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“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.”- Isaiah 11: 6 There are few things I enjoy more than building with the youth (from the perspective of a late 30-something and the purposes of this article that would be teenagers and those under 25) about rap music – their personal favori
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The other day I listened to Rev. Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley arguing on live radio. This is not about them, but follow me here. It was a pretty disturbing display between a pair of well-respected Black leaders. Throughout their belligerent banter, which was focused on Obama’s Black Agenda (or lack of), both men continued to proclaim their love and respect for each other. “Respectfully and lovi
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I will never forget the experience of being invited in the Fall of 1995, by Nas to visit him while he was recording tracks (in November at Sony Music Studios) for his highly anticipated album, It Was Written. We had been building for over a year since I had interviewed him for The Final Call newspaper, with me visiting him several times at his place in Long Island, first, and then Queens
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