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The After Jack Arcane

Poet Gregory Pond read this poem at a memorial for the world-celebrated revolutionary poet Jack Hirschman’s 90th birthday in San Francisco. Jack died in 2021. He took his message of transformation and brotherhood around the globe. His great heart was open to all, from the panhandler on the corner to his peers in the world of international poetry and struggle.

Hip Hop Congress National Family Reunion

Hip Hop Congress, Inc.—a leader “spreading Hip Hop cultural awareness and creative exchange to uplift individuals and communities” around the world— announces their 10th National Convening & 2023 Family Reunion

Fascists Deserve to be Laughed At!

Watch video mocking Ron DeSantis coming to our schools, claiming that in the classroom, free speech does not apply.

New Book — ‘My Spoken Word Wife: Playing for Keeps’

The author brings a vision, stemming from the poverty that now exists, to the new world we can have.

5 Gaslighting Phrases People Casually Use To Manipulate You

Watch out for these signs and phrases people casually use to manipulate you to protect yourself from mental abuse.

Poem for peace

Poem for peace Is there any poetry to be found in the war in Ukraine?Will poets write poems about the Ukrainian War spreading to Europe,Asia,...

Live Community Culture

CHICAGO, IL — A spectre haunts the Americas, a spectre composed of millions of artivists who have united to rescue communities from the attacks of the corporative dictatorship that destroys us with its death doctrine.

“Here’s to Flint,” a new documentary about the poisoning of a city

‘It is a real honor to be in the room with all of you. I have one thing to say: it’s the power of documentation. Document injustices in your community ...

We Can Provide Health Care to Everyone

  If we need any more reasons to nationalize health care so it can be guaranteed to all, the horror stories in America surrounding the...

Ulises Bella of Ozomatli discusses a changing America

I grew up here in this area southeast, L.A., in Bell, California. At a very early age in sixth grade I was getting bused. My bus went through South Central ...

Stop the killings

  A young reporter and cameraman killed on live television. A nine year-old girl shot dead through her bedroom window as she sits doing homework....

July 4th: Break with the parties of corporate America

On July 4, 1776, during the American Revolution, the Second Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies approved the Declaration of Independence. While we are...

Illinois Democrats Sell Out to Big Oil and Gas

Horizontal hydraulic fracturing will now be allowed in Illinois as the much touted regulatory bill passed the legislature. This is despite the tireless efforts of health and community opposition ...