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"One must not believe that something must be said correctly in order that it be correctly understood, and therein lies the secret of the living language."
- Robert Musil
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“The Black is captured by the very gesture of thinking sex and sexuality because the very act of thought proceeds without recourse to an object construed by force and force alone.” Patrice D. Douglass. Engendering Blackness, p. 169
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for the @guardian, charles burnett & i spoke about “my brother’s wedding” and our years of creative partnership. the story is anchored by my discovery of never before seen images.
to be @1CharlesBurnett’s archivist & film distributor is a great honor. theguardian.com/culture/ng-i…
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Luiz Melodia performing "Estácio, Holly Estácio" at Teatro Dulcina, Rio de Janeiro, 1980.
From Pérola Negra, with Raul de Barros on trombone and Renato Piau on guitar.
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You cannot be a leftist- or in any event a decent human being- and walk away from the university humanities. This is class war; making these fields only available to an aristocracy is the opposite of using literacy, critical thinking, and the spread of ideas to better the world.
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A South Florida pastor who prosecutors say hired a team of Colombian former soldiers to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and become president himself goes on trial today miamiherald.com/news/nation-…
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Newly restored documentaries from the 1950s–1980s reveal how Caribbean filmmakers forged a liberation cinema and why its practices matter now documentary.org/feature/orde…
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Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/NmmAzhf
