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Class Is Back In Session – DAS KA REBEL

    ali@professorali.com “The Professor is back! A.L.I. has released another album packed with brilliant lyrics and incisive social commentary. Wonderful.” — iTunes www.professorali.com SF BAY A… more →

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Class Is Back In Session - DAS KA REBEL — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 2 months ago:     ali@professorali.com “The Professor is back! A.L.I. has released another album packed with brill … more →

Tags: professor ali, Carbon Cycle Diaries, Emerald Manifesto, Isiah Thomas, Kam, Brotha Kam, Planet Asia, Prodigal Sunn, Dead Prez

Native Sun — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 9 months ago: Native Sun by Professor A.L.I. I remember when I first met Carter, five years ago; it was hard to mi … more →

Tags: Reflections, Professor A.L.I., Emerald Manifesto, professor ali, KRS One, Brand Nubian, permaculture, griot, Native Sun

Lamentation of the Hip-Hop Poet: Occupy Oakland & Free Bahrain — 2 comments

blacksteven wrote 1 year ago: Lamentation of the Hip-Hop Poet: Occupy Oakland & Free Bahrain by Professor A.L.I. The lamentati … more →

Tags: Emerald Manifesto, Professor A.L.I., Bahrain, Boots Riley, Free Bahrain, griot, hip-hop is dead, Hip Hop Is Not Dead, occupy oakland

The Price We Pay — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 1 year ago: Price We Pay by Professor A.L.I. & Yusuf Abdul Mateen Is the price we pay worth it? When these i … more →

Tags: Ali Mushaima, Bahrain, Bahrain's Shia, Political Prisoners in Bahrain, Revolution in Bahrain, Revolution in Yemen, Shia of Bahrain, Shia of Yemen, Yemen

Are You Hip? — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 1 year ago: Are You Hip? “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” When I mention those words to people these days … more →

Tags: Professor A.L.I., Emerald Manifesto, Basic Instructions, Basic Instructions before leaving earth, Shabazz the Disciple, metaphysics, Thomas Aquinas, "Crusader Mentality", Rene Descartes

blacksteven wrote 1 year ago: Black Skin, White Masks: My Song with Lord Jamar If any moment validated what I do as a poet and art … more →

Tags: Carbon Cycle Diaries, Professor A.L.I., black steven, professor ali, black skin, hip-hop, Hip Hop Is Not Dead, Muslim Hip Hop, Lord Jamar

IRAQ: Images that Raise Anger and Questions — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 1 year ago: IRAQ: Images that Raise Anger and Questions (inspired by Jonathan Yusuf) My door opens to terror, mi … more →

Tags: imam hussain, kerbala, iraq, karbala, Arab, baghdad, Muslim, Fallujah, War-on-terror

Area 72

blacksteven wrote 1 year ago: Area 72 by Professor A.L.I. If you’re a friend to Hussain, you’re a friend to us Yaa Hussain, Yaa Hu … more →

Tags: Carbon Cycle Diaries, Professor A.L.I., 72 martyrs, Abbas, Ahlul Bayt, ali akbar, Area 72, ashura, Emerald Manifesto

Hate Muslims! — 2 comments

blacksteven wrote 1 year ago: What makes a 'Muslim' hate Muslims? 10/30/11 Dear Norwegian Sisters and Brothers, I want t … more →

Tags: Carbon Cycle Diaries, Professor A.L.I., 12 princes, fatima, Fatima is Fatima, Fatima is Fatima Movement, hate muslims, I hate Muslims, Islam

Carbon Cycle Diaries ~ A Reflection by Professor A.L.I. — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Carbon Cycle Diaries ~ A Reflection The other day I called up the grandson of one of my penultimate … more →

Tags: Reflections, Carbon Cycle Diaries, Professor A.L.I., professor ali, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, professorali, Carbon Cycle, Professor A.L.I. Carbon Cycle

Kerbala, By Any Means

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Kerbala, By Any Means Asalaamu’Alaykum I am El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X Am I a shining black … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, professor ali, imam hussain, hussain, Martyr, Malcolm X, yazeed

Inspiration Abdullah — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Inspiration Abdullah A Eulogy for Ismail Abdullah Memories fade after a while, but never your smile … more →

Tags: Personal, Ismail, ismail abdullah

Prayer from the People

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Prayer from the People Asalaamu’Alaykum, I am Bobby Hutton I was a lil’ Panther, lil’ Bobby, a lil’ … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, professor ali, imam hussain, hussain, Martyr, Abbas, Imam Zainulabideen

Lex Talionis

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Lex Talionis Asalaamu’Alaykum I am John Brown Usurpers squat, surround, once hallowed ground Rape se … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, professor ali, imam hussain, hussain, Martyr, kerbala, karbala

Rubber Bullets, Bounce Back

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Rubber Bullets, Bounce Back Asalaamu’Alaykum, I am Patrice Lumumba Listen to the tale of the journey … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, professor ali, imam hussain, hussain, fatima, Abbas, sakina

Quilombo

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Quilombo Asalaamu’Alaykum I am Zumbi Enslaved by Portuguese, though born free Forefathers once slave … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, imam hussain, yazeed, Zainab, Kufa, Qarib, Euphrates

Old Cotton Tree

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Old Cotton Tree Asalaamu’Alaykum, I am Paul Bogle Thus spoke the local, someone had to be vocal Now … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, imam hussain, hussain, Abbas, yazeed, Ibn Ziyad, Jamaica

Horseshoes & Bulldozers — 1 comment

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Horseshoes & Bulldozers Asalaamu’Alaykum I am Rachel Corrie Human body falls to machinations of … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, imam hussain, hussain, Zainab, Hussayn, Qasim, Rachel Corrie

Sat Sri Akal

blacksteven wrote 2 years ago: Sat Sri Akal Asalaamu’Alaykum, I am Balbir Singh Sodhi Once alive, open eyes, look within, do you kn … more →

Tags: Political, 72 Martyr Series, black steven, professor ali, imam hussain, hussain, yazeed, kerbala, karbala


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