from 1619




“have you ever read the autobiography of malcolm x for the second time?“
~ una mulzac


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stakes is high


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fields & force fields


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keep your glory, gold and glitter


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Au bout du petit matin


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great joy
& unassailable
strength...



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from the people who brought you
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three-dimensional essays,
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we who believe in freedom cannot rest...


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...but we will practice yoga nidra


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it is not yet uhuru


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...only master teachers


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lifting as we climb


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