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Culture, Race & Economy

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  1. Started by harry brown,

    LISTENING TO THE CHRISTMAS SONGS,3 VERSIONS OF SILENT NIGHT,MAHALIA JACKSON,TEMPTATIONS,IMPRESSIONS/WHEN THE BLACK CHURCH BELLS RING,AND AFTER THE CHOIRS SING,WHAT IS THE BLACK PREACHERS SERMON/I BELIEVE IN LUKE 2 1-20 AND MATTHEW 2 1-12,THEY TALK ABOUT THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.IT DOS NOT SAY AFTER MARY AND JOSEPH WAS TURNING AWAY FROM THE INN, THAT IN THE STABLE WAS BORN A WHITE BABY WITH BLUE EYES,HE WS LYING IN THE MANGER.KINGS AND WISE MEN WERE BRINGING GIFTS TO THE WHITE SAVIOR./BLACK PEOPLE ARE SPIRITUALLY ENSLAVED BY CORRUPT PREACHERS WHO LUST FOR MONEY AND WOMEN//NOT RELIGIOUS AND NOT A BIBLE READER ,BLACK PEOPLE THA…

  2. Started by Maurice,

    Having huge problems with posting this in the What are you Listening to now thread for some reason. Probably something to do with the device I'm using so I'll have to make do with it here. I think this is from 1972. I could be a year out mind.

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  3. Guest Shanel

    For a long time, I've wondered where other Black business owners of all levels look for collaboration and talent. One thing I know for sure about most is that talent is to hard to find that matches where the business is at its current state and where it is trying to go. In addition there is a level of distrust that still exists among the Black community that I have experienced as a talent and setting out on my own. There is no designated platform as of yet like a linkedin or indeed of sorts for us to come together. Given the social, economic, and environmental shift I am interested in co-working and collaborating with black businesses and creating …

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  4. Started by richardmurray,

    more of my favorite tracks https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2244&type=status

  5. Started by richardmurray,

    Steven Zhang was the president of a football club called Inter Milan. What he did matters for one reason. His situation exposes the low quality of ownership in humanity. A set of sport steams signed a contract to make their own league, it has alot of precedent. But only one club made sure it had a provisional clause to exit the contract upon conditions unfavorable to the club. The question heading this post is the key, please answer in comments. Josep Bartomeu- the now legally fallen former president of FC Barcelona for his financial activities. Andrea Agnelli the now excommunicado former president of Juventus because he signed said contract in my view. The gla…

  6. Started by richardmurray,

    Does the more pulpit ramblings a website offer increase its financial value?

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  7. Started by harry brown,

    Black Church Was Burned Down By.Arson Last Week In Greenville, Mississippi. Church Burners Wrote Vote For Trump On Side Of The Church. Trump Knows KKK, Neo Nazi.Support Him And He Like It. Donald Trump.As Racist ,Evil, Vile As KKK, Neo Nazi.... F B I Has No Problem With A Presidential Candidate Supported By Terrorist In This Country. What Terror Attacks Are Planned, After Hillary Clinton Becomes President?

  8. Congressman John Lewis Who Marched And Talked With Dr. Martin Luther King Talks About Moral Obligation. He Will .Not Talk About Black Preachers Corrupt Behavior. Preachers Killing Their Wives,Beating Their Wives,Having Children With ,Mistresses,Worshipping Money. Not Talking About Black Men Having Children With Many Women Not Raising Them. Street Gangs Slaughtering Black People In Streets . Crack Houses,Sex ,Houses .Difference Between Black Holocaust And The Jewish Holocaust, The Jewish People Are Not Continuing Their Holocaust. Racist White Can Watch Black People Genocide Themselves. The Church Used To Be A Place Of Unity And Strategy..Black Politicians ,NAACP.,Black C…

  9. Started by richardmurray,

    on coaching LINK on Black Youth LINK

  10. Started by Cynique,

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  11. I KEW OF THE TUSKEGEE EXPERIMENTS ON BLACK MEN IN ALABAMA FROM 1930'S TO 1972..BLACK MEN WERE SUPPOST TO BE TREATED FOR SYPHILIS .SOME DIED FROM THE EXPERIMENTING,SOME NEVER HAD THE SYPHILIS..EXPERIMENTS THEY WERE RADIATION EXPERIMENTS ON BLACK MEN..THERE IS A VIDEO OF RADIATION ON BLACK MEN, THERE WERE HOLES IN THERE HEAD,BROWN SKIN TURNED FROM BROWN TO STRAWBERRY RED...BLACK PEOPLE TRIED TO SUE THE COMPANY THAT WAS EXPERIMENTING ON THEM YEARS LATER,TOLD THEY COULD NOT.BUT THE COMPANY THAT EXPERIMENTED ON THEM MADE MILLIONS FROM THERE EXPERIMENT RESEARCH...THE COMPANY IN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME OF THE EXPERIMENTING WAS IN THE PRISON.HOLMESBURG PRISON...SOME OF …

