Jam of the day....Night of the living baseheads by Public Enemy

PE!! THE Greatest and most RELEVANT rap group of ALL TIME...

Black History Month Quote(s) of the day...

One of our greatest Leaders...I could just give ONE quote because he had so many GREAT quotes...check em out below:

“Up, up, you mighty race!/ You can accomplish/ what you will.”

“I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.”

“The whole world is run on bluff”

“Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.”

“Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.”

“God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.”

“The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness”

Marcus Garvey

Black Internationalist Leader, Publisher, Enterpreneur, Journalist and Great Thinker....

What's REALLY hood J-HUD?

WHAT's ((really)) goin on with ya feet? ...hmmmm

UM UM UM...

There are no words...

Black History Quote of the Day...

'To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. . . . On the box is a label, not of my own choosing'

Stephen Carter

Writer

Jam of the Day..Perdido by Duke Ellington, Willie 'The Lion' Smith, and Billy Taylor

Love this tune and these three are GIANTS of JAZZ piano..

WTF?

How the HECK did she get a STAR on Hollywood Blvd??? wtf CAN anyone name a 'GOOD' movie she has been in??

Now that she's 'SINGLE'

Y'all need to keep her azz away from me.....cuz im a lil MORE than a 'fan' now......mmmmmmmm

Kerry Kerry Kerry...... somethin about this chick just DOES IT for me ....dang...

Congrats to Forrest Whitaker AND Jennifer Hudson but....

Do we (((REALLY))) need the OSCAR's to 'validate' how talented 'we' are ? Also how many of us have seen either Blood Diamond or The Last King of Scotland?? hmmmmm I'm not sayin...I'm just sayin... :)

Only Because he's...

Bobby Brown....

Jam of the Day-Fine and Mellow by Billie Holliday and Friends..

Once again I have to ask ...What Y'all know about dis?

Black History Quote of the day....

As a Poet and Writer I can soooooooo feel June on this quote:


'As a poet and writer, I deeply love and I deeply hate words. I love the infinite evidence and change and requirements and possibilities of language; every human use of words that is joyful, or honest or new, because experience is new. . . . But as a Black poet and writer, I hate words that cancel my name and my history and the freedom of my future: I hate the words that condemn and refuse the language of my people in America.'

June Jordan

Writer-Poet

I will be doing BOOK signing today

Peace Family and Friends...

I just wanted you to know that I will be doing a reading and signing
from my new book Dating Games-A Brotha Speaks Up Vol. 1
TODAY AT 4PM
In the Bradhurst Condominiums
at

2611 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Suite 2N

bet. W. 139th & 140th Streets, Harlem, NY
RSVP phone: 212.694.1747 or
Email: canvaspaperandstone@yahoo.com

If you live in the New York City or Tri-State Area and can't make it but would like a book email me at sumumba_sobukwe@yahoo.com

Jams of the Day....Cameo 'WORD UP' and 'SINGLE LIFE'

Just thought I'd do a DOUBLE PLAY 'Jam Of The Day' BY Cameo ((one of my FAVORITE groups of the 80's))

Black History Quote of the Day....

'Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it. '

Malcolm X,

Virginia Lawmakers Pass Slavery Apology....Well ((Maybe)) It's A Start...

Last month, Delegate Frank D. Hargrove said that "black citizens should get over" slavery. The 80-year-old Republican voted for the "symbolic measure."

By LARRY O'DELL
AP
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 24) - Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia General Assembly voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.

Sponsors of the resolution say they know of no other state that has apologized for slavery, although Missouri lawmakers are considering such a measure. The resolution does not carry the weight of law but sends an important symbolic message, supporters said.

"This session will be remembered for a lot of things, but 20 years hence I suspect one of those things will be the fact that we came together and passed this resolution," said Delegate A. Donald McEachin, a Democrat who sponsored it in the House of Delegates. The resolution passed the House 96-0 and cleared the 40-member Senate on a unanimous voice vote. It does not require Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's approval. The measure also expressed regret for "the exploitation of Native Americans." The resolution was introduced as Virginia begins its celebration of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, where the first Africans arrived in 1619. Richmond, home to a popular boulevard lined with statues of Confederate heroes, later became another point of arrival for Africans and a slave-trade hub.

