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Valery J

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About Me

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Nothing special, really. Born and raised in Brooklyn, experiencing life through the eyes of my son and daughter. I mean, looking at the world with a fresh pair of eyes. Searching for truth and trying to decipher the convolusions thrown my way.I'm about real things, hang out with real people and can't stand complacency. I respect those who speak out and take action against injustice. I love those who refuse to have their backs against the wall. I admire those who take the time out to teach others what they've learned on the ways and means of life, politics, etc., even if you just learned it your self. It's what we all need so we don't remain dumb, deaf and blind.If your message is real, I won't mind spreading the word but if you're about death, destruction and any form of oppression, don't holla. Your work is not original.Be true to your people and yourself and all things will follow. Which Egyptian goddess are you?
You are Maat, the goddess of truth, justice and order. You are wife of Thot, the god of wisdom.You are also very wise and intelligent and your main goal in life is to gain as much knowledge as you can. And that makes you interesting, colourful person and there is also little sceptic lurking inside you. Its impossible to cheat you.
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My Interests

Writing (poetry, spoken word, short stories, essays, articles, etc.), reading and any form of mental stimulation that will shock us out of our comfort zones and into a state of centeredness and connection with truth.Production--anything that allows a vision to be materialized.

I'd like to meet:

REAL people. Movers and shakers. Those who want to see and live in a better world and can share that vision with others. I want to meet writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, documentarians, musicians and anyone with a passion for changing things around.

Music:

Anything by any artist that has a message of moving forward. My favorites, Bob Marley, Ti Manno, Hasan Salaam, The Roots, Native Tongue, La Bruja, Zap Mama, Erykah Badu...

Movies:

The Color Purple, A Bronx Tale, Hotel Rawanda, The Manchurian Candidate, The Silent American, Sarafina!, Malcolm X, The Spook Who Sat by the Door...

Television:

Why? And be stuck infront of the idiot box? Real people are more interesting.

Books:

Things Fall Apart, Two Thousand Seasons, I Will Marry When I Want, So Long a Letter, Blueprint to Black Power, Stolen Legacy, Yurugu, The Wizard of the Crow, The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, Racism, Some People Some Other Place, From the Browder File, The Portable Promised Land, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Falsification of African Consciousness, Yurugu, They Came Before Columbus, The Wretched of the Earth, Stolen Legacy...
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Heroes:

My Mother, My Son, My Daughter, Drizz, Sojourner Truth, Boukman, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Harriet Tubman, Amos Wilson, Dr. John Henrick Clarke, Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, Maya Angelou, Cheik Anta Diop, Amos Wilson, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Marimba Ani, Dr. Julia Hare, and All Warrior Spirits who have returned to the Esscence...DON'T EVER FORGET...

My Blog

On the Presidential Election...

I don't want to think that the only choices we have left is a lesser of two evils. It's just another way  to justify the tacit approval of something we all know in our heart of hearts will never,...
Posted by Valery J on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:26:00 PST

Val’s Reason 2018 for Fighting for Racial & Economic Justice

Just wanted to share& On Friday, I attended the first SJL Art of Organizing Session for the year out in Harlem, NY. My partner and I had to bring our daugther to the Bronx to her "Ti-Ti Ta-Ta" (Aun...
Posted by Valery J on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:14:00 PST

Hip Hop is not from NY??!!

Anthropology Professor Traces & Challenges Hip Hop’s True Orginsby Daniel Dexterhttp://hiphopnews. yuku. com/topic/441Austin, TX: Frank Rochester is often described as a principled, fair an...
Posted by Valery J on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:58:00 PST

What the Obama - Hillary Contest Reminds Me Of...

Trust me, I have more to say.Stay tuned....
Posted by Valery J on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:27:00 PST

Its About Time

We get so distracted in this life that we forget about some fundamental truths.We're so engaged with the day to day that we forget of all the lessons taught to us by our elders when we were young.&nbs...
Posted by Valery J on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:30:00 PST

Cant We Just Stop This?

As of this writing, I am 37 weeks pregnant and waiting for the arrival of my baby girl. As of this sitting, I am wondering about what kind of world am I bringing another child into. For the past few...
Posted by Valery J on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:48:00 PST

It's OK to Oppress

You read the title right...IT'S OK TO OPPRESS. When we say and do nothing about all of that -ish that's going on, we give permission to oppression.Closing your eyes and pulling the blanket up over y...
Posted by Valery J on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:10:00 PST

It's Deeper than Planatanos & Collard Greens

Hey Everyone,I posted this article from the NY Post on the issue of race within Latino communities. I'd really love to hear what folks have to say on this subject which is continually debated and, in ...
Posted by Valery J on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:55:00 PST

Will My Son Be Next?

Will my son be next when a cop goes, "Pop, Pop, Pop" instead of yelling, "Stop, Stop,Stop?" Will my son drop bleeding on the ground when he goes around the corner for a soda pop? Will my father be sh...
Posted by Valery J on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:51:00 PST

Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

Last weekend, an UNARMED brother was gunned downed by police in Queens, NY.  He was to be married the next day and now his two children, ages 5 months and 3 years, will never know their father. ...
Posted by Valery J on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:26:00 PST