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Book Recommendation: Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the USA By Mumia Abu-Jamal & Foreword By Angela Y. Davis (2009)

Posted on July 1, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

In case you guys didn’t learn anything from the surviving the police video I posted and end up doing a bid, I recommend this as your first reading material while awaiting trial.Peace and Blessings to Mumia!!! Review “Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 27 … Continue reading →

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Book Of The Month: A Gathering of Old Men By Ernest J. Gaines (1983)

Posted on July 1, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

A Gathering of Old Men By Ernest J. Gaines Product Description Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer … Continue reading →

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Rest In Power (RIP) Gil Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) (Gil Scott-Heron, Spoken-Word Musician & Bluesologist Dies at 62) (Bonus Compilation/Mix: T.Shabazz Presents…Gil Scott Heron – A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius (Best Of Gil Scott Heron) (Bonus Audio & Videos Are Included Also) (Rest In Peace)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

I am very saddened and still in disbelief at this news. Gil Scott Heron was one of my favorite musicians and performers ever.If not my favorite.He will be missed beyond belief. And my meager words can’t even begin to describe … Continue reading →

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Book Of The Month: The Every Girl’s Guide to Life By Maria Menounos (2011) (Bonus Video: Maria Menounos Interview With BETTER About The EveryGirl’s Guide to Life)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

Maria Menounos The Every Girl’s Guide to Life Product Description Raised by working-class immigrant parents and later exposed to Hollywood’s most elite experts in every field, Access Hollywood’s, Today’s, and Nightly News’s reporter Maria Menounos reveals her EveryGirl secrets on … Continue reading →

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As I Grew Older By Langston Hughes

Posted on April 24, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

As I Grew Older It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun– My dream. And then the wall rose, Rose slowly, Slowly, Between … Continue reading →