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Listen to Malcolm X's Legendary Speech: "The Ballot or the Bullet" (Detroit, April 12, 1964)

I find it surprising and sad that this speech from 1964 by Malcolm X is still so relevant today.

the normal state of things

“People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.” 

 ― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

KRS-One: Real Men Don't Exist in Mainstream Hip-Hop

Wow! If you are looking for some understanding of the black culture, KRS-One drops tons of knowledge.