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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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AFSC 5th Annual King Peace Program

January 18, 2012 – 10:38 pm |

American Friends Service Committee Invite you to join them for their 5th Annual King Peace Program Celebrating the Peace Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 @ The Atlanta Friends Meeting Meetinghouse 701 West Howard Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030.

Shannon McCollum Generation King MLK And TI

January 15, 2010 – 1:33 am |

Shannon McCollum reflects on shooting two kings: T.I. & MLK in his blog Same Camera Different Eye exclusively on From Afros To Shelltoes.

Alice Lovelace AFSC Present Peace Legacy Of MLK

January 12, 2010 – 11:09 am |

Alice Lovelace, who I affectionately call the God Mother of From Afros To Shelltoes, is always down for the people in the most progressive ways possible. An activist who believes in art at work, she is our bridge to the past and link to future. Support her MLK Peace Legacy program Jan 14, 2010 by forwarding this info on to others, posting on your blog, and telling cool people ready for substantive change.

Obama Drama: When Racial Identity Goes Wrong

October 30, 2008 – 4:20 am | 6 Comments | 

Obama is not as racially obscure as Justice Clarence Thomas or as radical as the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. But, he occupies a curious public space where his “Blackness” is palatable across race and class fault lines.

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