shaken.. never shook
yeah - th eevents at columbia threw me for a loopty loop-- especially as i'm in the midst of applying for (more) school.. i persevere. but here's a question-- why do i work at a council of 'learned societies' and the only banter has been about 'across the universe' (good movie by the way-- black 60s/power pretty much ignored, but cute)-- and only person i've spoken to about this nu noose was the staples delivery guy.. noone spoke bout alhamjad (sp? who cares.. ) when he was up at columbia either - they offered no opinions.. no opinions.. is that what the distant academy is bout? makes me question again why i want the phD.. why i want to enter such a world. i know i want to teach, write, contribute to a canon of knowledge that shapes this place we call home (that would be planet earth)
so yeah, i'll walk it out and like mr smif and mr wessun (tec and steele), and numerous of my other bros in the struggle, despite not being from do or die bed-stuy
i never ran, never will.
columbia (princeton, or cuny graduate center:-) i'm comin for ya X
ps. smif and wessun plus sadat x perform at kniting factory this FRiday
everyday
i look different.. every minute actually. :)tis odd.. but some things remain the same.. i was at my nephew Elijah's birthday yesterday-- his first-- so cool.. i got him a drum-- so did his auntie on the other side.. oops! his poor mom wont be getting sleep - even when she's not on call at the hospital. anyhoo-- my brother, big poppa, took out an old pic of me him and our eldest brother, Fanon. in the pic Fanon is scowling, Furqan (BP) laughing, and me leaning on my elbow, hand on chin, in quite a classic deep thought (ala penseur, the thinker) pose.. my nephew's nanny said i looked quite (physically) different-- yeah my hair was whiter, i was smaller (on all counts:), and yeah and i just looked whiter. but whatever.. it was that state of reflection that i recognzed in myself immediately, even as an 8 year old - was comforting- made me feel like i was on some sort of path.. alhumduallah.
two words
i just had two words on this isaah thomas thing-- i know i'm a punk, waiting till all was said and done and homegirl's already getting a check.. but it's less about her but.. i want everyone to note that Hip Hop music and culture has gotten the blame for the rampant misogyny in contemporary culture-- however, the two biggest offences of late have been by TWO GROWN ASS MEN; Imus and Thomas, who certainly aren't taking their behavioral cues from Snoop. Oh and those crackers in West Virginia (ditto re: Snoop).
I worked in the music industry for several years and never has anyone called me a bitch (to my face) or deemed it appropriate behavior and I've had heated arguments with some of the most horrible people you'll ever meet (yup, Dame Dash and I head to head on the daily), and I've worked with Snoop extensively- never has he been the slightest disrespectful and I'm cool with his wife-- I aint sayin I support his pimpin, but this is just my experience with the brother. anyhoo.. this week's verdict regarding the rampant disrespect of a sister by a brother was Great! Folks cant get away with that shit-- but yeah, i just wanted to point out the obvious- misogyny and sexism predate Hip Hop and I'm not sayin that there is none there (I applaud Kim Osorio gettin hers from what I'm sure was crazy treatment at the Source), but it should not be blamed as it does not hold the monopoly on this BS and is certainly not it's genesis..
