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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Happy Birthday Angela Davis

“We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society” - Angela Davis
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Angela Davis was born on January 26th, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. As a child she visited NYC with family.
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In 1959 she participated in the Girl Scouts national roundup. She went to Brandeis university. She traveled to France, Switzerland, and Finland. In 1963 she returned to the U.S. and was interviewed by the FBI about possible communist ties. She then majored in French and did a few years as a student in France. She graduated in 1965. She then worked at the university of California, San Diego. She then joined the Che-Lumumba Club. She earned her master’s degree from UC-San Diego and her doctorate from Humboldt university. In 1969 she became an acting assistant professor in the philosophy department at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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She also became a member of the Black Panther party. In 1970 she was fired from her position at UCLA due to her speech on police brutality. A warrant for Davis’ arrest was issued due to her purchasing weapons that were involved in the Marin county courthouse incident. She was then placed on the FBI’s most wanted list. She was then captured in NYC. She was sent to prison in solitary confinement.
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In 1971 more than 200 local committees in the United States, and 67 in foreign countries including John Lennon, worked to free Davis from prison. In 1972 she was released. She then visited Cuba.
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In 1979 she visited the USSR and was awarded with the Lenin peace prize. In 1980 she became a professor at San Francisco State University.
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In 1991 she became a professor at University of California, Santa Cruz and Rutgers University. In 1992 she became a visiting professor at Syracuse university.
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In 1995 she opposed the Million Man March. In 1997 she admitted to being a homo sexual. In 2001 she spoke out against the war on terror.
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In 2003 she lectured at Agnes Scott college. In 2005 she declared that the aftermath of hurricane katrina was due to the structures of racism, capitalism, and imperialism.
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In 2008 Davis participated as a keynote speaker at Vanderbilt University's conference, "Who Speaks for the Negro?". In 2009 she was the keynote speaker at the University of Virginia Carter G. Woodson Institute.
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In 2011 Davis spoke at the Philadelphia and Washington Square Occupy Wall Street assemblies. In 2012 she was awarded with the Blue Planet Award.
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In 2014 she returned to UCLA. In 2016 she was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters in Healing and Social Justice.
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Today is her 73rd birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday Angela Davis.

Books by Angela Davis
  • If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance (1971)
  • Angela Davis: An Autobiography (1974)
  • Joan Little: The Dialectics of Rape (1975)
  • Women, Race, & Class (1983)
  • Women, Culture & Politics (1990)
  • The Angela Y. Davis Reader (1998)
  • Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday (1999)
  • Are Prisons Obsolete? (2003)
  • Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire (2005)
  • The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues (2012)
  • Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement (2015)
Videos of Angela Davis

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Happy Birthday Peter Tosh

“I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences” - Peter Tosh
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Peter Tosh was born as Winston McIntosh on October 19th, 1944 in Grange Hill, Jamaica. McIntosh was abandoned by his parents when he was born and was passed around to relatives. At 15 he moved to Trench Town. He 1st started playing guitar by watching a man on the street play a song and then playing the song back to him. In the early 1960’s he met Robert Marley (Bob Marley) and O'Reilly Livingston (Bunny Wailer). In 1962 he changed his name to “Peter Tosh” and him, Marley and Livingston began a band together. In 1964 they named the group “The Wailing Wailers”.
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Tosh was an inspiration to Marley and Wailer to play instruments. In 1965 he released “Simmer Down”.
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In 1967 they renamed the group to “The Wailers”. In 1973 they released the album “Fire it Up”. They also released “Burnin’”. Also in 1973 Tosh and his girlfriend were in a car accident where Tosh fractured his skull and his girlfriend died.
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In 1974 Tosh and Wailer left the group due to unfair treatment by the president of Island Records. In 1976 he released “Legalize It”.
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In 1977 he released “Equal Rights”. In 1978 he released “Bush Doctor”. He also did a duet with Mick Jagger on the song “Don’t Look Back”. Also in 1978 Tosh was arrested and beaten by police for smoking Marijuana while onstage in Jamaica.
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In 1979 he released “Mystic Man”. In 1981 he released “Wanted Dread and Alive”. Also in 1981 he appeared in the Rolling Stones’ music video for the song “Waiting on a Friend”.
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In 1983 he released “Mama Africa”. In 1984 he went to Africa.
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In 1987 he won a Grammy for the album “No Nuclear War”.
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On September 11, 1987 Peter Tosh had arrived to his home in Jamaica when a group of 3 men broke into Tosh’s house and tortured him demanding money, then eventually Tosh was shot and killed by the men. He was 42 years old.
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Today is his 72nd birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday and rest in peace Peter Tosh.
Albums by Peter Tosh
  • “Legalize It” (1976)
  • “Equal Rights” (1977)
  • “Bush Doctor” (1978)
  • “Mystic Man” (1979)
  • “Wanted Dread and Alive” (1981)
  • “Mama Africa” (1983)
  • “No Nuclear War” (1987)
Videos of Peter Tosh

