a weekly round up with a tune for your listening pleasure. september 23 is john coltrane’s birthday. be blessed!
- check out dr. jared ball’s review of Defying the Tomb, a prison narrative focusing on gaining social consciousness: Defying the Tomb, Defying Ilogic
- also check this cool website SeeingBlack and their weekly round-up: The 411
- Unfortunately, Troy Davis has been killed. However, the good people of the Georgia parole boards etc were able to spare the life of this man (who evidence proved had committed murder) 3 hours before his execution (albeit this was four years ago): Killer spared from death hours before execution
- University of The West Indies, St Augustine recently published an interview with Shani Mootoo for which i was present (and they mentioned that for a reason which i don’t understand): Connect with Shani Mootoo.
Zahra Gordon 
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