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Category Archives: North American African Perspective
Diary of a Mad Creative # 19: Precious and the State of the Arts (pt. 2 of The Ground on which I stand.)
“If you do not know, I will tell you that black theatre in America is alive … it is vibrant … it is vital … it just isn’t funded. Black theatre doesn’t share in the economics that would allow it to support its artists and supply them with meaningful avenues to develop their talent and broadcast and disseminate ideas crucial to its growth. The economics are reserved as privilege to the overwhelming abundance of institutions that preserve, promote and perpetuate white culture.
That is not a complaint. That is an advertisement. Since the funding sources, both public and private, do not publicly carry avowed missions of exclusion and segregated support, this is obviously either a glaring case of oversight, or we the proponents of black theatre have not made our presence or needs known.” August Wilson Continue reading
Posted in Black Arts, Craft, North American African Perspective, Performing Arts, Theater
Tagged aspirations, august wilson, ayodele wordslanger nzinga, black arts, creativity, inspiration, life lessons, lower bottom playaz, nation building, North American African Perspective, short essay, the ground on which I stand, the wire, theater, tyler perry
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That New Millennium Dime: Elders, Installment 10
what u gon’ do w/mama/?/ what she do w/u /wipe yr nose & ass/ now u mad /wont be long b4 u gonna need yr ass wiped 2/ what u teach n ya’ kids/?/ /what u gon’ do w/ mama/?/ /what … Continue reading
Posted in Life., North American African Perspective, Poetry, Uncategorized, work in progress
Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, journal, life, poems, process, writing
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That New Millennium Dime: 9th Installment: Children
They say children are the future/if there is a future it should be guarded by your children for their children/ children as guardians/future children/ children must stand on the past/change it/destroy it/rearrange it/obliterate it/but you must stand on it/perhaps in spite of /or/ because … Continue reading
Woman (from That New Millennium Dime)
it dont mean nothing w/o a woman… …dont mean nothing… God wrapped velvet/over tempered steel &made a woman/in the image of the creator /creators of life/ godly metaphors/virgin mothers mothers of godz/or/monster makers /creators/ /deep water majick/ we need new mirrors/to see … Continue reading
Posted in Black Arts, North American African Perspective, Poetry, spokenword
Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, BAM, black female poets, blk arts, domestic violence, lyrical poetry, male hubris, narrative poetry, poems, that new millennium dime, violence, violence directed towards women, warrior art, women in society, writing
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That New Millenium Dime: Men Wanted/Brother. Brother 7th installment.
Men wanted/to hold their ground/to keep heads to sky/wanted/in arms/homes/hearts/lives/wanted/by their wives/sons/daughters/brothers/nation/block/hood/mothers/fathers/sisters/wanted/for lifting/carrying/loving/protecting/guidance/counsel/wanted/for dreaming on/ needed urgently/because the world needs the image of god/men wanted/made in the image of god Brother. Brother head up/be up to it/sky up/god up/ nights are … Continue reading
Posted in Black Arts, Craft, North American African Perspective, Performing Arts, Poetry
Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, blk arts, nation building, poems, writing
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That New Millennium Dime: Polytricks Draft 6#
the biggest conspiracy is the conspiracy to convince you there is no conspiracy…
last survivor gets groceries/tomorrow/
promise them a tomorrow/they will follow Continue reading
The Money Changers
That New Millennium Dime is a book in progress. Money Changers is the 5th poem. It is suggested you read the previous New Millennium Dime entries as well. Continue reading
Race ( from That New Millennium Dime)
Posted in Black Arts, North American African Perspective, Poetry, spokenword
Tagged #poetry, african holocaust, ancestors, ayodele wordslanger nzinga, BAM, blk arts, defacto violence, disparity, invisible conversations, invisible violence, memory work, narrative poetry, North American African Perspective, poems, post race, race, racial memory, spirit work, spokenword, warrior art, writing
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Blue Ball (From ‘That New Millennium Dime’)
Blue Ball one ocean/one tree/one/u lookin for water/on the moon/on mars/yet u the one that poisoned the earths rivers/ fish in the lake/the ocean/full of antidepressants/ fantastic/ya dumb ass invented plastic spray more/harvest more clone it/they dont need to know make it … Continue reading
