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3000 Years of Black Poetry by Alan Lomax and Raoul Abdul [Introduction]

(Paid link) When the highest god, Mpungu, had set the heavenly bodies and all things living in their places, he made a man and a woman and endowed them with reason. However, these two human beings did not as yet possess mutima, or heart. Mpungu then prepared to depart to his home. He called all…… Continue reading 3000 Years of Black Poetry by Alan Lomax and Raoul Abdul [Introduction]

Keep Cool by Marcus Garvey

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the shrine of Marcus Garvey in Jamaica. To King’s right is Amy Jacques Garvey, widow of Marcus Garvey and mother of his two sons. Marcus Garvey in convention. The following are lyrics to a song written by Marcus Garvey while he was incarcerated in Atlanta Prison. Listen to a…… Continue reading Keep Cool by Marcus Garvey

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