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February 7, 2012 – 8:51 am | 5 Comments | 

I cowered at the revelation that our soul brother number one, musical architect Don Cornelius, whose funky good time was always buoyed by a distinguished gentleman aesthetic, had taken his own life. Not by a pill popping escapade gone woefully astray, but rather a volatile projectile to the dome. This was personal. A profound proclamation of sadness with a mountainous burden: Do you hear me now?

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Mark Anthony Neal The Devil and Gil Scott Heron

May 31, 2011 – 8:17 pm |

Dr. Mark Anthony Neal drops a timely think piece, tear jerker, and cultural analysis on dear brother Gil Scott Heron.

jessica Care Moore Remembering Gil Scott Heron with Love One of your daughters

May 28, 2011 – 9:12 pm |

From Afros To Shelltoes’ play cousin jessica Care Moore sends out a love letter to beloved legend of verse Gil Scott Heron. photo credit: www.shannonmccollum.com

stic man Shannon McCollum Revolutionary Swag

April 10, 2009 – 6:07 pm |

Internationally acclaimed artist/activist stic.man of dead prez has always put his art where his heart is; the community. Standing on the shoulders of Curtis Mayfield, The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron, and Public Enemy, stic.man and dead prez continue to make true love and freedom accessible to the masses.

Ed & Sugar Pres Obama’s Southernplayalistic Inauguration Mixtape

January 19, 2009 – 10:44 pm | One Comment | 

Everybody needs a soundtrack. I bet you Obama would bump these joints from Outkast, Marvin, Gaye, Erykah Badu, and Gil Scott Heron in his Presidential Caddy!

Ask Ed & Sugar: Hennessy Pimps Obama Bottle

January 17, 2009 – 12:15 pm | 5 Comments | 

There is a reason there is a liquor store on almost every corner where black folks congregate. Furious Styles, Laurence Fishburne’s character in Boyz NThe Hood, said it best: “They want us to kill ourselves.” In his groovy yet illuminating song “The Bottle,” noted poet and vocalist Gil Scott Heron details the seduction of drugs better than my blog response ever could…

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