Scoping lightning from his pores
Keeping time, with his hurricane beat
Asking us to pick ourselves up and become, THUNDER.
-Sonia Sanchez on Talib's "Everything Man"
Take 2- a moment to look at the murals surrounding one half of Oakland High School. These were all done by OHS students, led by teachers Jackie Marston and Keith Williams, known as K-Dubb. Williams has been spearheading the efforts to create a skate park in West Oakland's deFremery Park. Some of the murals below are works in progress but I'm proud to have them displayed. I remember being so happy when I drove by and saw K-Dubb setting up paints for students on a Saturday morning. I see the man around the community all the time, which is still powerful as an alum.
Amandla Awetu! Power to the People!
Aung San Suu Kyi, bold leader of Burma (Mayanmar).
It's too ironic that the line on the left reads: "The Youth must educate themselfs to elavate themselfs."
The continuous struggle...
is a Beautiful Struggle. I would argue the phrase is from Talib Kweli's alubm. Some of our heroes Chavez, X, Marley, Ms. Broussard (a VAAMP teacher), Ali, Guevara, Kahlo. Ms. Broussard was my art teacher. She painted high tops... and had cancer.
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