Recovering Traditions:

Languages of Meritah

 

No language can fit you like your mother tongue, especially if you still speak it or used to speak it well. Your mother tongue holds your earliest memories, the first human sounds you heard after birth, your earliest conversations with your mother, the first months and years of your life and much more. Your mother tongue connects you to your past as completely as no language you learn after it ever does. Your mother tongue lets you voice everything that you became since you were born; it reveals the world into which you are becoming like no other language, and it connects you to the worldview of the community in which you were born more completely than any languages you master after it.

 

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The Earth Center Opens In Baltimore
The Uprooting
Crisis In Burkina Faso

 

Yes, you read it correctly! And it has been a long time coming. The Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia region has been blessed and honored to become the sixth location within the continent of Maanu (Americas) in which the sacred and prestigious education of traditional Kemetic initiation will commence. This is no small thing, and the timing of its opening couldn’t have found us in a more desperate condition.

 

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The continent of those considered “underdeveloped” or “uncivilized” is being invaded by several streams of thought and ideologies that have colonial and imperialist origins. The notable remark is that the authenticity of the values is being wiped out by this phenomenon. To talk about authenticity is to talk about dignity. And he who talks about dignity talks about remaining incorruptible…

 

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Repatriation

Purpose of Initiation

 

The basic survival instinct is to return home. No matter how far away from home we travel, whether kidnapped, stranded or lost, the quest to return home is priority for any human being. Imagine forgetting where or what home is, or even being born away from home. Imagine living in a place where every symbol that represents your home is considered evil, ignorant or obsolete. If you become convinced that there is nothing valuable about your place of origin, what will you call home?

 

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Well, the type of knowledge we are really talking about and standing behind is actually the knowledge that is passed down to us by our elders, priests, and healers from the mystery schools in western Meritah. It’s an incredible component of knowledge transmitted from father to son, mother to daughter, and the elder generations to the younger generations through intense initiations. From the age of seven to twelve every child is obliged to enter…

 

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Also In This Issue

Kem Graduation: The Vow To Uphold

“It is interesting to think about the period of time in our lives where we begin to question the direction we are walking.”

 

Returning Home: Death of WSR

“Even with resistance from modern intellectual and political fronts and beliefs, Meritah (Africa) has come to be understood as the birthplace of the ingenuity of humanity… but when the topic of spirituality arises, for some reason or another we look elsewhere.”

Returning Home: Death of WSR
“Even with resistance from modern intellectual and political fronts and beliefs, Meritah (Africa) has come to be understood as the birthplace of the ingenuity of humanity… but when the topic of spirituality arises, for some reason or another we look elsewhere.”

Kemetic Events & Holy Days
The Death of WSR
Mapping the Cosmos: Kemetic Time Keeping & The Zodiac

Art For Thought

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The Death of WSR

This is the saddest day in the memory of humankind because it is on this day that the forces of evil represented by the sterile and jealous God Seth marked a victory over the good and vital forces of the world. Wsr, the God-father of humans, has been deceived and put in a coffin and was thrown in the Nile River, which dragged him to sea. The Goddess Aishat found him months later, and while she was hiding his body with the goal to come later and give him his life back, Seth found the body and cut it into fourteen pieces that he threw into the sea.

The God is Dead. And in the World of the Dead, he found himself with new obligations set by the Creator Gods: now he had to build an eternal kingdom in which from now on humans will come to be judged for their actions. Wsr will then become Wsr-Unefer, the merciful God that, by being the one to be created, opened the door of the creation of life, and by being the first to die, organized the kingdom of the World of the Dead. This then accomplishes the cycle of life (ankh). The Goddess Aishat wandered throughout the world in search of the pieces of the body of her husband: she found them, reassembled them, and with her power, resuscitate the God. It is this part of the resurrection of the God that set the path to the human cycles of reincarnation……

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Universal Zulu Nation Special Report By “Mama C” From The Peoples Republic Of China – Part 1

UZN Elder Charlotte O’Neal aka “Queen Mama C” (pictured above in Africa) is the founder and

President of the recently formed Universal Zulu Nation Chapter in Tanzania, East Africa. A long

time activist, journalist, author, musician and current news correspondent for the UZN International

Community News Service (ZICNS); The following is the first of a special Six Part Photo Essay

report from UZN Elder Queen Mama C during her recent summer visit to Shanghai, China. Enjoy!

