The Imagination

Black farmers and gardeners have been growing and raising food before it was cool, when it was what one did for survival. They were organic before organic–few could afford fertilizers and modern farm equipment; biodynamic before biodynamic–the earth-cosmos-animal-human connection has always been a major tenet of pre-Christianity African-centered spirituality and farming; sustainable before sustainable–can’t misuse what you ain’t got; local before local–black farmers’ had limited local selling power because of few profitable wholesale and retail opportunities and institutionalized racism; and, they are all small family farms.

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What it means to remember that which we already know.

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Feminism is anti-sexism. A male who has divested of male privilege, who has embraced feminist politics, is a worthy comrade in struggle, in no way a threat to feminism, whereas a female who remains wedded to sexist thinking and behavior infiltrating feminist movement is a dangerous threat. Significantly, the most powerful intervention made by consciousness-raising groups was the demand that all females confront their internalized sexism, their allegiance to patriarchal thinking and action, and their commitment to feminist conversion. That intervention is still needed. It remains the necessary step for anyone choosing feminist politics. The enemy within must be transformed before we can confront the enemy outside. The threat, the enemy, is sexist thought and behavior. As long as females take up the banner of feminist politics without addressing and transforming their own sexism, ultimately the movement will be undermined.

-bell hooks, Feminism is for Everybody

just going to emphasize that last sentence again: As long as females take up the banner of feminist politics without addressing and transforming their own sexism, ultimately the movement will be undermined.

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Interviewer:	What does Black Power mean?
Kwame Ture:	It means black people coming together and using their energies, and making a power base to do what they have to do in order to insure their liberation. If you really go into it deeply it means that Black people must be in control of their lives, must be in control of their politics, the economics, and the social aspects that determine their lives.”
Interviewer:	Stokely, when you say ‘by any means necessary,’ exactly, what do you mean?
Kwame Ture:	By any means necessary means whichever tactic is applicable to bring about the best and most effective results to use. If a nonviolent demonstration can bring it, use it. If a ‘violent’ demonstration can bring it, use it; by any means necessary.

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Turt fashion.

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“Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past. Therefore we need enlightenment. We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity. Once we have more knowledge (light) about each other, we will stop condemning each other and a United front will be brought about.”- Baba Omowale x el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz x MALCOLM X. 88years STRONG

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You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.

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Writing is a difficult, lonely endeavor, and every writer is a perpetual beginner. Therefore, don’t be ungenerous with another person’s attempts. Such an act will only reflect on you.

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We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit.

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