Meeting?

I've reserved L-202E for Thursday, Dec. 11. I couldn't get it for today. We will meet in the smaller lab L-226 today. We met there last week. I can review essays while you watch the Slamnation film. We'll write an essay about poetry in class next week and continue our discussion of The Coldest Winter Ever. The Sister Souljah event is tomorrow and Saturday, Dec. 12/5-6. The 12/5 event is at the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street in San Francisco. The 12/6 event is at East Bay Church of Religious Science. Call Marcus Books in Oakland or San Francisco for the times.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVHE-oYRKts
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/LAST-POETS/last_poets2.html

I went to see Wu Tang Clan last night at the Regency Grand Ballroom in San Francisco. They have a song that references Niggas Are Scared of Revolution. Find it and compare.

Remember I spoke about the African concept, NOMMO? Well here is more information about the concept of words as a life force. I forgot to mention MUNTU, the Bantu term for human being. MUNTU is connected conceptually to NOMMO. The person becomes human when you name him or her. I was looking for something on-line and couldn't find it. But the book: "MUNTU: African Culture in the Western World" http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0802132081/ref=sib_dp_ptu#reader-link is a great resource and you can find it in your public library. This is an excerpt.

The NOMMO concept is in line with the idea of words becoming flesh or the reason why hip hop artists primary reason for asserting themselves in public spaces was to assert their humanity and to declare their presence in a hostile and unfriendly and unwelcoming world. This is still the case. Hip hop culture, we have seen is a culture associated with youth rebellion. It has been and continues to be a tool for revolution or change. Now, in its 4th decade, hip hop is seen in the more established realms of society. Rosa Clemente, hip hop ran for Vice President this year on the Green Party ticket with Cynthia McKinney. Van Jones, hip hop is an attorney and has a book about the green movement on the NY Times Best Seller's List.

Words, words, word....POWER.

See http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_762504546/Nommo.html