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We ain't gon stop 'till the battle is Won!

THE PICS ARE FROM ONE OF THE MANY MEETINGS THAT FOLKS I ORGANIZED WITH ADDRESSING BART

THE VIDEO BELOW IS FROM MISTAH FABBY HIMSELF ALONG WITH BABA ZUMBI of ZION-I SPEAKING ON IT....


AND WE AINT GON STOP TILL THE BATTLE IS ONE KEEP SPEAKING ON IT CHANGE COMES FROM THE PEOPLE!!!! We may have a wonderful leader but he aint god he cant be everywhere at one time to make sure injustice like the murder of Oscar Grant, or anyone, doesnt happen. It is up to us as a community and as a people to organize, and "BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE"

FLY MAMA::::South Side Girl...

I have a big crush on Michele matter fact im politically in love um am i the only one that gets chills dureing this video she is so freaking fresh and the answer to the prayers of a lot of people in this country (mine too). I am glad to see a woman in Power, a black woman, a classy woman, a loving woman, a beautiful woman, a FLY MAMA in power and in power enough to keep it real!!!!!

Zumbi Zum speaking the truth!

Same ol Same ol News be Tripp'n

First off aint nobody said that OBAMA being a president will demolish racism, second of all MICHELE MALKIN neeed to shut the f up, WHO SAID we are in a "POST RACE" world wtf????????? (thought it was funny how she can't pro-nounce Naz...) is it bad for black folks to be happy about Bush leaving and Obama taking over? Hell Naw the fact that this went on the news shows how much CHANGE we still need and that Obama ain't gon solve everything It Comes from the Peeeeople! Lets Organize freedom fight day and night...

YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeH!

what a day to be alive
now is the time
when the sun shines is our new leaders eyes
lets be ready to make action happen
frm teaching rap'n to freedom fighting
we impacting n asking for actual Exact change


a rearrange of da system
throw down the isms n listen

we sing rise in peace
cause to many homies killed in these streets
and the raps lyrics n beats lifts us so we don't feel defeat
oscar n gary and all of em live on thru these songs
can't take away the wrong but keep us holding on
Keeping on and strong -WrenAgade
*HARD IN PAINT bY ISE LYFE:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ise-Lyfe-Nation/14075077790?ref=ts
* JENNIFER JOHNS n the homie Mr Fab-http://www.imeem.com/younginthefuture/music/flnhh3lV/mistah_fab_my_life_oscar_grant_tribute/
--->>"killed oscar grant like they did bobby seal...
killed lil Gary and they'll shoot still..."
*Swing- BAMBU-feat BABA ZUMBI
"TELL ya local PD u ain't gon Oscar Grant me!"
MUCHO AMO all LOVE ONE LOVE
i don't think i ever loved life, my country and people ever this much as i do RITE NOW!

Its about time!

what a day to be alive

OBAMA is MY PRESIDENT!

I ain't never felt like this, I know this is just the beginning and he got a hard job ahead of him but on today I got a big cheesy smile plastered on my face, this has completely changed politics...did I mention how juiced i am to have Michelle Obama as First Lady, what a beautiful woman, and by that I mean intelligent good hearted and of course the obvious gorgeousness, woman to represent our country...there is no looking back...

I'm so ready

As I have said before Barack winning will not mean and end to the fight there will still be a huge amount of change but I am so ready to actually respect the leader in the place that I live. To know that the Leader of the country I live in shares the same hope for equality and change is gonna be something new. The last time I remember not hating the president i was about 5 years old, its gonna be crazy to have a president that I think is the best person to run the country, and who has actually made a speech that had me shed a tear. I'm so ready.

I filled out my little form so all I gotta do is go to the poll, without my Obama attire, with my id, and fill in some bubbles...I AM SO READY TO CELEBRATE OBAMA WINNING! I am so ready to like my President for the first time in my life, I am so ready to see HISTORY MADE, I am so ready to smile at the fucking republican that had the nerve to try and hate on me for speaking out that I love Obama.

