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                             -Benjamin Franklin

ScHoolboy - Q Druggys WitH Hoes Again ft Ab-Soul

Skumbag Villain Gang - She Said

Skumbag Villain Gang - Do

dream but don't be a dreamer . because nothing comes to a dreamer . but sleep . -Amnimal Clothing Co.

Customers Amnimal Tattoo

Shout out to Aaron for getting this fuggin Savage tattoo. He's the 1st Savage to get a Amnimal Tattoo.

Gypsy Kraze X Izzy Deadd - Gypsy Flacko

Adam Roose - Welcome To My Gas House Ft. Buccc Strictland

                                 

Prod. By J.Stearn & Directed by MikeyPeee

Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore--
And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

All the World's a Stage by William Shakespeare

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

When Artist Play With Their Food ?

Library Exhibit: Coloring Outside the Lines

"Maintaining" by Nate Creekmore.

By Oz Litvac

The Guardsman

On display on the Rosenberg Library’s second floor is an exhibition titled, Coloring Outside the Lines: Black Cartoonists as Social Commentators. Curated by Kheven LaGrone this exhibit features more than 10 different cartoonists with works that depict a side not so commonly seen by many. The exhibit will run till April 7.

Cartoonists have become the voice of the youth, they represent everything true in a mostly funny but nonetheless controversial manner. The exhibition features work by Jerry Craft, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Darrin Bell and Keith Knight to name a few.

All artists have a message portrayed in humor and with that perhaps surpasses the mainstream censorship in its approach.

Like most artists, cartoonists have also felt the controversy behind their art, “hopefully I can get people starting a dialogue,” said Kieth Knight in a phone interview. “You should never censor yourself,” he added.

The cartoons displayed are by no means a joke despite their funny way of shedding important light on social, political and racial issues. Each artist brings their own style into a collective effort in hopes of reaching audiences with the often ignored truth.

“I would like to push my black community out of our comfort zone,” said Kheven LaGrone in a phone interview.

The K Chronicles, a semi-autobiographical weekly comic strip by Knight,  earned him the most respected award of the industry in 2007, the Harvey Award. Knight is a prolific cartoonist and author of books such as, “The Knight Life: Chivalry Aint Dead”, and “What a Long Strange Strip It’s Been”.

Darrin Bell is a staff cartoonist at U.C Berkeley’s The Daily Californian and has been drawing for the newspaper since the 1990’s. He is a regular contributor to newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Oakland Tribune. He also has several awards under his belt.

Jerry Craft, creator of Mama’s Boyz, a comic strip syndicated since the 1990’s has also been recognized in the cartoonist world and has won many awards.. Craft has done work for Marvel Comics, several issues of Sweet 16 as well as illustrations for seven children’s books.

Also featured in the exhibit is work by Brumsic Brandon, a veteran cartoonist he has been submitting cartoon strips to mainstream publication since the 40’s. His daughter, Barbara Brandon-Croft who’s work is also in the exhibit continues his legacy.

The first nationally syndicated African American cartoonist Morrie Turner, has a piece in the exhibition dated from 2009. It serves as recent proof to his extreme passion for a cause he has dedicated his life to since his work first received nationwide attention after the assassination of Martin Luther King.

Kheven LaGrone will be having a panel discussion and lecture from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m

at the John Adams Campus Auditorium, for more information you may visit the City College Library website.

Posted on 13 February 2012 by The Guardsman Online Administrator

Simplicity is the key to brilliance. -Bruce Lee

The Real Story Behind Valentine's Day

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!

Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.

I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."

I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!

Tony Williams feat. Kanye West - Another You

HAPPY VALENTINES FROM THE GOOD HUMANS AT AMNIMAL !!!

Thomas Jefferson

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” -Thomas Jefferson

WHY NOT BAIL US ALL OUT ??

BAILOUT = 16.1 Trillion . enough money to give everyone in American $51,500, Or pay everyone in the ENTIRE WORLD $2,300. In case you want to do the math there is 312,989,299 Americans in the U.S we rounded up to 313 Million. And 6,993,259,512 in the World we rounded up to 7 billion. 

Because of the list listed below, I have no problem with someone going to the county building and getting themselves and their family if they have one, a bailout (i.e Food Stamps) What's $500 dollars a month to survive, compared to Trillions and Billions we handed out to companies. If you owe anyone of these companies listed below money, rather it be for a house you bought, or poor money management, which causes a overdraft or you to be in debt,  these companies are not giving any rope to work with you on your debt, their going to hang your ass from the highest tree they can find. Badger you, constantly call you make your life difficult. But the kicker in all this is while your at work, working to survive and pay off this debt to which ever company you owe, besides getting the money from you directly, they also taking it from you indirectly, when you get taxed on your check, some of that taxed money is going to help pay the Feds back for the bailout they gave these companies. We getting taxed by the Feds, and billed by the companies, we getting taxed by the Feds to bailout. Talk about a trap for that ass!! 

According to the results of the limited Fed audit, a total of $16.1 Trilion in secret loans were made by the Federal Reserve between December 1, 2007 and July 21, 2010.

The following is a list of loan recipients that was taken directly from page 131 of the audit report….

Citigroup - $2.513 trillion
Morgan Stanley - $2.041 trillion
Merrill Lynch - $1.949 trillion
Bank of America - $1.344 trillion
Barclays PLC - $868 billion
Bear Sterns - $853 billion
Goldman Sachs - $814 billion
Royal Bank of Scotland - $541 billion
JP Morgan Chase - $391 billion
Deutsche Bank - $354 billion
UBS - $287 billion
Credit Suisse - $262 billion
Lehman Brothers - $183 billion
Bank of Scotland - $181 billion
BNP Paribas - $175 billion
Wells Fargo - $159 billion
Dexia - $159 billion
Wachovia - $142 billion
Dresdner Bank - $135 billion
Societe Generale - $124 billion
“All Other Borrowers” - $2.639 trillion

P.S .. OUR GOVERNMENT ONLY DOES WHAT WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ALLOW THEM TO DO. AND UNTIL WE DRAW A LINE, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THE LIMIT!!

Personal Income Tax And The Federal Reserve System Both Come Into Existence In 1913

On February 3rd, 1913 the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Later that year, the United States Revenue Act of 1913 imposed a personal income tax on the American people and we have had one ever since. Without a personal income tax, it is hard to have a central bank. It takes a lot of money to finance all of the government debt that a central banking system creates. It is no accident that the 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913 and the Federal Reserve system was also created in 1913. They have a symbiotic relationship and they are designed to work together. We could fill Congress with people that are committed to ending this oppressive system, but so far we have chosen not to do that. So our children and our grandchildren will face a lifetime of debt slavery because of us. I am sure they will be thankful for that.

Snapback Sneak Preview

Not dropping officially until Friday, but we figure this would be a nice jolt to your Monday.

Blu – Jesus (Video)

jesus∆ from aaronisnotcool on Vimeo.

Blu liberates his latest visual for “Jesus” off his Jesus EP.

The Brave Little Tailor - Mickey Mouse in Living Color (1938)

At 6:22 into this cartoon, the Giant rolls up and schmokes. I remember watching this cartoon as a youngster, and today from some reason that particular part is stuck in my head, so I decided to share in on my chuckle with my fellow Savages.

The Banks Out Of Money ??

Best Cartoon EVER!! So witty and educated with the humor, all time favorite!