I don’t believe anything says more about where I’m at going into this Ramadan, than the fact that for the first time, I have no major vices to give up. All three dimensions that I feel define ‘Malik Aziz’ are peaking, and they’re all very visible (for all of the definitions of me as ‘super […]
Alright, let’s start here. I fully acknowledge I’m WAY too invested emotionally in this one. So I’m not going to try to tell you this is the ‘best’ of the several great Ali documentaries. It’s easily one of my favorites though. And why? Because THIS is the one that finally tries to go into […]
Stokely Carmichael. Assata Shakur. Angela Davis. Bobby Seale. Huey P. Newton. For my generation, if you grew up around a certain dynamic those are all names you knew and heard about often, without living through the Experience. “The Black Power Mixtape” is a well-edited documentary that casts an eye on what those times were like […]
It’s the 4th of July weekend, so what’s my gift to you faithful reader? A book review of the in the news book about Malcolm X! Say it with me: USA! USA! USA! As someone who was influenced/inspired by Malcolm’s life, I had a keen interest in all the stories/rumors/gossip I heard about what […]
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