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“If I Must Die” Palestine Poet Refaat Alareer Presente
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Rafeef Ziadah – “We Teach Life, Sir” “SI DEBO MORIR”. POETA PALESTINO REFAAT ALAREER ¡PRESENTE! En Español (English translation below) Por Mumia Abu-Jamal En las primeras décadas del Siglo XX, miles de mujeres y hombres Negros… Full Transcript
Fighting For An Out Date
Travis Nettles (Seven)
Peace with blessings. This is Seven, Travis Nettles, with these few words that I call “Fighting For an Out Date,” because that’s exactly what I’m doing. I say, what would you do if you were… Full Transcript
An Evening of Freedom: Straight Out Scribes
The voices you hear reciting this work are those of Dr. V. S. Chochezi and Staajabu, of Straight Out Scribes. Moderator: (Audience applauding and cheering) Let’s give a welcome to Straight Out Scribes. Dr V.… Full Transcript
No Moon: A Poem
Spoon Jackson
This poem is called No Moon. I was afraid this would happen The way the night looks with no moon,The way the wind whistles off the back porch. You want to love me. How can… Full Transcript
Crack House
Kenneth Lee Taylor
This is a National Library of Poetry poem that I won, and they entered it into a book posted in the book named, The Path Not Taken. The name of this poem is “Crack House.”… Full Transcript
Immorality Is The Jail Of Our Souls
Kenneth Lee Taylor
This is Kenneth Lee Tebu Abu Saba Taylor reciting a poem from the National Library of Poetry that I won. It was also was published in the book named Windows of the Soul, and it… Full Transcript
Who’s the Real Frankenstein?
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello, revolutionary greetings. This is Brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, political prisoner in Indiana. Who’s the real Frankenstein? You continue to build prisons for the purpose of killing our souls and damaging our spirits and causing… Full Transcript
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Wilbert Sanders
This is Wilbert Sanders as Jazz the Poet with “Guilty Until Proven Innocent.” As a means in protecting the innocent From criminals with bad intent, Torture chambers, in prisons, are built To confine and punish… Full Transcript
The Awakening
Wilbert Sanders
This is Jazz the Poet with “The Awakening”. Our society is infested with vicious killers,Stick-up men, hustlers and drug dealers, Elevating crime to all-time highs. Every 30 seconds someone dies. Teenagers tow Uzis, semi automatics,… Full Transcript
The Killing Fields
Wilbert Sanders
This is Wilbert Sanders as Jazz the Poet with a piece I call “The Killing Fields.” Instead of providing safety to communities, Police are executing Blacks and minorities. Inner cities are concrete killing fields With… Full Transcript
You Can’t Bully Me
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn. “You Can’t Bully Me.” Why do you bully me? Is it because I’m smart, funny, Or because I have red hair?Is it because I love everyone And you are filled with hate? Why… Full Transcript
Timeless Love
Ra Atem Hotep
I represent pure potentiality, infinite possibility, Seeking expression from the unmanifest to the manifest. If you realize at any moment that you are judging me, judge me less. If you can judge me less, then… Full Transcript
Affirmation by Assata Shakur
This is the poem, “Affirmation,” by Assata Shakur. I believe in living.I believe in the spectrum of Beta days and Gamma people. I believe in sunshine, Aha!In windmills, in waterfalls, Tricycles, and rocking chairs. And I believe… Full Transcript
America, America
Bryant Arroyo
America, America Land of the free, A society filled with justice and equality. This is a clear example of hypocrisy, Unless they forgot to include me And millions of others kept in captivity, Confined behind tall walls and razor wiresWith… Full Transcript
I Can’t Breathe
Safir Chuma Asafo
This is Asafo Chuma Asafo reporting from Huntington State Prison in Pennsylvania. I can’t breathe within the solitary confinement of this police state environment. Eleven times ignored cries, until my freedom of speech went silent. I can’t… Full Transcript
The Zionists kill Palestinian childrenclaim a terrorist attack from behind civiliansYet they created Israeluse it as a whole society of human shieldsA nation of settlers where Jewish identity is used with impunity to wieldviolence, genocide,… Full Transcript