The resolution says government-sanctioned slavery "ranks as the most horrendous of all depredations of human rights and violations of our founding ideals in our nation's history, and the abolition of slavery was followed by systematic discrimination, enforced segregation, and other insidious institutions and practices toward Americans of African descent that were rooted in racism, racial bias, and racial misunderstanding." In Virginia, black voter turnout was suppressed with a poll tax and literacy tests before those practices were struck down by federal courts, and state leaders responded to federally ordered school desegregation with a "Massive Resistance" movement in the 1950s and early '60s. Some communities created exclusive whites-only schools.

The apology is the latest in a series of strides Virginia has made in overcoming its segregationist past. Virginia was the first state to elect a black governor - L. Douglas Wilder in 1989 - and the Legislature took a step toward atoning for Massive Resistance in 2004 by creating a scholarship fund for blacks whose schools were shut down between 1954 and 1964. Among those voting for the measure was Delegate Frank D. Hargrove, an 80-year-old Republican who infuriated black leaders last month by saying "black citizens should get over" slavery.

After enduring a barrage of criticism, Hargrove successfully co-sponsored a resolution calling on Virginia to celebrate "Juneteenth," a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Rats WHAT'S UP?

I know MOST Of Y'ALL have heard about how RATS invaded the KFC/Taco Bell in New York City the other day...it's SICK ...I've eaten in that joint too...BUT ((NEVER)) again will I eat KFC NOR TACO BELL again! If it wasnt for the E-COLI in Taco Bell food found earlier this year or the fact the KFC pumps up it's CHICKEN with artificial ingrediants like steroids..this JUNK food is NOT worth the risk YUCK!!

Jam Of The Day...Let's Dance By David Bowie...

Black History Quote of the day...

'Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week'...

Alice Walker

Writer

What If I am a Black Woman?

TOO CUTE ...This Young Sista has some GREAT Parents and Teachers!!

Maybe It's Just Me but.....

Is Bill Maher trying to be the next 'Deniro' with his affinity for black women? hmmmmm

My book of Poetry

HEY FAM AND FRIENDS....I've decided to release my book of poetry in HARD COPY...below is a excerpt from the book you can purchase a copy by clicking this link: www.themaatseries.com/custom4.html


When Lisa Smiles


arduously reminded, I back in time
canvassing the shifting, blistering moments
suspended, tormenting still, one’s mind
crooked days brewing desire, irony interwoven

love adoration in closed, unjustly forsaken
often in thou’s name I angle myself
envisioning what and where your are, perilously taken
unremitting those days offer deceiving wealth
even aton leaves me unabsolved
say what you will protest ! grimace in pain
profusely my heart bleeds pulsating unresolved
thusly, bitter sweetly I meekly speak her name
from the cradle to the grave I’ve known her smile

slowly killing me all the while

What's so FUNNY about all this is...

Neither Hillary NOR Obama can win in 08' Maybe It's Just Me who sees this..but if Kerrey couldn't beat Bush...how can either these two win?

UMMMMMMMM

I ((really)) LIKE Ellen and her show ((even tho i don't get to see it that much)) but who's to say she's the new 'IT' Girl? what EXACTLY does that mean anyway?? The Media KILLS me with who it DEEMS as 'it' or 'in' ....it's all BULL and a way to sell mags, rags , tv shows, newspapers and so forth........smh

SHOUT OUTS TO :Vanessa UNPLUGGED and THE SCOOP

Just wanted to give some SHOUTOUTS to a couple of EXCELLENT bloggers...Vanessa Woodward Byers muah love u sis...and THE SCOOP muah love u too ....keep doin what ya do...links to BOTH blogs are below:

www.vanessabyers.net

www.scoopedlikeicecream.blogspot.com

Ummmmm ok?

Ok TYRA...im a FAN ((of your looks)) and BACK in the day I woulda been turned on by this pic...but what's REALLY hood with u sis??

Jam of the Day-The Blast by Talib Kweli

One of the few CONSCIOUS Rappers who get SHINE...

Black History Quote Of The Day...

Love this sista and this quote sums up MY thoughts EXACTLY:

'Of course I’m a black writer. . . . I’m not just a black writer, but categories like black writer, woman writer and Latin American writer aren’t marginal anymore. We have to acknowledge that the thing we call “literature” is more pluralistic now, just as society ought to be. The melting pot never worked. We ought to be able to accept on equal terms everybody from the Hasidim to Walter Lippmann, from the Rastafarians to Ralph Bunche. '

Toni Morrison

Writer

RIP DJ...

Dennis Johnson 5 TIME ALL-STAR guard for the Sonics and Celtics passed away today at 52 ....far too young...smh..

