Don't forget the Freedom Riders too, the black and white civil right activists who were beaten by an angry mob of KKK in 1961.
You could really plug that sort of thinking into anything that the KKK considered a threat, really. Claims that a right or an achievement "weren't really deserved by ____". Roman Catholics, Jews, organized labor in any form, and any foreigner of any sort—all targets of the KKK by the 1910s.
Makes me gloomy, but knowing that you know more about them lightens me up a little.
Dear Antoine, thanks for your letter! I think we are in the same boat concerning technology, though it's not like doing the dishes or vacuum cleaning is my hobby... Let me just drop two nice quotes about the subject, one by Martin Luther King, who said: "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." And the Swiss author Max Frisch said: "Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it." Well I'm happy I grew up without social media and the internet...
Concerning the crossed fingers... thank you that I can uncross them in case of pain. I am able o cross all neighbouring fingers. But I am not able to count one two three four five going thumb to little finger, I have to jump, going thumb, index, middle, little finger, ringfinger. So when I show the number four, my ringfinger is down.
Thank you for the Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Well well, my answer took me apparently really long... I hope the New Year started well for you.
Well, what is Western-Europe like... I'm used to it, so to me it's what I know. Compared to the US, quite small countries over here, densly populated, the Netherland e.f., its twelve times more densly populated than the US.
It's interesting what you write about travelling after parole... you need a pardon to get out of the US? I mean isn't it up to the country where you go to to give yo a visa or not? Getting out of the country of course was a problem for everyone in Eastern Germany when the wall was still there (in Berlin) and the borders closed. Quite a special history I think. I've never been to an african country, but I'm quite sure the continent is presented wrongly in the media. If you see pictures of big cities centers like Lagos or Nairobi, it might as well be in a Western country. Or South Africa. I can imagine that in a stressfull event it is difficult to speak proper English if its not the "mothertongue". Are you familiair with the author Toni Cade Bambara? I do have a book by her, short stories, I just drop what wikipedia says about it: Her first book was Gorilla, My Love (1972), which collected 15 short stories, written between 1960 and 1970. Most of the stories in Gorilla, My Love are told from a first-person point of view and are "written in rhythmic urban black English. The narrator is often a sassy young girl who is tough, brave, and caring and who "challenge[s] the role of the female black victim” Bambara called her writing upbeat fiction." A friend of mine translated it to German, which is difficult as there is not really an equialent to urban black English in German. But this kind of struggeling with language in translating is something I also like. Translating poetry would be something difficult too, as wel as writing it in the first place. Having written a poem I'm content with is something that gives me fulfillment. Thank you for the designs. Any news about your date? Warm greeting Julia
Greetings! I'm Anthony Rayson, who spearheads the South Chicago ABC Zine Distro. This is our 20th year of doing this and we now have over 1,200 zines we make available, overwhelmingly free to prisoners. We work directly with prisoners, publish their work and get them back into the prisons. I'd like to comment on the latest two-volume set of The Vent, put together by the brothers comprising the Papyrus Collective, who are death row inmates at San Quentin. I've been publishing their awesome work since 2008 and we now have maybe 15 different pubs of their's available, including the latest double blast Vent. If you're into the unfiltered inner city rap echoing through the heat vents of the heartless catacombs of thy nation's death row dungeons, this is a scathing place to start! Curious about how it feels to have your father murdered by the cops? Wonder what life is like on death row because you refused to be a snitch? Check out their take on the Black Lives Matter movement! I'll tell you what! I am a regular guest on the podcast New American Dream, put out by Revolution Radio. I'm a sort of "voice of the prisoner." Every 3rd Thursday night at 7:45, I do my thing. For the next piece, I'm going to read selections from these two terrific zines. There is wonderful artwork woven throughout both zines, many of it in color. Unfortunately, I can't afford to publish in color, but you'll catch their drift. To order these zines and a catalog listing all the others available, write me at: South Chicago ABC Zine Distro / P.O. Box 721 / Homewood, IL 60430 Right On, Brothers! With Love, @nthony
Congratulation with Vent 2.0. I'm impressed by how many different contributors made this issue happen. Great visuals and I love the new anthem. I'm looking forward to what's next. X Ju
It was recently suggested to me by one of the casual BtB viewers that I should introduce more @Golgotha interviews into the BtB "Interview" categories link section of the site, as well as other category links, where most of the people who visit BtB look to find the post categories for topics that interest them.
The interview category itself seems to lack content, even with the new @Golgotha interviews that dominate the category. I myself just became aware of the tagging feature at BtB, allowing us to file our posts under these categoriey links, not long ago. But I'm now becoming more aware and looking to learn more about the technical ins-and-outs of making my blog more efficient and viewer friendly.
So, starting January-February, look for new @Golgotha content and interviews to feature in the interview category, and post me your comments.
