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VLOG: DOING WRITING EXERCISES TO MUSIC
For years I have been writing to music. I journal, edit, and do writing exercises. I started doing this to Jungle music while playing a tape by a local DJ named Freak Flow. Over the years I have learned … Continue reading
FREAKY FLOW
Freaky Flow By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I grew up listening to Hip Hop. RUN DMC, The Fat Boys, and Big Daddy Kane were always pumping in my room. I discovered my favorite rapper in the 1990s: Biggie Smalls. His lyrics … Continue reading
VLOG: SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY
The past two weeks I have had trouble motivating myself to do my videos for Friday posts. This is the first time I have not been motivated to do work for my site. I wrote about all this in my … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmation, Anderson Silva, Black Coffee Poet, bravery, Chael Sonnen, Courage, Fear, Fear of Failure, Inspiration, Leadership, Mind Gym, Mixed Martial Arts, motivation, Never Give Up, Philosophy, Quotes, Success, UFC, UFC 148, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Work Ethic
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SHOWING UP #4: EVERY SINGLE DAY…
Showing Up # 4: Every Single Day… By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Two weeks ago I sat at the edge of my bed with my head hung low and feeling lethargic. Doing a video for my Friday post was the last … Continue reading
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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