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Tag Archives: nation building
suicide note to frantz fanon
& when i did become this pale non-reflection of myself when did i slip into the suit you brought with you discarding myself to fit inside not be left on the margin bleeding and dying like the naked savages you … Continue reading
A Song of August Wilson or The Lion’s Roar, Parts 1, 2 and 3.
There is no return from this baptism by Wilson. Nothing will ever be the same again. I have been caught by the piper. I follow the roar of the lion.
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Posted in Black Arts, Craft, journal, North American African Perspective, Performing Arts
Tagged august wilson, ayodele wordslanger nzinga, black arts, gem of the ocean, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, lower bottom playaz, nation building, North American African Perspective, the ground on which I stand, theater, warrior art
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In the Valley
I am of the Valley. It is my home. That hard spot next to the rock is my reference point. It is from this point I greet the sun and the things that walk in my night. It is from this perspective that I tilt my head to capture the sound of God’s voice. It is from this vantage point I strive for justice. Continue reading
Light–A 2011 New Year’s Wish
the better to see my dears open doors and third eye windows clean closets and soul remove spider webs from heads and hearts unwrap fears and fly (From Allegories of Altars, We Inhale Press, 2008)
That New Millennium Dime, Money, Installment 17
/money/ man made/not god given/god gives/man sells/ cant own nothing/didnt bring nothing with him/cant take nothing with him/god gave/god gave nature/nature gives/man sells/cant take nothing with him/not even the money/man made/ u only take what u brought /cant take the … Continue reading
Posted in Black Arts, North American African Perspective, Performing Arts, Poetry, spokenword, That New Millennium Dime, work in progress
Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, commodities, cowrie shells, creativity, motivation, nation building, North American African Perspective, work in progress
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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
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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 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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