I discovered this on Spotify’s “A Poem a Day” for every day of Black History Month. From the Folkways site: Recorded on February 20, 1966, in New York City, the Read-In for Peace in Vietnam was a cultural event aimed not only at registering dissent against the American war in Vietnam, but also at “bearing […]
Kevin suggested this one, which reflects the chaos of the past week. “You don’t have to take this crap. You don’t have to sit back and relax. You can actually try changing it. I know we’ve always been taught to rely upon those in authority. But you never know until you try, how things just […]
Alison suggested this one, saying “I might have to listen to this every day – just for re-assurance.” Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell that midnight rider, tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter. Tell ’em that God’s gonna cut ’em down
You got a true mad deep big crush on yourself. I hope you hit the ground hard when you fell for yourself. You got that cross armed posture such a sorry sight. If you do shit like that I don’t need to be nice I got my half ass rhymes to set me free. That’s […]
It’s a “Saturday Special” here at HopeinExile. My friend Ron highly recommends this episode of Black-ish, in which showrunner Keyna Barris deals with the personal, professional and cultural aftermath of the election. It’s raw, for TV, and really funny.
From a 2014 Huff-Post post: This year also marks the 30th anniversary of one of Cockburn’s signature tunes “If I Had A Rocket Launcher.” Given the current international instability and conflict, he says he’s not shocked the song still resonates three decades later. “I can’t say I’m really surprised by the fact that it’s still […]