YEP! So READY!

its been a long time coming but a change gon come...oh yes it is...


in a hanful of hours Obama will have won,IT IS NOT THE END,
IT HAS JUST BEGUN!

that makes me mad...

ok so besides the fact that Palin getting nominated was an insult to all women votes and the feminist movement, there's something else that made me mad, we all know the lady is from Alaska and she try's to claim that she's not cut off from the rest of America -I been there and my Aunt and Uncle live there after getting recruited like a scene straight out of Fairenheit 911 to join the army they ended up there and it IS CUT OF FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD and my auntie gotta bumper sticker that says ALASKAN'S NOT FOR PALIN (yeeh)....but thats not my point my point is: I'M SICK OF PEOPLE SAYING "ESKIMO"-that is a term put on the native Inuit people by some white european colonizers that translates as FISH EATER so not exactly what they want to be referred to. anyway I am always a fan of poking fun at yourself so heres the video where they use the WRONG word to describe the native people in the area that one lady MOOSE KILLER is from:

Heres the "rap" lyrics:

one two three

my name is sarah palin you all know me
vice president nominee of the gop
gonna need your vote in the next election
can i get a ‘what what’ from the senior section
mccain got experience, mccain got style
but don’t let him freak you out when he tries to smile
cause that smile be creepy
but when i be vp
all the leaders in the world gonna finally meet me

how’s it go eskimo
(eskimos)
tell me what you know eskimo
(eskimos)
how you feel eskimo
(ice cold)
tell me tell me what you feel eskimo
(super cold)

i’m jeremiah wright cause tonight i’m the preacha
i got a bookish look and you’re all hot for teacha
todd lookin fine on his snow machine
so hot boy gonna need a go between
in wasilla we just chill baby chilla
but when i see oil lets drill baby drill

my country tis a thee
from my porch i can see
russia and such

all the mavericks in the house put your hands up
all the mavericks in the house put your hands up
all the plumbers in the house pull your pants up
all the plumbers in the house pull your pants up

when i say ‘obama’ you say ‘ayers’
obama. (ayers) obama (ayers)
i built me a bridge - it ain’t goin’ nowhere.
(ohhh)

mccain, palin, gonna put the nail in the coffin
of the media elite
(she likes red meat)
shoot a mother-humpin moose, eight days of the week

[three gunshots]
now ya dead, now ya dead,
cause i’m an animal, and i’m bigger than you
holdin a shotgun walk in the pub
everybody party, we’re goin on a hunt
la la la la la la la la
[six gunshots]

to me it was funny only because of the way she was dancing to the music and those faces she make...

I KNOW ANYONE THAT IS READING THIS WOULD NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN BUT -

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO VOTE-VOTE OBAAAAAAMAAA not only for you mama but for ya children and there children lets start to fix this system erase some of the racism but never sweep it under the rug, so hold out ya re-arrange society mug,we need some CHANGE!

(name what song has the title of this post in the beginning of the song in a elmer fudge type voice)

Filipinos for Obama...votos!

the post below makes me hella mad at how ignorant people can be... but this, this image right here, and the organization behind it, gives me hope, and makes me smile...

from: http://www.filipinosforobama.org/
Dear Friends,
I appreciate the opportunity to join the Filipino American National Historical Society and its friends in celebrating Filipino American History Month. This celebration is a wonderful opportunity to honor the values and traditions of Filipino Americans, and your role in the story of America. America's greatness lies in our nation’s ability to embrace and integrate different culturesinto our national character. Filipino Americans nurture and maintain important social, cultural and
business ties between America and the Philippines. As you celebrate your Filipino heritage and your American identity, I hope you remain inspired to make our country as great as we know it can be. The stories of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders are very personal to me. I first became acquainted with the diversity and richness of Asia and the AAPI community as a child growing up in Hawai'i and for a few years in Indonesia. Members of my family are of Asian descent and it is a community that I became a part of while living in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. Filipino Americans have participated in the triumphs and struggles along our road to a more
perfect union, from farm workers who helped found the United Farmworkers Union, to the soldiers who fought bravely in World War II, to the thousands of nurses who have saved and improved countless lives, Filipino Americans are an integral part of our country. That’s why I support policies that will honor your sacrifices, like the Filipino Veterans Equity Act. As President, I will work to ensure that you have access to affordable, accessible healthcare that will also reduce the language and cultural barriers that limit access to our medical system. We will make sure the economy works for you by fixing our financial system, rebuilding public education, and making sure that schools have the resources they need to educate all of our children,regardless of the languages they speak or their family’s income. And we will provide a path to employment by creating a $4,000 annual college tax credit, a new Community College Partnership Program and new training opportunities for workers, and helping minority-owned small businesses. Many Filipino families rely on family reunification policies to help them build better lives in the United States. However, AAPI families have some of the longest immigration backlogs. That’s
why I’ve fought to improve and pass a comprehensive immigration bill. I introduced amendments to put greater emphasis on keeping immigrant families together and to revisit a controversial new pointssystem that would dramatically alter U.S. immigration policy. The Philippines and the United States have long enjoyed a special relationship, and I am committed to building on our strong ties. We can create the changes we seek in America, but only if ordinary people rise up to demand change. Please accept my best wishes for a joyous celebration. I wish you all continued success and blessings in the years to come, and I thank you for your
contributions to America.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama