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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Anniversary of Peter Tosh's Death

“I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences” - Peter Tosh
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Peter Tosh was born as Winston McIntosh on October 19th, 1944 in Grange Hill, Jamaica. McIntosh was abandoned by his parents when he was born and was passed around to relatives. At 15 he moved to Trench Town. He 1st started playing guitar by watching a man on the street play a song and then playing the song back to him. In the early 1960’s he met Robert Marley (Bob Marley) and O'Reilly Livingston (Bunny Wailer). In 1962 he changed his name to “Peter Tosh” and him, Marley and Livingston began a band together. In 1964 they named the group “The Wailing Wailers”.
Image result for peter tosh 1964(The Wailing Wailers)
Tosh was an inspiration to Marley and Wailer to play instruments. In 1965 he released “Simmer Down”.
Image result for peter tosh 1965(The Wailing Wailers)
In 1967 they renamed the group to “The Wailers”. In 1973 they released the album “Fire it Up”. They also released “Burnin’”. Also in 1973 Tosh and his girlfriend were in a car accident where Tosh fractured his skull and his girlfriend died.
Image result for peter tosh 1973(Tosh (Left) with Bob Marley (Right))
In 1974 Tosh and Wailer left the group due to unfair treatment by the president of Island Records. In 1976 he released “Legalize It”.
Image result for peter tosh 1976(Tosh in 1976)
In 1977 he released “Equal Rights”. In 1978 he released “Bush Doctor”. He also did a duet with Mick Jagger on the song “Don’t Look Back”. Also in 1978 Tosh was arrested and beaten by police for smoking Marijuana while onstage in Jamaica.
Image result for peter tosh 1978(Tosh in 1978)
In 1979 he released “Mystic Man”. In 1981 he released “Wanted Dread and Alive”. Also in 1981 he appeared in the Rolling Stones’ music video for the song “Waiting on a Friend”.
Image result for peter tosh 1981(Tosh in 1981)
In 1983 he released “Mama Africa”. In 1984 he went to Africa.
Image result for peter tosh guitar gun(Tosh in 1984)
In 1987 he won a Grammy for the album “No Nuclear War”.
Image result for peter tosh 1987(Tosh in 1987)
On September 11, 1987 Peter Tosh had arrived to his home in Jamaica when a group of 3 men broke into Tosh’s house and tortured him demanding money, then eventually Tosh was shot and killed by the men. He was 42 years old.
Image result for peter tosh funeral(Tosh’s Funeral)
Today is the 29th anniversary of his death. Take time to remember this great musical artist today.

Albums by Peter Tosh
  • “Legalize It” (1976)
  • “Equal Rights” (1977)
  • “Bush Doctor” (1978)
  • “Mystic Man” (1979)
  • “Wanted Dread and Alive” (1981)
  • “Mama Africa” (1983)
  • “No Nuclear War” (1987)
Videos of Peter Tosh

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