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EFFECTS OF SINS

The Effects of Sins

By : Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah

ONE. The Prevention of Knowledge: Knowledge is a light which Allaah throws into the heart and disobedience extinguishes this light. -- Imaam Shaafi'ee said: I complained to Wakee' about the weakness of my memory So he ordered me to abandon disobedience And informed me that the knowledge is light And that the light of Allaah is not given to the disobedient

TWO. The Prevention of Sustenance: Just as Taqwaa brings about… Continue

Added by Abdul-Muhaymin on August 6, 2008 at 5:59pm — 1 Comment

120 QUESTIONS TO ASK A 5%er. THE SCROLL IS HERE!

Added by LORD ABBA on July 26, 2008 at 11:39am — No Comments

The 14th Degree & Beyond Magazine... for the Original Woman

PEACE FAMILY!!!

The 14th Degree and Beyond, Inc. is a not for profit organization "dedicated to furthering and nurturing the strength of Original Women and children by sponsoring, facilitating, and educating, through classes, publications, and events, throughout the community…"

(Articles of Incorporation, 2001)

From '88 to '98, we published our magazine under the moniker "The Mothers of Civilization," and in January 1999, we renewed the publication as The 14th Degree… Continue

Added by Eboni Joy on July 24, 2008 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Mumia Loses Appeal

Abu-Jamal loses latest appeal for new trial

By Emilie Lounsberry

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Posted on Tue, Jul. 22, 2008:

A federal appeals court yesterday refused to reconsider the decision denying a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal in the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.

In a two-page decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Abu-Jamal's request for a rehearing of his appeal in the… Continue

Added by Kalonji Changa on July 23, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

THE SOULPLANET SPEAKERS BUREAU

The Soul Planet Makes Its Debut

Queens, New York- (August 21, 2008) - Premier Booking Agency,

The Soul Planet, announces the official launching of its new Speakers' Bureau.

The roster consists of some of the most dynamic, knowledgeable orators

specializing in areas ranging from political activism,arts &

entertainment, and police brutality to education,… Continue

Added by Kalonji Changa on June 27, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

X Clan - Prison (Feat. Christian Scott)

Brother J of The X Clan returns with a powerful message about the trials of incarceration and the prison industrial complex. Featuring Christian Scott on saxophone. From the latest album "Return From Mecca". Directed by Wraithe for Kinetik Cinematix.… Continue

Added by Goldi Gold on June 25, 2008 at 11:49am — No Comments

The word

Let me try to put that grammar in a mathematical formula.

You pronounce the result:

(the colour of the pentagram) + (count the fingers in greek) = "..."

... so any representation of five, with that colour, would stand for "..."

Ebonics = Taki-taki (Surinam) = Papiamento (Dutch Caribean Islands) = Creolo (CapeVerde Islands) = 'Pentah grammah'

'What?' I hear you… Continue

Added by Jose "Jay" Bronze on June 25, 2008 at 6:49am — No Comments

Boots Riley [The Coup] interviews Mumia.

Touches on separation between "conscious/political" community and "masses". "There are millions of Malcolms, they just don't know it yet" -Mumia. Boots also bemoans the movement not having its finger on the pulse of the people, thus people having to choose between paying the rent or being activists. Mumia responds that if we were politically and economically organized (via unions or otherwise) we could demand the basic economic security we… Continue

Added by Kalonji Changa on June 24, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Barack Obama's foreign policy

Barack Obama's Plan

Ending the War in Iraq

Judgment You Can Trust:

As a candidate for the United States Senate in 2002, Obama put his political career on the line to oppose going to war in Iraq, and warned of “an occupation of undetermined length, with undetermined costs, and undetermined consequences.” Obama has been a consistent, principled and vocal opponent of the war in Iraq:

In 2003 and 2004, he spoke out against the war on the campaign… Continue

Added by L.I.F.E. on June 21, 2008 at 12:40pm — No Comments

In South Africa, Chinese is the New Black

A high court in South Africa ruled on Wednesday that Chinese-South Africans will be reclassified as ‘black,’ a term that includes black Africans, Indians and others who were subject to discrimination under apartheid. As a result of this ruling, Chinese will be able to benefit from government affirmative action policies aimed at undoing the effects of apartheid.

In 2006, the Chinese Association of South Africa sued the government, claiming that its members were being discriminated… Continue

Added by Goldi Gold on June 19, 2008 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Tupac and the Revolutionary Shakur Family (Throwback Interview)

What follows is an interview that took place at the office of the International Committee to Support Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (formerly H.Rap Brown). Bilal lays it down about Tupac and how the Shakur Family came about.

When some people hear the name Bilal Sunni-Ali, they think of the world renown musician from the Legendary Gil Scot-Heron's Band. The Group that brought us the Liberation Classic, "The Revolution Will… Continue

Added by Kalonji Changa on June 12, 2008 at 6:05pm — No Comments

Egbe Ogun / Afrikan Martial Arts Institute

Khepera Media Group Interview with Balogun O. Abeegunde

Egbe Ogun / Afrikan Martial Arts Institute

Sha'KMT: Please give us some history behind the origins of Afrikan Martial Arts.

Balogun: The martial arts have existed for millenniums, since the dawn of man, which, according to scholars worldwide, is rooted in the continent of Afrika.

In people's quest for Afrikan martial arts, which is usually… Continue

Added by Kalonji Changa on June 10, 2008 at 9:15am — No Comments

Nasty Nas, Huh?

By Iyapiphany

half-man, half-amazing/cause in my physical I can express through song/delete stress like Motrin/then extend strong/I drink Moet with Medusa/give her shotguns inhale/from the spliff that I lifted in hell/

It ain't hard to tell… Nas.

One of the dopest emcees to emerge from the new school of hip-hop, resurrecting the East Coast's reputation for producing the illest, most prolific rappers in the country, in New York language, the… Continue

Added by Kalonji Changa on June 8, 2008 at 9:50pm — No Comments