When white people sometimes need to shut the f*ck up Pt. 2

im hella mad:





*did that old white cracker say what I think he did
"If it walks like a duck..."*wtf does it mean "the black will take over"
*the lady that said-"she's concerned that Michelle and Obama might be anti white" STFU
*and to that one white lady note: "he thinks us white people are trash" you are trash but Obama never said you were

*wtf does it mean that "hes a sheep or a wolf in sheep's clothing", and Palin ain't "holy spirit" you mean holy shit that she could be the president.
*"just the whole musilm thing..." how bout the whole believing stupid things on tv thing...

VOTE! because as crazy as it is there are some dumb ass people out there that would rather have a cracker mentally unstable guy and a "hockey mom" from alaska running the country over some (Obama-Biden) amazing leaders that the whole world stands behind. Vote!

i was hella mad from this about what these racist people say about where America is, and the fact that these people have the right to vote, when they are the ones who are really brainwashed (not the open minded folks like us),but then i put on that LIKE US song my BAMBU check it out

that one bigot

Thank You to Adriel for making this video!: That One Bigot:


from AAA Fund Blog:

During last week’s presidential debate, McCain revealed his true attitude towards racial tolerance when he praised Teddy Roosevelt . The straight talkin’ “maverick” said squarely, “You know, my hero is a guy named Teddy Roosevelt.” Well, this Teddy Roosevelt character was an imperialist racist who, according to his frontier thesis stressed a racial struggle between “civilization” (white) and supposed savagery (people of color).

Teddy Roosevelt, a proud supporter of the Spanish American War and American imperialism, wanted to globalize manifest destiny. Following the Spanish American War Roosevelt fully advocated the annexation of the Philippines, the first real American effort to colonize an Asian country. Filipinos, fought for liberation from their once so called Spanish American War allies. As a result of the conflict, Filipinos, who fought side by side with American soldiers in the Spanish American War, were massacred, leaving hundreds of thousands of Filipinos dead and the country in shambles.

While fighting in the Philippines, American soldiers disrespectfully coined the racist slur “gook” to refer to Filipinos who resisted the American occupation of the Philippines, a term McCain uses freely still to this day. In his 2000 presidential primary run, McCain candidly told reporters that “I hate the gooks,” and “I will hate them as long as I live” when discussing his attitude towards the North Vietnamese prison guards he interacted with. McCain refuses to apologize for foul language.

the fact that this was actually a commercial is crazy and shows how much this country needs CHANGE!

my heart goes to those in New Orleans

First off all the folks that have volunteered or raised money for New Orleans and Katrina relief props to you, and I commend you for spending your money and time. Its been four years a lot must still be done. I am finally taking a trip back to New Orleans in November!!! I can't wait!

When Katrina first happened I was in my first year of college in the dorms and I remember the sad looks on the all the people I knew who were from New Orleans and knew that when they went home they would not have one.

"As soon as Homeland Security took over FEMA, people down here started paying attention. I can't say people in New Orleans were because they never had to deal with FEMA. Down here we flood every three or four years from a storm event. But New Orleans doesn't flood as often, you know, when we hear Homeland Security took over FEMA, it's like "Oh my god-now what?"

