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DNC: Obama & MLK– Extra Fly

Started by baratunde aka jack turner · 10 months ago

I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly

‘Fore the day I die, I’mma touch the sky

[...]

Sky, Sky high

I’m, I’m sky high

Yeah! (Keep it rolling)

(Feels good to be home, baby! Feels good to be home!)

– Kanye West, “Touch the Sky”

I couldn’t ... Continue reading »

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  • I was watching The Speech on CNN last night in a crowded bar, and I think I saw, immediately after the conclusion, the camera briefly show an older Black men, bent over with his head in his hands -- with relief? with joy? with bittersweet memory? It was so quick and I think the director rightfully cut away to another camera to give the man some privacy, but I'm wondering if anyone else caught that glimpse or whether I was imagining it. (Could it possibly have been John Lewis? His interview on NPR moved me to tears that morning).
  • Obama known in our country. Our peoples love obama. I am from turkey I am turkish
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