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  12. IN 1968, REV. KYLES WAS THERE IN MEMPHIS AT THE LORRAINE MOTEL WITH DR. KING..HE SAID HE STOOD BY THE BALCONY WITH DR.KING WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD KAPOW..HE TURNED AROUND,DR. KING HAD FELL,LAYING DOWN WITH MUCH OF HIS FACE TORN, BLOOD EVERYWHERE..WHEN POLICE CAME, HE IS ONE OF THE MEN POINTING TO WHERE THE GUN SHOT CAME FROM, IN THE INFAMOUS PICTURE...REV. SAMUEL KYLES IS PASTOR OF MONUMENTAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN MEMPHIS...REV. KYLES SEEM TO BE FORGOTTEN IN BLACK HISTORY....TO THIS DAY, BLACK AND WHITE DO NOT BELIEVE JAMES EARL RAY KILLED DR. KING ALONE...MEMPHIS POLICE,KU KLUX KLAN TRASH, FBI ,,WE WILL PROBALY NEVER KNOW.////////

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  13. Started by harry brown,

    IN BOSTON FBI KILLS ISIS TERROR SUSPECT///AMERICANS WHITE, BROWN AND BLACK SEEM TO BE JOINING ISIS TERROR GROUP///LAST APRIL IN ARIZONA, NEO NAZI GOES ON A SHOOTING SPREE, KILLING ONE PERSON, SHOOTING 5 OTHERS,/HOW DID THE LAW STOP HIM WITH A TASER GUN, TERRORIST SHOOTING PEOPLE, ONE PERSON KILLED, NEO NAZI WITH HITLER TATTOO,S, IS ZAPPED WITH A TASER GUN..U.S. GOVERNMENT, REPUBLICAN STEVE SCALISE, WAS AT A NEO NAZI WHITE SUPREMACIST POLITICAL GATHERING IN 2002/ALL REPUBLICANS, 2 DEMOCRATS SUPPORT STEVE SCALISE/LAST YEAR, WHITE POLICE WERE FIRED IN FLORIDA FOR BEING KU KLUX KLAN ME…

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  14. Started by Cynique,

    Well, The Chicago Cubs ended their 108-year drought and finally won the world series! I went through the motions of celebrating because this year's team really was the best in the league and deserved the honor. But me, my late husband, and one of my sons have been Chicago White Sox fans since day one, and it's extremely hard for die-hard Sox backers to cheer for the Cubs. And vice versa, as demonstrated by the Cub supporters in my family who were luke warm when the White Sox won the pennant in 2005. But, if ever Chicago needed a shot in the arm to deaden the shame of the reputation it has gained as the murder capital of America, it is now. This is a good time to rem…

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  15. Started by Cynique,

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  16. Started by harry brown,

    AUTHOR AND THEOLOGIAN ANTHONY B. PINN HAS INTERESTING BOOKS.ONE IS TRANSFORMING THE BLACK CHURCH//HE ASK, WHAT IS THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE BLACK CHURCH/WHAT ARE QUESTIONS, FACING BLACK CHURCHES IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY///THE PURPOSE OF THE BLACK CHURCH, DOES SOMEONE KNOW////BLACK CHURCHES HAVE BECOME SLAVE CABINS ON PLANTATIONS, THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLKS ARE ENSLAVED///CONFINED////.HE WANTS TO TRANSFOR BLACK CHURCHES, THAT IS A POINTLESS MISSION/////BLACK CHURCHES USED TO BE A PLACE OF SPIRITUAL UP LIFTING AND CIVIL RIGHTS STRATEGIES WERE DISCUSSED..///I SAW SUNDAY NIGHT …

  17. Black Women and Fat By ALICE RANDALL Published: May 5, 2012 FOUR out of five black women are seriously overweight. One out of four middle-aged black women has diabetes. With $174 billion a year spent on diabetes-related illness in America and obesity quickly overtaking smoking as a cause of cancer deaths, it is past time to try something new. The was a very popular article as illustrated by the tracking on the bit.ly link tracking (which is justr a subset of the social media lift https://bitly.com/Ix8Vh2+ Most of the conversation online was in reaction, to the reaction, to the article. I can't tell most people never read the actual article. You might r…

