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I wanted “Soundtrack to a Coup d’etat” to win but after hearing the acceptance speech’s from these two filmmakers I ain’t mad at ‘em. #Oscars #FreePalestine

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“Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.” — Miles Davis

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I wanted “Soundtrack to a Coup d’etat” to win but after hearing the acceptance speech’s from these two filmmakers I ain’t mad at ‘em. #Oscars #FreePalestine

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Rest in Power, Ancestor Dr. Alvin Poussaint. When affirmative action began in the late 1960s, Dr. Poussaint played a pivotal role in recruiting Black students to Harvard Medical School. He traveled to HBCUs across the South, personally seeking out and encouraging students to apply.

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Now's The Time, 1985

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“ Maurice McIntyre once shared the stage with the legendary Miles Davis, helping redefine the landscape of avant-garde jazz. Yet when I met him, he was playing in the subways…” - Danilo Parro

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A sublime set from Ahmad Jamal’s Trio in top form at his short lived but legendary Chicago Club. It was no doubt extraordinary that he had seized the means of production as a performing musician in 1961. Well played honored ancestor Ahmad Jamal. #Jazz #VinylRecord

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On this date, 1959, The tracks ‘So What’, ‘Freddie Freeloader’, and ‘Blue in Green’ was recorded. #thejazzworld #jazzsky #Music #jazz

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A sublime set from Ahmad Jamal’s Trio in top form at his short lived but legendary Chicago Club. It was no doubt extraordinary that he had seized the means of production as a performing musician in 1961. Well played honored ancestor Ahmad Jamal. #Jazz #VinylRecord

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“ Maurice McIntyre once shared the stage with the legendary Miles Davis, helping redefine the landscape of avant-garde jazz. Yet when I met him, he was playing in the subways…” - Danilo Parro

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KAOS THEORY: THE AFROKOSMIC MEDIA ARTS OF BEN CALDWELL OCTOBER 12, 2024 – MARCH 8, 2025

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“In this informative reasoning, Obenfo Obadele Kambon breaks down the origins of the word "Africa", its multiple meanings, and why the people of Kemet referred to themselves as "Black people" and their land as "The Land of Black People."”

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The billionaire class are real life supervillains. One can’t say that enough times. #ElonMusk

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In the '30s & '40s, Hazel Scott shone as a jazz singer. 1950: she broke barriers with "The Hazel Scott Show." McCarthyism dimmed her US star, leading her to move to Paris in '57. Research Hazel Scott, a true jazz pioneer! #HazelScott #JazzHistory #ContinuedAmericanWorldHistory #MusicLegend #ItsJazz

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I’m a scientist working on dark matter and neutron stars and I wouldn’t be who I am today without Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Haile Germima, Toni Morrison, Jane Austen, A.A. Milne, Errol Morris, Star Trek, Herman Melville, Lorna Simpson, Edward Lear, Tina Turner, and so many others.

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A one-and-a-half-month-old baby girl, Sila Abdel Qader, has died in Gaza City due to a harsh cold snap and Israel’s blocking of shelters from entering the enclave, says the Palestinian Health Ministry. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/fsm220

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The billionaire class are real life supervillains. One can’t say that enough times. #ElonMusk

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“In this informative reasoning, Obenfo Obadele Kambon breaks down the origins of the word "Africa", its multiple meanings, and why the people of Kemet referred to themselves as "Black people" and their land as "The Land of Black People."”

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Remembering the legendary Nina Simone on her birthday (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003)💙🕊️

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Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) May she rest with the honored ancestors. #vinylcollection #vinyl #robertaflack

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Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) May she rest with the honored ancestors. #vinylcollection #vinyl #robertaflack

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Recorded on this date, 1964. #thejazzworld #jazzsky #Music #jazz

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Akira Kurosawa Painted the Storyboards For Scenes in His Epic Films: Compare Canvas to Celluloid

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KAOS THEORY: THE AFROKOSMIC MEDIA ARTS OF BEN CALDWELL OCTOBER 12, 2024 – MARCH 8, 2025

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Rest In Peace Roberta Flack

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My favorite cut from this 1975 Randy Weston recording is the Guy Warren composition “Mystery of Love” featuring Billy Harper on flute. Warren was the Ghanaian pioneer of #AfroJazz. #Afriscape #Jazz

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Excellent documentary about a 20th century musical legend. #jazz #HazelScott

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My favorite cut from this 1975 Randy Weston recording is the Guy Warren composition “Mystery of Love” featuring Billy Harper on flute. Warren was the Ghanaian pioneer of #AfroJazz. #Afriscape #Jazz

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Excellent documentary about a 20th century musical legend. #jazz #HazelScott

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Thelonious Monk riding the New York subway. From the Jazz & Comics temporary exhibition of the work of Louis Joos, Comic Art Museum, Brussels.

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Basquiat-isms Jean-Michel Basquiat Edited by Larry Warsh A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Michel #Basquiat

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Recorded live in Austria, the Leroy Jenkins composition “Chicago” is my favorite on this 1978 album released on the Inner City label. #Jazz #vinyl Great Black music for late night creative writing and art making.

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Recorded live in Austria, the Leroy Jenkins composition “Chicago” is my favorite on this 1978 album released on the Inner City label. #Jazz #vinyl Great Black music for late night creative writing and art making.

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Descartes imposed the machine metaphor on humans Tech bros are trying to convince us that machines are biological Both metaphors can be dangerous Remember what's what We're not machines - we are not controlled Machines are not human - we are their controllers

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#Afriscape #Film #SouleymaneCisse #Mali

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Justin Desmangles excellent conversation with superb historian Gerald Horne about Black Panthers and armed struggle. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Currently listening to Oliver Lake’s long out of print 1986 album“Gallery” on vinyl LP. SUPERB playing by the late great Gerri Allen on piano. #vinylrecords #jazz

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