Julian Beever is a dope artist...

I would love to walk outside and see this...art isn't always hanging in a building! The detail that goes into making even one of these is crazy!

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Wake up Mr. West!

It's been a couple of months since the release of Kanye West new single Power and he seems to be keeping the momentum surrounding his return to the mic. Kanye has now jumped on the Twitter bandwagon (@KanyeWest) and also stopped by the Facebook headquarters to drop some new rhymes. People can say what they want about Kanye but he delivers his rhymes with a level of consciousness that's reminiscent of a laid back Panther member in the 60's/70's...Americas nightmare

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We need to be more selective when letting our family members interview with news broadcasters... Why does it seem like they find the worst person to interview? In a crowd of possibles this is what they chose!

B.M.F. (Building Minds Faster)

Who else but Lupe Fiasco would be able to deliver lyrics such as "I think i'm Malcom X, Martin Luther...add a King add a Jr.."
The song itself touches on so many issues that only get talked about in talented tenth conversations (so to speak). Maybe that's the reason behind the song title Building Minds Faster...

Ni**a wake up, don't join the army
Kill your own peoples, but fear Illuminati's
and they ain't even real, or are they?
But you ain't even know, because you party too fucking much,
if you start to doubt
they already in yo mind, and comin' out yo mouth
It's not a trick, ni**a, ni**a it's a trap
Survival of the fit, is what they aiming at
And ni**as ain't fit [nope], fat as hell! [yup]
Fat in mind [yup], body fat as well
Who use most the drugs? Americans!
What's in Afghanistan? Heroin!
You think that's by mistake? They can't stop dat?
Don't think you safe though, because you not black
Greed is colourblind, so I'm colourblind

I think I'm 2Pac...Bob Marley, Fela Kuti and Marcus Garvey

A Moment in Time: Fred Hampton

"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution"

While sitting on the bus this morning a young lady walked past me with a t-shirt that bore the image of Fred Hampton. I was immediately reminded of the passion that he led with and the message he wanted to get across. Now if I was to ask 10 random people who Fred Hampton was, chances are I wouldn't receive an accurate response. So who is Fred Hampton and why must we still remember the legacy he left behind and the lives he tried to change? Fred Hampton was born in Chicago, Illinois and studied pre-law to become more familiar with the judicial system, and also use it as a defense against the police. Hampton began organizing young African Americans for the NAACP while the Black Panther Party started rising to national prominence.

Fred Hampton was quickly attracted to the BPP because of their ten point program which was a mixture of black self-determination and certain elements of Maoism. In November 1968 he joined the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (which was founded by a SNCC member - Bob Brown). During the time that Fred Hampton was apart of the BPP they made tremendous strides and amazing contributions in Chicago. One of Hamptons most significant achievments was the nonagression pact between Chicagos most powerful street gangs. He also organized weekly rallies, political education classes, and was significantly instrumental in the BPP Free Breakfast Program.

His charismatic ways enabled him to be a people person and caused him to be marked and targeted by the FBI. Long story short Fred Hampton was murdered by Chicago police for wanting to enrich the minds of African American children and spread love throughout the community. He was ready to do the un-thinkable...are you?

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