So MANY people...

want Beyonce' and Jay-Z to split....but then again I'm wondering if it's really the media and bloggers who want these two to split...can u IMAGINE the amount of work and money folks can make off these two if it happens? SMH

Negro PLEASE..

Ummmm AKON?? So u coulda 'hit' BOTH Beyonce AND Alicia Keyes eh?? ummmmm ok...

Not sure if this is a 'UPGRADE' but...

But hey u can't FRONT...Nick is doin his thang~~!

Jam of the Day-Freedom by Rage Against The Machine

TRUTH TELLERS...I ask AGAIN...whatch'all know about this ??

Stop Hatin...

I ((KNOW)) Y'all think that Al is (gay) but hey if she digs him and they are still together...I say let em be...STOP HATIN...i aint heard nuthin about them leaving each other so hey...

Brittany goes BALD!!

YEAH AND?? We over here could care less...blah...

Black History Quote of the Day...

'People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. '

James Baldwin

Writer

Black History Quote of the Day....

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.

W.E.B. Dubois

Jam of the Day..Love Is Gonna Get You (Material Love)

The Blast Master...KRS 1 ...ONE OF THE GREATEST MC's EVER....

How to SPOT A PLAYA

Peace and Blessings Family and Friends...

Ok this morning I have spoken to THREE female friends of mine and two of em told me they caught their 'man' cheating and another said she DOESN'T 'understand' 'men'....Well im glad two of the THREE bought my book...cuz i COVER all of the above... but let me break down some things for u ladies...((i'm comin OFF the top of my head but all i state is pretty much covered in my book)) but here are some ways to spot LYIN AZZ 'MEN' and their 'game'

1. It AINT about trying to FIGURE 'men' or even dating 'out' its about u knowing u LADIES!- Remember this FUNDAMENTAL law when it comes to dating: U CHOOSE US ...WE ONLY STEP TO U...but U have the FINAL say in who's hookin up and who AINT...that's POWER choose BETTER! which leads me to:

2. CHOOSING BETTER MATES AND DATES-My Sistas, there's NO WAY u can 'choose better' until u r DOING better in your own life...How you 'expect to get a 'GOOD' man if you aint 'GOOD' yourself? This means if u r NOT striving to be all u were created to be how can u expect the 'right' man to enter the door? I'm talkin career, values, physical, mental and spiritual health here...are u striving for ALL of those things in your own life..and if so...

3. You are TRULY doin YOU- If you can HONESTLY say u r living your life to the FULLEST then u r congregating to places where men who are into some of the things that u r already are...if u r into jazz u r at jazz clubs and festivals if u r into art u r at galleries and museums if u r spiritual u r at church or the mosque and so forth...this doesnt mean u r there to 'find a better man' it means that u r STRIVING to be all u can while embracing things that honor and interest u...at the end of the day that's what it's about...but....

4. If you are DOING ALL THOSE things -you are or should be trying to understand the dating world AND us 'men' better ..besides buying my book u should also be studying and optimistic about your future dating life...and in the meantime NOT settling for men who u do NOT share the same values and interests with ....in other words ((just cuz he's 'cute' or has money , game, screws well, or has a 'NICE' personality and makes u feel good does NOT mean u should be investing time in him)) if u dont have the same values and goals in life...u should lay in the cut and chill...what's the rush in finding a man? find yourself FIRST! the rest will come easy...

5. How to spot if he's lying -sometimes u can't ....but there are ways that can help...if u and dude are in a relationship....there should be no closed doors...u should be able to read his text and notes online and vice versa u should be able to go through his phone and vice versa...there's NOTHING that should be a SECRET if u two r in fact in a RELATIONSHIP...now u can make it 'fun' u can by doing a DAILY or WEEKLY or monthly check of each others bizness but make it fun and creative.. but if he has issues with this then its a SIGN that he could be playing GAMES AND CHEATING...i'm ALL for trust and privacy..but there's no way im gonna have a NEED to hide ANYTHING FROM MY woman....

6. REAL COMMUNICATION IS A MUST!!-WHEN I SAY 'REAL' communication i'm actually saying HEALTHY COMMUNICATION......THAT means that u don't communication where u r just talking to ALWAYS be right ...im talking about communication where u know how to listen, not insist on being 'right' and when u talk or communicate with your 'lover' that u speak from a place of love, compassion, and understanding all for the betterment of the relationship and growing as a person and couple...speaking of which..

7. The ONLY reason YOU SHOULD IN RELATIONSHIP IS.....TO GROW as a person and couple and come closer to GOD and/or the universe...ask yourself can or is the person u r with helping u grow as a person? Are you helping them? Are you better off (beyond the sex and money with this person) do u complement each other well?? have u talked about the future and what's the plan? both long and short tem....all these and MORE need to be discussed and thought about on a regular basis....

