Bygpowis has impressed me with his thoughts on Black life in America from an islander's perspective. Watch his BygTalk podcast (available on Youtube and Itunes), and please share your thoughts.
yeah, the brother is cold. love the way he thinks. he reminds me of the importance for brothers and sisters alike who have been blessed with the gift to write & rap to be responsible and make sure they uplift as they rise to the top. Consciousness is a movement as well as a mindset and if we are sleeping while on watch, the enemy will invade our camp.
TS, I subscribed to Bygpowis' podcast on Itunes some time ago. Believe me, the brother has some jewels for the mind. Speechless? Man, join the club!
Rich, you touched on one of my biggest life promises. I have promised ME that I will feed my mind with good things until I die. I'm cutting the poisons that I can from my food, my conversation and my diet. The first cut was musical; I'm tired of accepting crap and negativity just to hear a good beat and one or two good lyrics. "Consciousness is a movement" that starts with a choice toward change, and my mind is made up.
Cap, thanks for supporting Black men with your words. Telling the truth when we're jacked up and telling the facts when we stand up, you speak some good soul food. Thank you for that!
When we work out our problems in blackness, we'll work out our problems in mankind and teach our brothers in humanity how to be better men. Our ancestors did it in ancient Timbuktu, so the precedent is set.
This reminds me of the intro to the first Matrix. Neo realizes something is wrong. This gentleman gave his black perspective. Every country has/has had slaves in their history. Its how you build a country with cheap/slave labor. Its up to each individual set of people to write and record their story so that the lessons can be learn. If you want to be remembered tell the story. Unplugg yourself from the Matrix with knowledge, understand how this game works. Wealthly people funded women rights not just to seperate families, but so that they could tax womens' income.
It's a must that we write our story. Actually, it's a must that we LEARN our story from our perspective. The storytellers who write historical text are often bound by an implied rule that requires pat patriotism-- not a pride in and a loyalty to your homeland and people that is based on heartfelt love, but a glossy-eyed "fear factor" that makes anything an automatic response if government and social mores identify as "appropriate for a citizen" and shuts down critical decision-making. John Henrik Clarke and others have done an excellent job of finding, authenticating and presenting the African story to the world, but schools in this country tend to pitch a "one-sided story" most of the time. Matrix? That sounds about right...
Yeah its going to be tough to actually get it in schools. The only schools i think you will find it in are the ones offering international baccalaureate intstead of dipolma. Public schools that offer are extremely competitive and the private schools that offer it are more than 15k a year.
Most of MY history lessons were taught at home and in talks with my elders. I learned the public school prerequisites because I had to learn them, but I never discarded the truth. I don't expect American schools to do the right thing (shout out to Spike) and teach the true story of Black involvement in history. Educators/politicos are satisfied with rehearsing the oft-told lies of our "founding fathers" and repeating a list of inventions and civil rights rallies that Blacks created.
thanks for posting this. i love my black people. we all got something to share. just gotta tap into it... where have you been? came here on and off for a while didn't see new entries. glad you're back.
Brother Byg, how are you? I've been busy working on marketing for my business, Words Apart Editing (www.wordsapartediting.com), and enjoying my new wife. I still pay attention to the podcasts and blogs that ignite mental fires in my head, though. Lately, my focus is on sharing the good that I see around me. Highlighting great thought, insightful literature and uplifting lyrics is my slant right now.
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im speechless - thanks for sharing
yeah, the brother is cold. love the way he thinks. he reminds me of the importance for brothers and sisters alike who have been blessed with the gift to write & rap to be responsible and make sure they uplift as they rise to the top. Consciousness is a movement as well as a mindset and if we are sleeping while on watch, the enemy will invade our camp.
i love to see Black Men bonding...;-)
TS, I subscribed to Bygpowis' podcast on Itunes some time ago. Believe me, the brother has some jewels for the mind. Speechless? Man, join the club!
Rich, you touched on one of my biggest life promises. I have promised ME that I will feed my mind with good things until I die. I'm cutting the poisons that I can from my food, my conversation and my diet. The first cut was musical; I'm tired of accepting crap and negativity just to hear a good beat and one or two good lyrics. "Consciousness is a movement" that starts with a choice toward change, and my mind is made up.
Cap, thanks for supporting Black men with your words. Telling the truth when we're jacked up and telling the facts when we stand up, you speak some good soul food. Thank you for that!
When we work out our problems in blackness, we'll work out our problems in mankind and teach our brothers in humanity how to be better men. Our ancestors did it in ancient Timbuktu, so the precedent is set.
definitely on point.
i appreciate you giving up these gems of information that you experience.
keep em coming and happy holidays, fam!
Good to hear from you, fam! Are you finding time to post these days?
This reminds me of the intro to the first Matrix. Neo realizes something is wrong. This gentleman gave his black perspective. Every country has/has had slaves in their history. Its how you build a country with cheap/slave labor. Its up to each individual set of people to write and record their story so that the lessons can be learn. If you want to be remembered tell the story. Unplugg yourself from the Matrix with knowledge, understand how this game works. Wealthly people funded women rights not just to seperate families, but so that they could tax womens' income.
It's a must that we write our story. Actually, it's a must that we LEARN our story from our perspective. The storytellers who write historical text are often bound by an implied rule that requires pat patriotism-- not a pride in and a loyalty to your homeland and people that is based on heartfelt love, but a glossy-eyed "fear factor" that makes anything an automatic response if government and social mores identify as "appropriate for a citizen" and shuts down critical decision-making. John Henrik Clarke and others have done an excellent job of finding, authenticating and presenting the African story to the world, but schools in this country tend to pitch a "one-sided story" most of the time. Matrix? That sounds about right...
Thanks for the input, Andrew.
Yeah its going to be tough to actually get it in schools. The only schools i think you will find it in are the ones offering international baccalaureate intstead of dipolma. Public schools that offer are extremely competitive and the private schools that offer it are more than 15k a year.
Most of MY history lessons were taught at home and in talks with my elders. I learned the public school prerequisites because I had to learn them, but I never discarded the truth. I don't expect American schools to do the right thing (shout out to Spike) and teach the true story of Black involvement in history. Educators/politicos are satisfied with rehearsing the oft-told lies of our "founding fathers" and repeating a list of inventions and civil rights rallies that Blacks created.
thanks for posting this. i love my black people. we all got something to share. just gotta tap into it... where have you been? came here on and off for a while didn't see new entries. glad you're back.
Brother Byg, how are you? I've been busy working on marketing for my business, Words Apart Editing (www.wordsapartediting.com), and enjoying my new wife. I still pay attention to the podcasts and blogs that ignite mental fires in my head, though. Lately, my focus is on sharing the good that I see around me. Highlighting great thought, insightful literature and uplifting lyrics is my slant right now.
just coming thru to say hey;-)
Hey, lady! How are you?
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