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  18. “Goodreads is one of the bookiest online places to be. It’s got avid readers, book lovers, and tons of reviews. With over 300 million pageviews and 45 million unique visitors a month, GR also very influential and I recommend you join if you haven’t already.” I got this in an email today. Well actually it was linked in an email to an article with the headline, "Goodreads is a great spot for readers." Of course I was intrigued and read the article. The author, who is Black, was promoting a giveaway on Goodreads. Of course this is a reasonable way to promote one's work to a broad audience. However, I did find great promotion of Goodreads, which is…

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  19. Diwali Religious Festival; A NATIONAL HOLIDAY In AMERICA —The White House So much for Separation of Church & State! This OCTOBER FESTIVAL of Lights of the Hindus from India has become an official holiday here in America in which in some areas, schools are closed down for the celebration days. It was first honored by President Bush in 2003 but in 2007 by way of President Obama, it became an official holiday in America and celebrated in the White House. And in the past years, several past presidents attended the festivities held in the White House along with former president Barack Obama. It was said that this Diwali Festival originated as a Hind…

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  20. Guest Jean Watson
    Started by Guest Jean Watson,

    This book may be of interest to you: Godfrey Mwakikagile, "Reflections on Race Relations: A Personal Odyssey." https://www.am*zon.com/Reflections-Race-Relations-Personal-Odyssey/dp/998799783X There are parts of the book, which seem to be about half of the entire work, you can read by clicking on the link below. I am not familiar with all the books written by Africans about their experiences in the United States, including racism, but this is definitely one of them, covering the abuse and humiliation of black people not only in the United States but also in Africa - and wherever they are: https://sites.google.com/site/intercontinentalboo…

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  21. Started by harry brown,

    Black. Christians. Resurrection. Contradictions. There. Was. A. Stone,In. Front. Of. The. Tomb. There. Was. No. Stone. In. Front. Of,The. Tomb. Of. Your. Jesus. Resurrection. ..Was. Your. Jesus ,Married. To. Mary. Magdalene. ? She. Was. A. Prostitute. ..,Some., Have. Said. He. Was. Married. To. Mary. And. Martha. And. Had,,Children. ...Some. Believe. He never. Existed. .Lot. Of. Black,People. Agree. With. Chris. Rock. Black. Christians. Ate,Black ,People. With. No. Memory. Christanity. Is. A. Slave. Chain. On., Black,People. . Christanity. Is. White. Supremacy. .......Are. There. ,,White. Jesus. Pictures. In. Black. Churches. ???.

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  22. Started by boitumelo,

    ACCORDING TO ROLAND MARTIN ON TV ONE.CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS GETS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, WHAT DO THEY DO WITH MONEY BESIDES GIVING IT TO PREACHERS SO THEY BUILD PERSONAL SPORTS SIZE CHURCHES/ I DO NOT BELIEVE CONGRESS WOMAN BERNICE JOHNSON IS THE ONLY BLACK POLITICIAN GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RELATIVES,WE HAVE BLACK OVERSEER'S...PREACHERS ARE PIMPS...

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  23. Started by Cynique,

    The Only One Chapter 16 “It’s like waitin for the other shoe to drop.” Philip Atkins was saying to his partner Brooks Jones as they rode along, on their way to their favorite greasy spoon diner for lunch, discussing the fact that the garbage dumpster serial killer hadn’t struck lately. “Maybe he’s on a hiatus,” Brooks suggested. “Might have an engagement lined up for tomorrow night, one that shows some promise. And even if the date doesn’t cooperate, he can still get his rocks by killing her." “Man, that’s cold,” Philip scowled.. “You sound more like a misogynistic rap fan than the - cerebral jazz devotee you call yourself!” “I’m just trying to get insid…

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  24. Started by Troy,

    @Kalexander2, in an earlier conversation, brought up an online news firm he'd previously planned to start, the JPCC News agency. That actually reminded me of a company I started, back in 1991 when I was in MBA school, working in the computer lab with @Delano. I'm order than Del, but he was ahead of me in school.' Anywho when K2 mentioned "JPCC" it really triggered memories. I went to the Wayback Machine and found a snapshot of the JPCC website from 1995. JPCC was one of the first websites that I created; I'm not sure what year that but it was not long after the Netscape Navigator web browser became available. AALBC started as a directory on this website ba…

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  25. Started by harry brown,

