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Abu Inpu Ka Mut

The waters of change have purified me, holding onto yesterday means you cannot hold me right now....

About Me

Martial Artist,
Yogi,
Poet,
Philosopher,
Vegetarian Gourmet Cook,
and general all around Great guy (not to mention supremely Proud Papi).

My Interests

Liberty
Transformation
Elevation
Fructification
Yoga
Martial Arts
Pruning and Gardening

I'd like to meet:

Cleopatra Jones, cuz she was down for the people and took care of business;
Amenhotep, son of Hapu
Ptahhotep
Djabril Tarik
Hatshepsut
Nzingha
Makeda
Martin Delaney
Grandma Patsy
Grandmaster Da Liu
Lao Tzu

Music:

Too lengthy and eclectic and lengthy to name. simply i can enjoy the sound of crickets and birdsong; jazz and blues in all their moedrn forms (rock, metal, hip hop, spoken word/poetry); classical (european and other indigenous communities), and spiritual music

Movies:

Too voluminous to name so i will give my genre faves, in no particular order:

Quilombo
The Tai Chi Master
Curse of the Golden Flower
Hero
Cleopatra Jones
Trouble Man
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
The Usual Suspects
Elmo in Grouchland
Muppets from Space
Galaxyquest
The Secret of NIMH
Amelie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
House of Flying Daggers (with certain plot exemptions)
The Mighty Quinn
Blade 1 & 3
Batman (michael keaton)
Brown Sugar
30 to life
One of us tripped
Love Jones
The Brothers
Once upon a time when we were colored
The Color Purple
Catwoman
Boomerang
Austin Power, iMoM (all of them)
and of course.....
Pootie Tang

Television:

Burn Notice
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report

Books:

Octavia Butler (the pattern master trilogy)
Frank Herbert's Dune (1-6)
The Crown by Hannibal Tabu
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
The Ways of White Folks, Langston Hughes
and countless others.

Heroes:

Rev. Sidney Birdsong Sr.

My Blog

Modern Medicine’s debt to Africa

ignore the title, somewhat, i am not writing an exposition or treatise, LOL; however, i do want to share that Europeans some millenia after the fact are begining to state publicly what we have discuss...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:49:00 PST

Anedge Hirack Levi Stubbs

at sunset this evening, i learned that one of my childhood favorites (before my time, but i lived in a very musically aware environment as did many of you {part of the reason i am a Charter Member of ...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:42:00 PST

New World Water

you have been warned. still you waste, overconsume and think that because you can "afford" to pay for the use of something it conveys some inalienable right for you to do it. time and time again we ...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:21:00 PST

Axiological Ethical Paradigm: a practical example

oer the course of the past few years, folks have asked for some practical ways to understand what ways can one see the effects of the axiological ethical paradigm (AEP) of the dominant culture in effe...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:59:00 PST

On Keating, McCain and the Bailout

from certain perspectives, this was always known that it would happen.  from others, the feigned surprise at least is comforting.  for those that are surprised, perhaps a gander at what the ...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:52:00 PST

Vote????

here are some very interesting and in some very fun ways complementary video exposés on voting. i present you with two options as it is the customary Western way; and you know how much i love the Wes...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:49:00 PST

Independence Day

over the last few years i have had a love/hate relationship with my television and other accoutrement related to modern living. as i work towards ever clearer artistic expression...really more authen...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:01:00 PST

Tagged by Adele

the request came in from the usual channels despite attempts to use evasive manuevers and counter techniques....Inpu was Tagged by Adele Givins and now we must all be further subjected herein to 13 ...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:57:00 PST

Funk Epistemology: notes on the Funk Conjurer reading

from the book reading of the Funk Conjurer, in case you all missed it.Having the great pleasure of introducing my Elder Brother/Teacher/Friend/BFF happens rarely. it is an even greater joy to share t...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:00 PST

mark your calendars!!!!! September 18, 2008

Greetings to all that read this. My dear Brother/Teacher/Friend (BFF) will be in the Greater Los Angeles are on Thursday, September 18, 2008, reading from his latest book, "Conjuring Black Funk" at A...
Posted by Abu Inpu Ka Mut on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:42:00 PST