Let’s Go HU! The “HU for RAS BARAKA” Committee(Matt Middleton, April R. Silver, Kamal Harris,Christa Miller, and The Legendary Chris Washington)invites you to the BIGGEST FUNDRAISER TO DATE!SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 20106:30pm – 9:30pmSEVENTEEN BELOWRestaurant and Lounge2163 Frederick Douglass Blvd.Harlem, NY 10026(between 116th & 117th Streets) Ras Baraka is Running for Office in Newark, NJ (South […]
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Hard, white-haired, poetNever knew “miss you” pangsNow unstudies love. Copyright, 2010, April R. Silver
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If you are having trouble reading this email, you may view the online version BAMIA (Black and Male in America) and BK Nationpresent“Help Haiti: What We Can Do Now To Rebuild”An Open Forum with Q & A Session TONIGHT!Monday, April 5, 20107:00pm – 9:00 pm(Doors Open at 6:30pm) Brooklyn Historical Society128 Pierrepont StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201-2711(Downtown;
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I get asked about this image so I’d like to say, “Yes, that’s me in the picture.” 1995. My company had just begun its operation two years before. April 2010 marks the 17th anniversary of AKILA WORKSONGS. My feelings range from high to low, excitement to exhaustion. Some days I feel like a master, others
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Looka here lil gurl, When throwed up against a wall Even cats fight back. Copyright 2010, April R. Silver
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A few personal stories have emerged in recent weeks, and as early as this morning, that have reminded me that fame has a dark ability to transform smart people into fools, and some fools into whores. As a professional in the PR and marketing field, I used to say that it is my job to
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