Archiv vom 31. Oktober 2012

[col. writ. 10/31/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 There are times, like these, when the matchless power of nature enters our lives and renders us mute.
Hurricane Sandy did this.
“Super-Storm”; “Frankenstorm”, said clever headline hunters, but words are puny replies to the power of nature.
She smacked the East Coast, churning waters into waves of tremendous destructive power, moving man-made structures aside as easily as a child moves Lego© […]

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[col. writ.] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 Sometimes, I’m shocked by the youth of some of the young men around me.
I’ve met guys who have never heard of Chuck D., Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. When I mention names like these, I can tell by their blank stares that they have absolutely no idea who these great musicians are – or were.
It’s impossible to talk […]

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