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tomorrow may never come, for you or me life is never promised...
I just want to say that Mos Def is one of my favorite people, and one of my favorite thinkers and speakers, so its a special pleasure to post some of his videos.

Mos Def is a renaissance man, he performs and is able to articulate his expression with such depth in almost every capacity imaginable. Acting, spoken word, theater, fashion, social & political activist, a debater are amongst his many talents and designations. As a Muslim, many Islamic ideals, practices and morals intersect in his work and many times are shown through his character and his involvement with most prominent topics to our community. I am an absolute hip hop fan and am always fascinated with the work and subjects Mos Def speaks on and works with.

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that isn`t a coppertone tan, that`s anger incarnate
I was not-so-recently a witness to what I would call numbness instinctive to a group of boys, and a large residual void in terms of respect towards the opposite gender.

Volunteering at Regent Park got me reacquainted with heinous attitudes and mentalities that reveal the scary standards/principles/values teenagers sometimes subscribe to willingly, or at times are forcibly subjected to.
Growing up in Scarborough has afforded me numerous occasions to come face to face with identical conditions. Male chauvinism coupled with misogyny resides heavily amongst teenage boys exposed to poorer qualities of life, possibly contributed by other existing social ills in the community.


Not having enough positive examples has shut off the acceptance to
ordinary possibilities in the lives of some boys and girls from the area.
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