    If. Black. Lives. Matter. Democrats. Should. Put . Up. Surveillance ,,Cameras. In. Chicago. Baltimore. Philadelphia. New. Jersey. ,Detroit ,St. Louis. To. See Who. Is. Responsible. For. The. Street ,Gang. Murders. Black. People. Children. Slaughtered. In. The. Streets. White. Black. Democrats. Angry. With. Trump. Terrorist. ,,Attacking. The. Capitol. Building. ,Hitler. Racist. Police. Murdering ,,Black. People. I. Asked. Where. Is. Black. Lives. Matter. . All. The ,,Black. Votes. Democrats. Get. . Black. . Street. Gangs,,Like. Neo. Nazi. Klan. Are Terrorist. ....Black. Deaths. By. ,,Street. Gangs. Have. No. Value. The. Democrats. Got. The. ,House ,Senate. And …

  26. Started by ProfD,

    Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to resign at some point. Maybe PM Johnson will finally get to the barbershop for a decent hair cut. He also needs to see a tailor to get fitted for suits. After 60 members of his government quit, PM Johnson has lost the confidence of his party. The citizens are ready to see his circus leave town too. I hope the US will be fortunate enough to keep its former clown in chief from bringing his big top back to Washington. All it takes is for the GOP to close ranks and shut him out. Unfortunately, power and greed are intoxicating. 😎

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  27. Started by richardmurray,

    2023 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium | Center4BlackLit all details at the following link, including how to register Vendors you have till February 17th to apply https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2245&type=status

  28. Started by harry brown,

    IN FLORIDA,THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL INVESTIGATE BLACK PEOPLE,OTHER MINORITY PEOPLE ARRESTED BY THE WHITE POLICE THAT WAS FIRED FOR BEING KU KLUX KLAN MEMBERS..WHITE POLICE OFFICERS,ONE DEPUTY FIRED FOR BEING KLAN MEMBERS,ON THE NEWS WHITE POLICE ,WHITE POLICTICIANS DENIE WHITE POLICE ARE RACIST//.ON THE NEWS, REPUBLICAN STEVE SCALISE WAS AT A WHITE SUPREMACY POLITICAL GATHERING IN 2002/HE DENIES KNOWING IT WAS A WHITE SUPREMACIST,KLAN POLITICAL GATHERING, BUT NEO NAZI KKK DAVID DUKES SAYS SCALISE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE.WHITE POLICTICIANS ,WHITE POLICE , KU KLUX KLAN MEMBERS,KU KLUX KLAN, TERRORIST ORGAN…

  29. Started by richardmurray,

    Do you play pokemon?

  30. Started by richardmurray,

    please follow the calenders and just cause I love Red Rum, my second favorite horse, behind aristides

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  31. Started by Pioneer1,

    Now Toure is giving White people a pass to say "nigger". And again, he's called "Black" but when I do research of him he's of questionable racial background. Is wife doesn't look Black at all, to me.

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  32. Started by Troy,

    GRITtv: Hosted by Esther Armah this episode features Karen Hunter, Rosalind McLymont, Akiba Solomon talking about media covergae of Black folks (Should we abolish Black History Month, is the media lazy, and is Precious precious?). An excellent program! http://bit.ly/grittv

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  33. Started by Cynique,

    We all thought God was an elderly father figure with long white hair, wearing flowing white robes. Little did we know that all along "he" was a "she" and her name was Oprah. She inspires worship and praise and is loved by legions, - earth mother personified in designer clothes, permed hair and fake eye-lashes, generous and charitable and confident. More power to her as she ascends to another plane amid the roar of her faithful. What else can I say? You go, Girl!

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  34. Started by Waterstar,

    "Truth does not change, only our awareness of it." -Attallah Shabazz

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  35. I REALLY wish the media would stop writing shit like "strong economy" and "low unemployment rate." The terms are even used in an article describing how 7 million American are about to have their cars repossessed. Strong economy for who, the rich corporations and the people who run and own them? What does low unemployment rate mean when you don't count the incarcerated or those who have given up looking but want to work. Even those who do work the wages are are low and benefits are nonexistent. In states like Florida almost half the population makes less than $20 an hour. At some point, the chickens will come home to roost and we will have to dea…

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  36. Started by Troy,

    SUMMER IS A CHALLENGING TIME FOR PUBLISHERS LIKE BCP A Note from BCP’s Publisher, Let me begin by thanking you for being a supporter of Black Classic Press. We owe our existence to your support and remain grateful to you. …

