Saturday, February 4, 2012

Stanley Tookie Williams and Chris Dunn - Words from Prison




Sat. Feb. 4, 2011
Stanley Tookie Williams

Executed for a crime he did not commit. Many say, “But he did kill some people.”

Tookie was a crimnal and co-started one of the most notorious street gangs but while in prison he did a lot to help keep children out of the gangs. He was nominated for the nobel peace prize and given an award by the president but still executed. Usually those executed are not the people who committed the crime.

Chris Dunn - Words from Prison


You will hear a tape Chris sent me about prison life, drug abuse and the young peoples last chance. Chris is in prison in Jefferson City, Mo for a murder he did not commit. One witness recanted and the other probably did it.




Friday, February 3, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Gil Scott-Heron 2/2/2012





Thu. Feb. 2, 2012

AintNoNewThing

Sojournertruthradio 06.01.11

We remember Gil Scott-Heron who passed away lin May 2011.
Rare Show: Gil Scott-Heron Live in Europe 2010 - A Soul of Sydney Tribute
Rare Performance of Gil Scott-Heron in Europe 2010 A Soul of Sydney Tribute R.I.P GIL SCOTT HERON!This is one of the final live concerts of legendary poet, author and political commentator Gil Scott- Heron. This is our tribute to him so his fans can remember the legacy he left us with his musical collaborations. Check out more live shows and our other tributes on our blog here or find us on facebook for more good music.
GIl Scott-Heron at Marcus Garvey Park August 5, 2010
Gil Scott-Heron performed a free concert in Harlem in the summer of 2010


Cinturon Negro - my favorite songs of Gil Scott-Heron

1949-2011

This audio is part of the collection:
Barbatruco ProduccionesIt also belongs to collection: Netlabels





Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Old Time Radio - Jubilee - 2-1-2012





Wed. Feb. 1, 2012

Before Television my family would watch the radio shows. Yes I said watch, we used our imagination. When TV came I missed the radio shows because the imagination was better than what was shown on TV.

I hope you enjoy the shows like I did. Let your mind free to see what is on the show. You can see more with your mind than with your eyes.

Presented by the War Department, Jubilee was broadcast to American fighting men and women overseas and featured a mostly Black cast, including appearances by Louie Armstrong, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Nat King Cole, and Heavyweight champion Joe Louis.
8/9/1943_DeltaRhythmBoys_LuckyMillander
8/16/1943_LuckyMillinder-JimmyNoone
8/23/1943_5Charioters_Rochester_LuckyMillander
9/6/1943_ErnieMorris_JimmyJordan
9/20/1943_ErskineHawkins-RosettaTharpe
10/4/1943_ErskineHawkins_NatKingCole



Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The House I Live In





Wed. Feb. 1, 2012

Democracy Now! Tuesday, January 31, 2012

This weekend the top documentary prize at the Sundance Film Festival went to "The House I Live In," which questions why the United States has spent more than $1 trillion on drug arrests in the past 40 years, and yet drugs are cheaper, purer and more available today than ever. The film examines the economic, as well as the moral and practical, failures of the so-called "war on drugs" and calls on the United States to approach drug abuse not as a "war," but as a matter of public health. We need "a very changed dialogue in this country that understands drugs as a public health concern and not a criminal justice concern," says the film’s director, Eugene Jarecki. "That means the system has to say, 'We were wrong.'" We also speak with Nannie Jeter, who helped raise Jarecki as her own son succumbed to drug addiction and is highlighted in the film. We air clips from the film, featuring Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow"; Canadian physician and bestselling author, Gabor Maté; and David Simon, creator of "The Wire."

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition




Gill Scott Heron Live at Knitting Factory‘ 1999






Tue. Jan. 31, 2012

R.I.P Gil Scott-Heron (1949–2011) + GIL SCOTT TRIBUTE Rare LIVE recording at Knitting Factory NYC 1999 SOUL OF SYDNEY Pushin' FUNK SOUL DISCO HIP HOP



Castle of Hope Intro





Tue. Jan. 31, 2012

A look at the Castle of Hope for Lost Souls.