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Living in the Afterfuture: Mike Ladd Explores the Science of Non-Fiction

mreeves March 12, 2020 No Comments Mike Laddpoet tree

In this 2002 interview with Kitchen Sink magazine, Mike Ladd discussed his work as a poet, musician and hip-hop theorist.

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Black Power Music

mreeves November 22, 2016 No Comments 60s soulavant-garde jazzblack powerFunkpoet tree

This is an imaginarium of what a young revolutionary’s musical playlist would look like before 1971 and the dawn of Blaxploitation.

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