusic features young Native Musicians telling their stories and pushing for change.
Recently, my thoughts have been on lifestyles that leave a smaller footprint. This is partly motivated by the recent New York Times article on The Art of Organizing and partly on the mindfulness courses I've been taking.
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