– Zulu Nation King “Bro. Shep”
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Shanghai, China – (Part 1)

Routines, Writings and Peace Vibes
by Zulu Nation Elder Charlotte Hill O’Neal aka “Queen Mama C”

I’ve been in Shanghai for two weeks now and I’m finally getting into a daily routine. Incense and prayers around 8:30am followed by a few stretches while the tea pot heats up; a little breakfast; check my email and the very few sites that I can access on the internet, then it’s back to my writing! Sometimes I don’t get out of my sleeping clothes until afternoon, writing and composing music to my heart’s content! I have NEVER had this much time to write and I’m afraid when I return home I will be spoiled rotten! I don’t feel the need to do much exploring yet as most of my fellow writers do. I am enamored with all this FREE time to work without interruption. My creativity is flying and I’m hanging on to its coattails trying to keep up! Perhaps eventually a bit of wander lust might set in but for now I’m very happy!

Our group excursions have been enjoyable though and I finally remember the names of (just about) everybody. I enjoy the rides in the private bus that allows me to record some of the street scenes that whiz by.

Many of the malls here are even bigger and shinier than the ones in the west but what interests me more are the urban communities and rural areas where the people live! I have been invited to visit some Chinese friends who stayed a few days at UAACC. They live in a district a couple hours away from Shanghai so eventually I will take that step but right now I’m still a bit nervous to venture out by myself, especially on the bus or train. One of our fellow writers got locked in the station late at night and didn’t know how to get back to his apartment and wondered around the city on foot for three hours before he made it back! I don’t want THAT much adventure, especially at night!

I appreciated the visit to the ancient Yuan-dynasty Water Gate Museum especially the fact that the 700 year old water gate is a new archaeological find which historically is a big deal! We had to go on a transparent walkway which was high above a section of the excavated rocks and looking down made me feel so dizzy that I became a bit nauseated and wobbly legged and had to hold on to the railing. I get vertigo in the strangest places since I have reached my old(er) age!

As we rode to our next destination, the Shanghai Archives, I noticed that there are massage parlors on just about every block. It reminded me that someone scoots little business cards under my door each night advertising half naked women for more than massage experiences, I suspect. It’s in Chinese script but the photos on those cards are universal in translation! I just put them into my trash basket but they keep appearing daily. Maybe they think there is a lonely businessman type occupying my room and not this little ol’ African lady!

The Shanghai Archives was quite interesting because it showed the historical timeline of the city in beautiful paintings, maps, artifacts, video clips and photos.

After viewing the archives for a couple of hours with our guide and translator, we rode the elevator to the roof top to view, high above, what they call The Bund. The river was quite beautiful and there were many families out site seeing and riding the little ferry boats up and down the waterway.

Recently our first lecture series took place at the Shanghai Writers Association building. Four of we resident writers presented plus a young Chinese woman. Our host, the renowned writer Zhao Lihong, gave me much praise for the dramatic reading of my essay, City Light, which was the required subject. After the Q&A session, I was invited to play my nyatiti music again and I got the audience to join in this time with an inspiring song about PEACE. Everybody was very enthusiastic and repeatedly shouting out the word PEACE in their various mother tongues!

Truly we artists have the power AND the duty, to spread that peace vibe through our works. Stay tuned¦
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NEWS n’ DA HOOD!

The Weekly News Bulletin Of The Universal Zulu Nation International Community News Service

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Volume 1, Number 2:
Monday, March 9, 2015 – Sunday, March 15, 2015

Welcome to the second “official” weekly news bulletin of the Universal Zulu Nation International Community News Service (ZICNS). The ZICNS is a project of the Zulu Nation’s Department of Community Affairs and in addition to this weekly news bulletin will also be producing a monthly Newsletter; a quarterly Newspaper; and both a radio & internet television news broadcasting service to provide news & information not to be found anywhere on mainstream media news. Please pardon any print errors, omissions or format deficiencies in this second weekly edition and we sincerely apologize for not publishing during the past few weeks as we strive to develop staff to help us meet our weekly deadline.

