We are cutting edge.
Guy Routte
We are left of center.
We are courageous.
Art is the point.
July 30, 2014
Eric Garner, Michael Griffith, Murder, Police, Sean Bell, Staten Island, Yusef Hawkins
I’m so Staten Island, when I heard the police killed a black man – it didn’t surprise me…think about that. Never before have I felt so numb about a murder. It is possible that I’m becoming desensitized to the police killing …
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July 6, 2014
Art, Dominos Sugar Factory, Essence Revealed, Kara Walker
In early June I began seeing my smart culturally aware friends (mostly black women) posting Instagram pictures of the Kara Walker Installation at The Domino Sugar Factory, and the discussions began of the beauty and pain of the installation and …
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October 13, 2008
On October 8th 2008 I was awakened by a loud banging on my apartment door. It was 6:21 am and my first thought was “who is banging on my door like the Po-lice?” I gather my wits about me and …
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March 25, 2009
So I’m on the second leg of a return trip from Australia. The 13-hour flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. Pharoahe Monch and I are just returning from a triumphant week of hanging recording and general connecting with Australian premier …
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April 8, 2009
CUSTOMS, LONDON, MANCHESTER, PHAROAHE MONCH, TOUR
When we last left our hero, he was checking out of the hospital and trying to figure out what’s going on in his brain… Fast-forward a week and I have to head to Europe to oversee a tour with Pharoahe …
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