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February 27, 2008 5:40 PM   Subscribe

State of the Black Union I came across a clip from this year's event and thought it was worth sharing. Dick Gregory via crooksandliars.com
posted by nola (17 comments total) 5 users marked this as a favorite
 
But when you're trying to use it as your address...

Nice post.
posted by billysumday at 5:56 PM on February 27, 2008


I watched that live on Saturday while I did the dishes. That was dope as hell. I watched it like 5 times. That's right! That's right! That's right!

And then he threw his hand in the air like "yall don't hear me though". Classic!
posted by cashman at 6:08 PM on February 27, 2008


worth watching...thanks for the post...
posted by HuronBob at 6:15 PM on February 27, 2008


More of Gregory.

And here are some other excepts from the event.
posted by _aa_ at 6:52 PM on February 27, 2008


Thanks _aa_
posted by nola at 7:36 PM on February 27, 2008


Damn. That man has some fire in him, yessuh. That's the kind of outrage we need a lot more of in this country.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:03 PM on February 27, 2008


Awesome. Thank you for posting.
posted by streetdreams at 10:57 PM on February 27, 2008


Dick Gregory, speaking truth to power, as is rarely done. He's great.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 11:15 PM on February 27, 2008


Dick Gregory, speaking truth to [1994] power
posted by drjimmy11 at 11:28 PM on February 27, 2008


Dick Gregory, speaking truth to [1994] power.

"Power" doesn't always mean whomever happens to be in the White House at the red hot moment. That's too literal an interpretation, in my opinion. In this case, by "power" I was referring to the *attitude of power* that Gregory was attacking.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 12:09 AM on February 28, 2008


You know Clinton has been in the news lately, I think his wife is running for president or something.
posted by nola at 5:40 AM on February 28, 2008


This is fantastic.
posted by Tehanu at 8:05 AM on February 28, 2008


Really great. Thanks for the post.
posted by oneirodynia at 9:40 AM on February 28, 2008


Nifty. Can't get enough of Gregory
posted by Smedleyman at 1:51 PM on February 28, 2008


Smedleyman, yours is a wonderful comment. No black person in the history of the universe has ever used the word "nifty". Ever.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 3:20 PM on February 28, 2008


No black person in the history of the universe has ever used the word "nifty". Ever.

Except for my high school, apparently. I always did say it was its own little universe in there.
posted by Tehanu at 3:38 PM on March 3, 2008


Wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful. Found from the double post today. Thanks.
posted by wemayfreeze at 10:33 AM on March 8, 2008


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