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Drummer and composer @marklomaxii creates what he calls “Black improvisational art music.” Read more about the Columbus jazz titan in the story linked below! columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyl…
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Dr. Mark Lomax, II
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Dr. Mark Lomax, II
@marklomaxii
Drummer|Composer|Educator who believes that music is the healing power of the universe. #400AnAfrikanEpic #Drumversations All thoughts are my own.
Columbus, Ohio Katılım Aralık 2010
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“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”- Thomas Jefferson (slave owner)
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The so-called PayPal Mafia includes billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks, "all of whom in some way or other grew up in South Africa," says reporter @ChrisMcGreal. He details how the racist apartheid policies influenced some of these men now in Trump's orbit.
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“When tyranny becomes law, rebellions becomes duty.”- Thomas Jefferson (slave owner)
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We know now that what they're coming after is not one form of thinking. It's not Black history, it's not intersectionality, it's not critical race theory. They're coming after the entire infrastructure that has been created from the civil rights movement.
African American Policy Forum@AAPolicyForum
Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasizes why the current attacks on diversity, equity & inclusion aren’t new, “Just like the fire seemed like the devastation came from nowhere, & they might think that what we're looking at right now came from nowhere. The conditions have been set for years.”
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@DaFuzzyDrumma Big bro, you know I wanted to be like you when I grew up!! I’ll never forget a performance yall did at ComFest!! #souldope
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Saw this video posted on my brotha Foley from 27yrs ago. Posted on Inspire music collective's IG page and it was reposted on Black Surfer's Realm page too. We were in Moers, Germany and this was the last show of the tour. I played drums on my brother's tour.
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TONIGHT: Be there as @MarkLomaxQuartet honors 60 years of "A Love Supreme" @caffevivace! 7PM & 9PM shows. Limited seats - come early! #CincinnatJazz #Coltrane60
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48 hours until musical history! #TheMarkLomaxQuartet channels Coltrane's spirit in a 60th anniversary performance of "A Love Supreme." Tix still available for both venues! #JazzHistory #LiveJazz
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🎵 Experience the spiritual power of Coltrane's masterwork! The Mark Lomax Quartet brings "A Love Supreme" to life Jan 17 @caffevivace (7&9PM) & Jan 18 @AntiochCollege Foundry Theatre (7p). Don't miss this historic tribute! #JazzCincinnati #ColtraneLegacy
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🎷 Mark your calendars! Jan 17-18: The Mark Lomax Quartet performs Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" - 60 years of musical excellence. Two venues, three shows, one unforgettable experience. Jan 17, 7p & 9p, @caffevivace and 7p Jan 18 @FoundryTheatre
#JazzLegacy #Coltrane #ALoveSupreme
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The moment Prof. Chinua Achebe explain to the world why Africa has no choice but to write its own stories.
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Enjoyed hearing three songs by the great Regina Harris Baiocchi @HaikuFest at @MorganStateU this weekend during the Composers of Color Collective conference! Esp Incantation 💪🏾❤️🖤💚
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The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow the government to revoke the status of any nonprofit it deems has provided material support to a "terrorist organization."
The bill is "a civil rights disaster" rooted in anti-Palestinian bigotry, says @dcli.
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Come see our nationally recognized science center, our burgeoning arts districts, and our seasonal collection of white supremacists. - Scott Woods writing from #ColumbusOhio
Scott Woods@scottwoodssays
MSNBC reached out and asked if I had any interest in expounding on what I've said about the Nazis marching in Columbus, so that went live today. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…
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BOOK RELEASE DAY!
I am so excited to have my third poetry collection, "Black Night is Falling", officially out in the world!
If you're in Columbus, you can walk into Prologue Bookshop or @TwoDollarHQ (and maybe the @WexStore; haven't confirmed yet).
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"You are witnessing a population that is being slowly exterminated."
Former CNN journalist @IamArwaDamon, who now runs the aid group @inaraorg, describes conditions inside Gaza where Israel's military assault continues.
democracynow.org/2024/11/14/arw…
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Art is dangerous because artists are disrupters and truth tellers. We need art that disrupts the status quo by reminding us of the truth of our Humanity! #createharder #400forward #humansforhumanity buff.ly/4epVF2b
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