Reasoning with Anthony B

Reasoning with Anthony B

Better to do right and to do right without fear
than to do wrong and know that you are doing wrong and be afraid.

–Anthony B  Read more... (2072 words + 1 image)

Reasoning with Yami Bolo

2000

INTRODUCTION BY GREGORY STEPHENS

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The “Real Revolutionary’s” Guide to Bob Marley’s Star

February 2000

Twenty years after his death, Bob Marley is being embraced by the mainstream American entertainment industry. On February 6 (his 56th birthday), Bob gets his star in Hollywood; on February 14, he is the subject of a documentary on the PBS “American Masters” series, and February 20 he receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammies. This is a sharp irony, given Marley’s fierce critique of the system now honoring him.  Read more... (1470 words + 1 image)

Honoring Bob Marley

Honoring Bob Marley

Written for the Bob Marley Celebrations,

February 2000

by Laura Gardner ©2000

“My music will go on forever. Maybe it’s
a fool say that, but when me know facts, me can say facts. My music
will go on forever.”

-The Honorable Robert Nesta Marley

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Mikey General

Born to Jamaican parents in London in 1963, Mikey
General was on the fast track to academic success. He attended St. George’s,
a prestigious Catholic high school in Jamaica, where everyone expected
him to become a doctor, banker or lawyer. But instead he turned to music.  Read more... (1441 words)