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Jared Ball discussing his book “A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable’s Malcolm X”
Thankyou for your patience as we work out the kinks with “The Indie: Independent Art, Independent Business, Independent Thought”, my new radio show airing on the Paradise Radio Network, CBS Radio and http://www.alvinjones.com and notarapper.icom. This interview is just in time to lead into the celebration of Malcolm X’s Birthday! Feel free to read a […]
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5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP!
May 3, 2013
So, I’m here with my family and co-conspirators putting together this years Malcolm X Birthday Celebration, and we realized why this is such an important event for us. There should be more opportunities in our community to reflect on our shared legacy of struggle against oppression, celebrate our abilities and potential as a people, and […]
Malcolm X Birthday Celebration May 19, 2013
April 16, 2013
[Description] Join us for this Birthday Party with live music and food at the historic Sankofa Video and Books Cafe on Georgia Avenue. Celebrate the birthday of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz aka Malcolm X. There will be a free event outdoors (Arts Under the Stars, and Crescent Moon Nights style) featuring performances and presentations from Bomani […]
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Interview with Arsalan Iftikhar of “Islamic Pacifism”
March 6, 2013
I was fortunate to be able to interview friend and NPR barbershop alum Arsalan Ifkitar about his new book “Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post Ossama Era”. Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author of the book Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era. Arsalan is also […]
Posted in: Religion/Spirituality, The Indie
Science Experiment
February 25, 2013
Before there was this thing called Google (and yes, for those 25 and younger there was a pre-Google world), the 10 year old me use to spend hours leafing through encyclopedias. There would be one word or concept I’d hear about on the news or see referenced in a movie or book, and I’d go […]
Posted in: Uncategorized, Youth Development
First Single Dad Profile - Frantzy
February 19, 2013
Reblogged from A Single Parent Is: I have the privilege to get to know single parents all the time. Earlier this week a parent at my school remarked, “I didn't know you were single. Sometimes I feel so alone here.” It can be a lonely place when parenting around parents who are so visibly and publicly partnered. […]
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Fill in the Blank God (a poem)
January 28, 2013
I serve a fill in the blank god better yet, that god serves me I could call myself an atheist, use my scientifically inclined mind to break down physical phenomenon into binary numbers mathematically navigating the imaginary space between us but I am hard headed and a poet I know a spirit when I hear […]
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Drug War 101: 5 Things You Should Watch or Read
January 21, 2013
“Coz the war on drugs, is just a war on us And the wrong time to see it is when you in them cuffs” – Stic.man of Dead Prez I have no reason to think that my voice will be any louder or more clear than countless others trying to bring attention to the horrible […]
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“Soul Food Junkies” with Byron Hurt
January 18, 2013
Join us as we launch our new show “the Indie” with Byron Hurt, writer and director of the winning film “Soul Food Junkies” that will air on PBS the same night. Byron Hurt explores the health advantages and disadvantages of Soul Food, a quintessential American cuisine. Soul food will also be used as the lens […]
Posted in: Black Culture, The Indie
…Grateful.
January 16, 2013
Reblogged from A Single Parent Is: In times when I am cranky and short, when I am stirring about and making demands, my younger son often gets right in my face, or grabs me around the waist, looks up and exclaims, “Mommy, smile!” He follows this with the silliest of grins making me chuckle every […]
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Single Parenting: Raising Sons with my Ex
January 14, 2013
“It didn’t work out with me an your mom But yo push come to shove You was conceived in love” - Will Smith (Just the Two of Us) If you had told me my night would go like this, being out bowled by not one, but two six year olds, I would have never believed […]
Time to be Independent
January 7, 2013
“Until the lions can tell their stories, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter.” – African Proverb Tune in next Monday at 10pm on PBS to watch the documentary “Soul Food Junkies” by noted filmmaker Byron Hurt. This isn’t the entire point of this blog post, but I realized after writing half of this […]
Open Letter to Michael Vick from a Redskins Fan
December 31, 2012
Hello Michael Vick, My name is Bomani Armah and I am life long die-hard Washington football fan. I am writing this letter to ask you to sign with my favorite team for the next four to six years and here is why. You, no doubt, are worried about whether or not the Philadelphia Eagles will […]
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When to Take Away the Guns: How Guns and Mental Health Have Affected Me
December 17, 2012
My family knows about guns. I am a man of African descent, who lives in North America and speaks English. That is only possible because of one tool. The Gun. The gun didn’t force my ancestors into the hull of a ship on the coast of West Africa. The gun didn’t push my native ancestors […]
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Why “Colored Folk” Should Care About Palestine
December 5, 2012
“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war…” – Emperor Haile Selassie This past Friday I had a great time raising money for medical relief in Gaza following the latest bombardment of the Palestinians there by the U.S. backed Israeli military. There […]
Posted in: Performances and Appearances, Politics
You Have Until Friday to Finish Talking About Petreaus’ Affair
November 14, 2012
“…See I don’t want him, if he ain’t made no arrangement with you/ I hope you would’ve done the same thing for me too” – Erykah Badu from “Booty” Can we stop lying to ourselves for a moment? Can we stop pretending like it’s some historical anomaly for the most power military general on the […]
Posted in: Politics, Uncategorized
“More than the Mic” with Rae Shine
November 4, 2012
Thanks again for reading my blog. If you don’t already know, I’m one of several skilled engineers who work out of Urban-Intalek Studios in Washington D.C.. I’m passionate about helping people find and express their voice artistically, and working at Washington D.C.’s premiere boutique studio is a great way to do it! I’ll be posting […]
Question 6 & Compromising the Bible
November 2, 2012
“I’m just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord! Please don’t let me be misunderstood” – Please Don’t let me be Misunderstood Written by B. Benjamin, G. Caldwell and S. Marcus Consider what it would be like, if your religion taught that you were cursed at birth? To know that what you are at […]
Posted in: Politics, Uncategorized
#Buycott Substantial’s “Home is Where the Art is”
October 8, 2012
It was after sunset, so the breeze bit a little harder, and the jacket I wore was a little thin. I’m usually in a better mood while waiting for my mobile reading room and writing desk (aka the 70 bus) but I had just finished a week of running ragged by oversleeping and missing my […]
Posted in: Music, Uncategorized
Okay Barack: Show’em Your Black Side
October 5, 2012
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” – Mike Tyson Last spring my twin sons were learning how to identify coins in their kindergarten class. I was excited to help them, so I pulled out a bunch of change from my pocket and started explaining who all the Presidents were on […]
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It’s a Party, But Not a Game: Why I’m not voting for Obama
October 1, 2012
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ~ Mark Twain When it’s all said and done, I’ll blame my Presidential vote on Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa being such a horrible party host. When I tuned into the DNC’s big convention party, I was rudely […]
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Nick Sarillo Talks Small Business with Dr. Jones
September 26, 2012
Reblogged from The Even Place: One of my most rewarding and important experiences as a young adult was working at an African American bookstore chain, run like a close-knit family. The first day on the job the owner, knowing most retail employees are usually just passing through, gave me a copy of The Mis-education of […]
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COME 2 MALCOLM X DAY!!
Busboys and Poets
Urban-Intalek Studios
The Even Place
ChillOut DC
Words Beats & Life
Grindstone Universal
May 6, 2013
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