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On May 30, 1975, the author and intellectual Toni Morrison visited Portland State University and gave a speech, followed by a Q+A with a panel of academics. That speech was recently uncovered by an archivist and posted by the Portland State Library, then tweeted and amplified by a blog called The An

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Toni Morrison - On Language, Evil and ‘the white gaze’

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By Lauren Barber, Manakaprr Coneth, Alex Dean, Erica Jordan, and Ann Nguyen

#syllabus #seat at the table

#john coltrane #jazz #music #black music #classical

“An artist is a sort of emotional or spiritual historian. His role is to make you realize the doom and glory of knowing who you are and what you are.”

#james baldwin #To read

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Chocolat (1988), Directed by Claire Denis.

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Poster for “Chocolat” - 1988 by Claire Denis.

#frantz fanon

genius, incredible genius.

#alice coltrane

I am looking forward to embracing freedom this summer, in all of its forms.

#personal

Rabih Abou Khalil - Blue Camel

#jazz #arab

Orna - Chioiseries Pt 3

#hip hop #chinese

On being non political or indifferent to oppression (especially in positions of power/privilege): " Day after day, the system weaves around you its pernicious consequences; day after day its instigators betray you, pursuing in the name of [Canada] a policy as foreign as possible, not only to your real interests, but also your greatest expectations... You pride yourself on keeping your distance from a certain order of things; as a consequence you give a free hand to those who thrive in unhealthy atmospheres, a creation of their own behavior. And if, apparently, you manage not to soil your hands, it's because others are doing the dirty work in your place. You have your henchmen, and all things considered, you are the real guilty party; for without you, without your blind indifference, such men could not under take such acts that condemn you as much as they dishonor them

Francis Jeanson, "Cette Algerie conquise et pacifiee" p. 624

#frantz fanon #Francis jeanson