"So I really started paying attention to things and how things were run. When Homeland Security is running it, that's a whole different agenda. It has nothing to do with rescuing people. Homeland Security is not a rescue operation.

"I did an interview with more than one person from another country. One in particular was a guy from Canada... we [FEMA] had ordered 20,000 more body bags after Katrina, from Canada. Somebody was investigating. And because they were saying 1300 people died, and we had 20,000 body bags in New Orleans and they ran out, and had to reorder another 20,000 body bags." (2)

Blackwater, Terrorism and Casualty Counts

"They found out that Blackwater was killing people. Blackwater was just in there eradicating. If you didn't make it past the checkpoint and got to the dome or the convention center, or the bridge, or whatever, you were fair game.

"They were claiming that they would deputize to confiscate guns. But they were told to shoot whenever they felt like it." (3)

"Everybody here knows that there are more than 1300 people dead. Everybody that actually got into the city and was trying to help, saw bodies floating, saw bullet wounds. The coroner knows what's going on, and he ain't talking. But he knows. Because I know for a fact from some other sources that he was saying to somebody, probably on a private level, that those bullet wounds were military or highly powerful wounds. [Our investigation noted the same reports from multiple, unrelated sources.]

Those were not 22 caliber pistols. Or 9-millimeter pistols. Let's face it; criminals want to save their lives too, in a situation like that. It's not some free-for-all. People are trying to get the hell out of there."

Mass[ive] Media Cover-Up

"The way it was portrayed [by media] was totally wrong. And from what I hear from outside of this country, which really is embarrassing to me, is that our media doesn't touch the stuff. I did an interview with a guy and he was blown away every time he opens a new door, it's a whole other big story that nobody is covering. He said that this thing is like the ten-headed snake. You grab one head and the other one is ready to bite you.

"There is a story trying to go out on the Associated Press right now about oil and how that is why we're in the situation we're in right now, and the guy has submitted it, ready to go, and it's really a huge step, but it hasn't been out yet. This has been over a month that it's been submitted and it hasn't been out on the wire, so, is he gonna print it? That's a whole different thing. At least someone is willing to listen.

"This Katrina thing was handled as if it would have been Iraq. It was handled in a military way for resources, resources were the main focus, and the only difference is that the hurricane scattered people instead of bombs. There were people getting shot, there were bodies everywhere, there was destruction everywhere, and there's oil coming out of the ground like it never has before. Remind you of something else? The only difference is that we didn't have the equipment and the ability to fight back. We didn't have suicide bombers and the things that other people have.

"You get knocked out, and then you get killed. Look how easy this was to do. All the peoples' records were wiped out. Their city hall, their courthouses, their medical records, and their hospitals-all of that is gone. How easy is it to start taking people out at that point? That's the easiest thing in the world to be able to do.

"You hide it from the media, you keep the media focused on the [super] dome and the convention center, and you keep giving opinionated stories about what this picture is, and then you pull the wool over everybody's eyes. I don't know what we're doing outside of this country, but I know what I saw right here."

NOTES:

(2) Reports of as many as 70,000 body bags have been published, but have since vanished from Internet archives. In September 2005, the Modesto, California Bee and the AP reported, "The federal government is trying to purchase an additional 50,000 body bags for use in the Hurricane Katrina cleanup and in Iraq,” according to John Hassapakis, manager of Central Valley Professional Services in Modesto. "Those were sent directly to New Orleans." Previously, the Federal Emergency Management Administration purchased 25,000 body bags and shipped them to New Orleans.

(3) George W. Bush instituted a “zero tolerance” for looting in the aftermath of the flood, even if someone was “looting” “food or water.” Louisiana’s governor, Kathleen Blanco, added a “shoot to kill” order to Bush’s “zero tolerance” proclamation (see various media reports from BBC, ABC News, CNN et al). When National Guard troops from other states entered New Orleans five days after Katrina, troops aggressively pointed their rifles at black survivors who approached them while seeking aid (see People’s Hurricane Relief Fund www.peopleshurricane.org). The private military company Blackwater issued a press release stating they were in New Orleans: see www.blackwaterusa.com/press/katrina2.asp. Reporters Jeremy Scahill and Daniela Crespo quoted Blackwater operatives in September 2005: “They say they are on contract with the Department of Homeland Security and have been given the authority to use lethal force” (www.Truthout.org).