8. How is he OUTSIDE of the bedroom ? If he's 'EXTRA' nice JUST BEFORE sex is going down and a JERK..for much of the rest of the time...his azz is usin u for sex! ...and playing at love to ONLY get the sex....GET MY BOOK FOR more of a BREAKDOWN...

9. END YOUR RELATIONSHIP ILLITERACY now!! -LOOK LADIES ((AND GENTS)) did u take a 'relationship' course in high school? did u go through a rites of passage program that prepared u for a relationship? did u witness one while growing up between your mom and DAD OR MOM AND BOYFRIENDS? how many books have u read? how many relationship events have u gone to and ACTUALLY learned sumthin? In such a CRAZY world that's NOT currently based on or ABOUT LOVE, ..LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOT EASY OR 'NATURAL' THEY TAKE TIME PATIENCE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE... speaking of which...

10. My book is more than me JUST trying to build my business and paying some bills-Both my mother andf father died of broken hearts at relatively YOUNG ages...and we have NOW have MORE of our children (upwards of 60-70% of our kids without BOTH parents at home) what kind of ISH IS THAT?? I wonder (if the world is still here in 20 years) how will the dating options look for my 4 year old niece... what kind of world are we PREPARING FOR them?? ... well these and many other reasons are my contribution and why i wrote the book ..im SO concerned about our folk ...when we talk about relationships it ALL starts with dating and hence the reasons above and more are why we need as much info as possible...so with all that SAID .... please get a copy of my book by clicking the link below:

www.themaatseries.com/custom4.html

I ALSO GIVE free relationship CONSULTING AND COUNSELING ...SO HOLLA AT ME IF U NEED OR WANT IT...

Not Sure How I feel about

Sir Charles....but i do like the fact that he can say what he says and STILL get paid for it...hope he loses some weight tho...i can just see him having heart issues soon if he doesnt shape up a bit more.... what say u?

Maybe It's Just Me BUT...

What's goin on with Mary's feet? ...hmmmmmm ((in other words)) it's a SLOW blogging day already lol

You choose...

High? Fake? Ridiculous? HOT MESS....OR all the above??

Jam of the DAY...Bombs Over Baghdad By Outkast

How TRUE is the Title of this video...

Black History Quote of the Day..

For I am my mother's daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart.
I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.
The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood. '

Mary McLEOUD Bethune

Educator

Yet ONE MORE reason to love SISTAS...

Can't remember her name but isn't she just TOO CUTE? Beautiful actually...can someone send me a message and tell me this SISTA'S name..

Jam of the day..This is Radio Clash...by The Clash...

What Y'all know about dat?

Black History Quote of the day

'Common sense is the least most common thing'...

My DAD...

I will be back folks...

Been busy with my book...Check back later this evening...thanx..

Jam of The Day-Get Up Stand UP by Bob Marley

The Master....

If I had to choose...

I'd take baby in the BLUE...love me some SISTAS.... :)

Black History Quote of The Day...

'A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck'

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.,

U.S. Congressman, Minister

"Keep the Faith, Baby!", 1967

Jam Of The Day-Moanin by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

One of my FAVORITE Jazz Musicians AND GROUPS...EVER!

Black History Quote Of The Day...

"You must be willing to give total unconditional love to everyone, under all circumstances. That means being willing to be totally responsible for what you do and how you do it."

Iyanla Vanzant

Author, Life Coach

Eddie Griffin and Wife....

ummm OK?

So much has ALREADY been said....

about how this dumb azz and his comments about 'gays' ...i just wonder when will athletes and others have some REAL dialogue about Homosexuality in America

Black History Quote of the Day....

Black people have always been America's wilderness in search of a promised land.'
-- Cornel West, Race Matters

Jam of the Day-Dig It-The Coup

Before DEAD Prez there was THE COUP...gotta LOVE em!!

You just lost some COOLand CONSCIOUS points for this one Bruh...

I wonder how he's gonna explain this 'PIC'...ummm let's try: 'Kanye West' doesn't care about Black Booty' .....How would you all describe this picture?

Damn....MAYBE MARTIN was right...

this chick DOES have a BIG head...lol whoops did i say thaaaat??? lol

Stop hatin on TYRA's 'new' man...

at least he's BLACK.....hmmmmm I will UPDATE and verify this info soon tho...lol