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As a youth, I remember being harassed by the police for waiting for a friend outside of a store or for looking a certain way ... when my immigration status was questioned, I did not know what to say...
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Invincible and Jasiri joined with Logan Phillips (Dirtyverbs), DJ Progreso, and Shining Soul to rock the first ever (so far as we know), Cypher at the Border. Check it out and share this clash on October 12th. A clash of justice flowing through he walls of oppression....
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Elections Season is Here! Listen to Jasiri X new song, "Don't Forget about the Hood."...
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"At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality", wrote Che. It is the stranding together of these qualities that have distinguished Che and earned him a special place in the pantheon of revolutionary heroes . .. love for humanity, unwavering opposition to imperialism, courage, selflessness and command ability as a formidable fighter....
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Watch the video below and help out if you can to get this TV spot running on the air. The group is looking for donations. You can find out how to help at the end of the video. Please also share and spread the word.
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Last week, courtesy of two incredible organizations that formed in protest of Arizona’s racist immigration legislation SB1070, the Sound Strike and Culture Strike, I was blessed to visit Tucson, Arizona. Part of the trip was to perform at a arts festival for migrant justice called Tucson Stand Up, but the other part was to learn first hand about the severe oppression of immigrants in [...]...
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Hip Hop Artists Invincible, and Jasiri X to lead BENEFIT SHOW IN Tucson, AZ. Visual Art Exhibit featuring: Favianna Rodriguez, Julio Salgado, Oree Originol, Dignidad Rebelde, El Mac
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Inspired by the Mississippi Freedom Schools of the 1960s black liberation struggle, Athens, GA-based educators, orgaziers and students launched Freedom University in the fall of 2011, combining urgent educational needs with the political aspirations of the undocumented movement. Offering a rigorous college-level course taught by acclaimed University of Georgia professors, students from around the state gathered for weekly three-hour sessions to develop analytical skills and discuss scholarly works in a challenging and productive environment that the state’s reactionary elite sought to forbid.
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Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all the world to see. The list of human and civil-rights abuses he's committed in Maricopa County is long and well documented. ...
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The society must reorder its priorities so that its young black men and women see it as their responsibility to make positive contributions to its peace, growth and development. The three principal causes or pillars which initiate, fuel and sustain the growth of “gangs”, self hatred, cultural disorientation and poverty must be properly understood and acted upon now, tomorrow is too late!...
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