Again, the full article, part of a series, is at http://www.opednews.com/articles/3/opedne_georgian_071203_baghdad_on_the_bayou.htm.

Puffy says Sarah Palin is worse than the boogie man

WTF is Sarah Palin on?
i saw these videos before I had a blog so I thought i'd post em now...
"SARAH PALIN SCARES ME"

and as for Sarah Palin's clip at the end where she claims that Alaska is a microcosm of America, I don't think so, I have family there, who joined the service and were stationed there, my Uncle lives in a small native village, and my aunt lives in Fairbanks, and I think they would both agree that it is the middle of no where, and very disconnected to what goes on throughout the U.S.

"SWAGGER LIKE PUFF"

Besides the fact that he trying to be lil wayne way too much and saying the b-word too damn much this shit had me rolling.

maybe we should move to Canada...

I write this to vent after spending 3 hours in a hospital of Friday and for what?




Does anyone remember that movie Sicko by Micheal Moore which discussed the health care system in this country and compared it to Europe and even the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay? Well I went to that movie and was shocked to see that for the first time in my life I was in a theater with a bunch of old people. I think we were the only people under 45 in the theater.

Anyway that movie was foreshadowing the year me and my partner have had with health insurance. I think its crazy that between us we have 10 nurses in the family but we can't get covered enough to have a freaking MRI. I still have a medical bill that I'm paying off. Anyway I don't want to rant because for the exception of this past year with being on crutches (my knee cap popped off) and some minor health problems I'm blessed to be pretty healthy but for those people in the U.S with major health problems something needs to be done.

I'm not saying that when Barack Obama is elected all this will change, and everyone will have a full service healthcare (with women coming to help you fold your laundry when your prego like in Sicko) but at least Barack gives me some hope that he wants to see people from all backgrounds, young, old, black white and in between, soldiers coming back from war, taken care of like they should. So after I spent 3 hours in the hospital today, to find out they know exactly what's wrong and exactly how to treat it, I have too watch the one I love in pain, because his insurance doesn't cover it. So as we were heading home we both looked at eachother and he said; "Maybe we should move to Canada."

P is for Politicin: VP Debate 2nite

So plan on uploading a series of sketches and ink portraits of Barack but I think its important that to stress that he is so much more than an image of hope so:

First off: I'm tired of hearing Barack supporters doubt him so I had to change this blog and check myself, because I was sounding a little doubtful. The presidential debate showed just how capable Barack is, if anybody had any doubts, and now we will see just how inadequate

Palin is. So even though I want to express how much I beleive in Barack and think that he will win the election, I want to stress and encourage you to get involved. BarackObama.com makes it very easy to volunteer in whatever way works for you. (And I practice what I preach even though I don't sleep, and don't have enough hours in the day like most busy folks, I still volunteer by making phone calls when I can).

When I was a FPAC me and Braia chatted it up with the lovely folks at the Filipinos for Obama booth. For more info check them out at: http://www.filipinosforobama.org/

In these last weeks before the election I would encourage folks that think there is nothing they can do to think a little outside the box. Maybe there is people you know who would vote but think that it will not make a difference, just speaking out about it can make a difference. Everybody knows Ima a "talker" I constantly speak out against wrong doings in the communtiy, the government, and know that it effects us. I've had people tell me that I knew when I was younger that me telling them about what I was involved in politically or artistically had an impact on them. You won't see a immidiate reaction but its there!

Check out the homie Ms. Krish's blog at guerillabusfare.com for a nice write up on the vp debate and be sure to tune in tonight if you can, I will be stuck at work so I'll catch it later tonight.

If you didn't watch

Michele's speech at the convention, nows theres a woman capable and inspiring!

Now the whole world is laughing at Palin and I think it's important to note that this is just another Mccain tactic and a republican tactic we have seen again and again. But it ain't gone work this time so republicans can continue to give

Saturday Night live skits material but just remember it is a plan and the last 8 years of having a "funny president" have cost a lot of lives and a lot of jobs, and don't even get me started on the "governator".

we voten OBAMA and thowing it up