Posted at 21:46h
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by A.D. Carson
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This post was originally published here and on CrazyHood.com on February 2014 in response to the Not Guilty verdict for Michael Dunn for the murder of Jordan Davis. My original comments have been updated.
I don’t advocate violence. I don’t...
Posted at 16:57h
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by A.D. Carson
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Through an event sponsored by the English Language and Literature Association and hosted by senior English major Vince “Ackurate” Manuel, of Brooklyn, N.Y., three spoken-word artists shared what they have learned throughout their writing and performing careers on...
Posted at 09:14h
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by A.D. Carson
Jordan Davis & Trayvon Martin
I don’t advocate violence. I don’t condone killing. The idea of a person being so audacious as to take another life is sickening and very scary. But even considering this, I wonder if Jordan Davis would still be alive if he...
Posted at 11:56h
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by A.D. Carson
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I'm roughly two weeks into my move to the South to begin this PhD program, and in the mail comes Mo’ Meta Blues [The World According to Questlove]. It was a going away gift. I think it’s a memoir. It...
Posted at 14:04h
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Poetry
by A.D. Carson