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  37. Started by Chrishayden,

    http://best.complex.com/lists/The-50-Most-Racist-Movies

  38. IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, COLLEGE STUDENT MATTHEW AJIBADE'S DEATH BEING CALLED A MURDER/MATTHEW AJIBADE WAS ARRESTED ,AFTER SOME TIME, HE IS BEATING UP, HIS HEAD BEATEN, HE DIES....LAST MONTH POLICE WERE FIRED, DEPUTIES WERE FIRED...MATTHEW AJIBADE CAME FROM NIGERIA///ON THE NEWS, BLACK CHILD DIES ON DAY CARE VAN..BLACK DAY CARE WORKERS ARRESTED.... THIS COUNTRY CONCERNED ABOUT ISIS...LAST WEEK IN BOSTON, ISIS SUSPECT WAS SHOT ,KILLED...BLACK MAN, ARRESTED THEY ASSUMED IN JOINED ISIS...IN FLORIDA WHITE NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER ARRESTED FOR TRAINING KKK,NEO NAZI FOR COMING RACE WAR,...IN WAS …

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  39. 43rd Day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: Activist Fannie Lou Hamer passed 39 years ago today. I missed a few days, but I was out of town--fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the Kingston Book Festival (more on that later). I really wanted to personally make a Black History Month post every day of the year, but it is just impractical. I really admire Fannie Lou Hamer.

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  40. Hello everyone! I am looking for 3-4 African-Americans who have seen the movie "Green Book" and would be willing to take part in my questionnaire that is designed to identify critical issues related to racial discrimination and inequality in the United States of America. I am a student of English philology in Poland, and by completing this questionnaire you will help me better understand the current status of this issue. The results of this survey will be analyzed and presented in my master’s thesis: “Green Book”: A road trip through an American land of discrimination and racial inequality. To complete this survey you will need around 30 minutes. …

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  41. Started by richardmurray,

    https://rakuten.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Kobo

  42. Started by Cynique,

    PATTY JACKSON'S 4-1-1 WEEK ENDING: May 27th 2011 After 14 years, Singer Faith Evans and her husband Todd Russaw are calling it quits. In court papers, they listed their separation year as 2005, but they had a child together in 2007. The couple is saying their split was a mutual decision. Evans is in talks to do a reality show with KeKe Wyatt, Kelly Price and Angie Stone. Motown Founder Berry Gordy says it’s time to set the record straight. He is putting together a Motown musical said to be costing $100 million. The music will detail his life and how he stared the famed label. Will he tell the truth? Will he talk about the love affair and secret love child with…

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  43. HALF MY SIZE: How I Ate to Lose 150 lbs! Book Release Video!

  44. Started by harry brown,

    If. Jussie Smollett Is. Guilty. Of Organizing. The. Attack. On. ,Him,Putting. A. Noose ,Around. His. On. Neck,He. Should. Appologies,To. All The. Black. People. In. This. Country,Our Black,History Of Hangings,Lynchings,Black Women Were. ,Also,Hung From Trees. The Picture Of Emmett. Till. Brutal-Murder. The White Trash Woman Who Lied Accusing Emmett-Till,,She Is Alive,Living In Mississippi.She Admit She Lied..Neo, Nazi Police. Uniform Have Murdered. Black People, Deliberately...In ,front. Of,The. News,Cameras ,,Jussie Smollett Should. Apologies. To,His. People. Those. Alive. And. Those Dead.....Read…

  45. Started by Cynique,

    Something else to share in my ongoing quest to add an "eclectic" flavor to this board. Holy Land in 3D 360 degrees all around Amazing! After you are viewing, you can take your curser and look up &down anywhere as if you were standing there......read all of the directions first. http://www.360tr.com/kudus/kiyamet_eng/index.html This is the Church of Holy Sepulcher. The place Jesus died and was buried. There are nine pictured 3D areas that you can access. The last one is inside the Crypt, where he was buried. This is really something..You might say it's the next best thing to being there.This is amazing. It is your trip to the H…

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  46. THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF SLAM, LAUNCHING A 4-DAY MASTERCLASS SERIES WITH AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER MARC LEVIN (DECEMBER 5-8, 2013) Tonight the Maysles Cinema brings you the film that captivated critics and judges from Sundance to Cannes and turned slam poetry into the global phenomenon it is today: Marc Levin's SLAM. Join acclaimed poet and performer Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn (of The Wire), Bonz Malone, Bob Holman, Liza Jessie Peterson, Richard Stratton and Marc Levin at the Dempsey Auditorium in Harlem (127 W. 127th Street) for the 15th Anniversary of this seminal film and the first gathering of the talent behind it since 1998. The discussion will be…

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