Hey Eric, John again. Its Feb 9th. Just happened to come back to the BTB site and re-read your first day story/recap. Still fascinating. I hope your situation is a bit better these days. I know I read in one of your recent blog posts how things changed a bit for the worse. I replied to a recent post you did and it was mailed, Im not sure, a week or so ago. I was reading another commentor named Jessica's reply from a few years back. Gotta love someone who is direct and no holds barred, eh? haha! She will NOT entertain your romantic whims! lol sorry Jessica, if you see this reply. I just chuckled when I read it. No offense intended, as I understand and applaud your open nature in your reply.
Eric, I have been reading your blog for a while now. It's hard to imagine doing a life sentence. I would never justify what you have been convicted of, but from all I have seen you write I have a deep respect for you. Your writings have helped me considerably. Your writing helps others, which means that you are bringing good back into this world. Bringing good into the world should be every humans main focus. I really enjoyed reading your new kid on the block story. It really shows a 1st hand perspective of a newbie inmate. I hope my short note has given you a little break from where your at and inspired you at least a little. Sincerely, Tipton
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You could really plug that sort of thinking into anything that the KKK considered a threat, really. Claims that a right or an achievement "weren't really deserved by ____". Roman Catholics, Jews, organized labor in any form, and any foreigner of any sort—all targets of the KKK by the 1910s.
Makes me gloomy, but knowing that you know more about them lightens me up a little.
thanks for your letter! I think we are in the same boat concerning technology, though it's not like doing the dishes or vacuum cleaning is my hobby... Let me just drop two nice quotes about the subject, one by Martin Luther King, who said: "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." And the Swiss author Max Frisch said: "Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it." Well I'm happy I grew up without social media and the internet...
Concerning the crossed fingers... thank you that I can uncross them in case of pain. I am able o cross all neighbouring fingers. But I am not able to count one two three four five going thumb to little finger, I have to jump, going thumb, index, middle, little finger, ringfinger. So when I show the number four, my ringfinger is down.
Thank you for the Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Well well, my answer took me apparently really long... I hope the New Year started well for you.
Well, what is Western-Europe like... I'm used to it, so to me it's what I know. Compared to the US, quite small countries over here, densly populated, the Netherland e.f., its twelve times more densly populated than the US.
It's interesting what you write about travelling after parole... you need a pardon to get out of the US? I mean isn't it up to the country where you go to to give yo a visa or not? Getting out of the country of course was a problem for everyone in Eastern Germany when the wall was still there (in Berlin) and the borders closed. Quite a special history I think.
I've never been to an african country, but I'm quite sure the continent is presented wrongly in the media. If you see pictures of big cities centers like Lagos or Nairobi, it might as well be in a Western country. Or South Africa.
I can imagine that in a stressfull event it is difficult to speak proper English if its not the "mothertongue". Are you familiair with the author Toni Cade Bambara? I do have a book by her, short stories, I just drop what wikipedia says about it: Her first book was Gorilla, My Love (1972), which collected 15 short stories, written between 1960 and 1970. Most of the stories in Gorilla, My Love are told from a first-person point of view and are "written in rhythmic urban black English. The narrator is often a sassy young girl who is tough, brave, and caring and who "challenge[s] the role of the female black victim” Bambara called her writing upbeat fiction." A friend of mine translated it to German, which is difficult as there is not really an equialent to urban black English in German. But this kind of struggeling with language in translating is something I also like. Translating poetry would be something difficult too, as wel as writing it in the first place. Having written a poem I'm content with is something that gives me fulfillment.
Thank you for the designs. Any news about your date? Warm greeting Julia
If you're into the unfiltered inner city rap echoing through the heat vents of the heartless catacombs of thy nation's death row dungeons, this is a scathing place to start! Curious about how it feels to have your father murdered by the cops? Wonder what life is like on death row because you refused to be a snitch? Check out their take on the Black Lives Matter movement! I'll tell you what! I am a regular guest on the podcast New American Dream, put out by Revolution Radio. I'm a sort of "voice of the prisoner." Every 3rd Thursday night at 7:45, I do my thing. For the next piece, I'm going to read selections from these two terrific zines.
There is wonderful artwork woven throughout both zines, many of it in color. Unfortunately, I can't afford to publish in color, but you'll catch their drift. To order these zines and a catalog listing all the others available, write me at:
South Chicago ABC Zine Distro / P.O. Box 721 / Homewood, IL 60430
Right On, Brothers! With Love, @nthony
It was recently suggested to me by one of the casual BtB viewers that I should introduce more @Golgotha interviews into the BtB "Interview" categories link section of the site, as well as other category links, where most of the people who visit BtB look to find the post categories for topics that interest them.
The interview category itself seems to lack content, even with the new @Golgotha interviews that dominate the category. I myself just became aware of the tagging feature at BtB, allowing us to file our posts under these categoriey links, not long ago. But I'm now becoming more aware and looking to learn more about the technical ins-and-outs of making my blog more efficient and viewer friendly.
So, starting January-February, look for new @Golgotha content and interviews to feature in the interview category, and post me your comments.
Piankhi
Anyway, take care man!
-John