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Monthly Archives: July 2012
DONATE TO THE MAKING OF “A PLACE TO STAND” DOCUMENTARY
A Place To Stand is a classic memoir, and film in the making, about a Brown poet who went to prison illiterate, taught himself how to read, and has written several amazing and important books over the years: Jimmy Santiago … Continue reading
WHO IS A TERRORIST?
Since the shooting last week in Aurora, Colorado I have been thinking two things: Who is labelled a terrorist? Why are some labelled terrorists and others not? James Holmes has been labeled a “shooter” by BIG media. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged "October Crises" in Canada, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2, Al-Qaeda, Aryan Nation, Aurora Colorado, Batman Movie Theatre Killing, Batman Movie Theatre Murders, Chris Rock, Colonialism, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Front de Liberation du Quebec, Homegrown Terrorism, Irish Republican Army, Islamaphobia, James Holmes, James Holmes Colorado, James Holmes Shooter, Jewish Defence League, Jewish Defense League, KKK, Klu Klux Klan, Michigan Militia, Oklahoma City Bombing, Paul Joseph Chartier, Quebec Nationalism, racism, Red Army Faction, Terrorism, Timothy McVeigh, U2, Unabomber
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IF JAMES HOLMES WAS NOT WHITE…
In my last post, and VLOG (James Holmes: Shooter or Terrorist?), I talked about BIG media labeling James Holmes a “shooter” as opposed to a terrorist. In this VLOG I talk about James Holmes if he was not white. We’d … Continue reading
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Tagged "Platoon" by Oliver Stone, 1492, Al-Qaeda, Amy Goodman, Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, Aurora Colorado, Black Coffee Poet, Bombs, Chris Rock, Colonialism, Colorado Movie Theatre Massacre, Colorado Movie Theatre Shooting, Colorado Shooting, Dark Knight Rises, Dark Knight Rises Murders, Homeland Security, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Islamaphobia, James Holmes, James Holmes Colorado, Jessica Ghawi, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Kenneth Chamberlain, Mohammad Usman Chaudry, National Public Radio, NPR, Oliver Stone, Police Brutality, racism, Shooting 2012, Terrorism, white privilege
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JAMES HOLMES (AURORA, COLORADO KILLER): SHOOTER OR TERRORIST?
The horrific shooting in Aurora, Colorado has taken over the news for the past few days. While watching the coverage I have noticed that BIG media is referring to killer James Holmes as a “shooter”. I think that if … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Hanging of Angelique" by Afua Cooper, Afua Cooper, Aurora Colorado, Batman Movie Theatre Murders, Black Coffee Poet, Colonialism, Colorado Guman, Colorado Massacre, Colorado Movie Theatre Massacre, Dark Knight Rises Murders, George Takei, Homeland Security, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Islamaphobia, James Holmes, James Holmes Colorado, James Holmes Shooter, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, racism, Shooting 2012, Star Trek, Terrorism
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VLOG: MY STACKS OF BOOKS
In my last post I wrote My Stacks Of Books. Books are my life. I love books! In this VLOG I talk about what my stacks of books represent to me. Enjoy, SHARE, Tweet, and comment. Subscribe to the Black … Continue reading
MY STACKS OF BOOKS
My Stacks Of Books By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’m surrounded by books! Seriously. I have books on my floor, desk, and walls. I tiptoe around certain parts of my place. Walking on eggshells is easy; try twisting and turning around … Continue reading
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Tagged "My Stacks of Books" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, A + E Hoarders, Ana Castillo, Binyavanga Wainaina, Black Coffee Poet, Book Collection, Book Collector, books, Creative Non-Fiction, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jim Nason, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Memoir, poetry, Short Story, Stephen King
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“DANCING ON OUR TURTLE’S BACK” CONTEST WINNERS
We have 5 WINNERS for last week’s Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back contest! Big thanks to Leanne Simpson and ARP Publishers, writer and publisher of Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back, for giving 5 copies (2 from Leanne Simpson and 3 … Continue reading
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VLOG: FREE BOOKS!!! #3
I got 11 free books the other day!!! Free books are always coming into my life. This is the 3rd installment of my VLOG series FREE BOOKS!!! It is also a followup to my article The Hunt For Heinrich … Continue reading
WIN A COPY OF “DANCING ON OUR TURTLE’S BACK” + A GRAND PRIZE
Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back writer Leanne Simpson, and publisher ARP, have agreed to give away 4 copies of Simpson’s great book (2 from Simpson and 2 from ARP). ARP, publisher of all of Simpson’s books, is also giving away … Continue reading
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