Information, Truth & Light,
Zulu Nation King Sadiki “Bro. Shep” Ojore Olugbala, Editor In Chief
The Universal Zulu Nation International Community News Service

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A Big Success In B-Moor!
The Zulu Nation DOCA Mid-Atlantic Community Conference & Universal

On Saturday February 28, 2015, Zulu Nation Members From North Carolina to
New York Came Together With Community Activist Organizations For A Full Day Of Reports & Strategy On How Best To Achieve True Control Of The Living Conditions And Institutions In Our Own Black, Brown, Red & Oppressed Communities.

If You Missed It & Want To View This Ground Breaking Conference Which Was Held At Coppin State University In Baltimore Maryland-Here is the Livestream link:

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/12372002/events/3841279

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What We Believe…

PEACE!

Calling All Races, Nationalities & Human Beings on this Great Planet so called Earth & Beyond!

We respect all planets as living entities in our Universe(s).

If respect is not given to any planets, then the wrath of the Supreme Force will bring all types of Hell to your planet(s).

All Gods of all religions lead up to the Supreme Force, The All.

In The Universal Zulu Nation We believe that racism and hate are trying to rule the lives of Human Beings on this Planet so-called Earth and that only belief in the Supreme One and truth will destroy this disease called racism and hate.

All people on the planet should Communicate, Teach, Learn and Work with each other to raise the consciousness of all Human Beings on this great planet so called Earth.

Although we are strong believers in the culture of Hip Hop, we realize that this is a real world, with real problems and real solutions.

We strive to do our best to uplift ourselves first, and then show fallen humanity how to uplift themselves and others mentally, spiritually, physically, economically and socially.

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Political Prisoners & Black Lives Matter

Friday, March 20, 2015 6:00pm

The Malcolm X ~ Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center
3940 Broadway and 165th Street, Harlem, New York
An intergenerational discussion between former political prisoners and Black Lives Matter activists. Book signing at 6pm, event begins at 7pm.

Information: Socialism & Democracy (Johanna.Fernandez@baruch.cuny.edu)

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Please support and share this page with others. United Cities Zulus is organizing a Community Empowerment festival in Charleston SC in late June! Leaders from the Gullah/Geechee Nation will be actively involved in the production of this festival. The festival will include workshops, Meeting of the minds, performances by legendary spoken word and Hip Hop acts, along with local and national movement leaders of today and yesterday. This will be all free to the Public. http://www.gofundme.com/nizucc

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Upcoming Brooklyn-Long Island, N.Y. Community Events & Actions
Courtesy Of Zulu Project Coordinator Ahki Spiritchild, UZN Noble Chapter # 9

spiritchild
peace and unconditional revolutionary love
you were international before man announce his patriarchal ignorance.
i celebrate you 365 working towards a 180 building within 360’s. happy revolutionary matriarchy month, every day is a valentine to the matriarchal divine design.

we are currently booking a few more US dates on the Roots Rhythm Revolution Tour before the EU stretch late April 2015. to book a workshop, performance, dj at your school, club, community center, house party contact booking@xspiritmental.com.

song i released last month i ain’t talking with you (know your rights cop watch)
get the lyrics and soundclip here; share with the youth.
March 11th 2015 spiritchild with Shout House Orchestra at Dimenna Center 730pm

March 14th 2015 djsss special invite only soul selector appearance 10pm
March 14th 2015 spiritchild with Ben Barson at BRIC studios 6pm
March 15th 2015 a new black arts movement presents: commUniversity 3pm

March 15th 2015 spiritchild @ Bowery Poetry Club 1pm
March 17th 2015 djsss (spiritchild) at BREW 9pm FREE last monthly night till summer inshallah. please do come out and support to let them know you want us back. dance, chill, drink, feel, organize, build…

March 19th 2015 Urban Art Beat Youth Open Mic @ Dixon Place Theater 330pm

March 19th 2015 Justice For Kenny Lazon benefit @ The Silent Barn 630pm

March 21st 2015 Universal Zulu Nation Respect to the Queenz Vol 3 1pm

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The Universal Zulu Nation Department of Community Affairs – World Wide Website

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Inside Da Boogie Down BX

HIP-HOP PEDAGOGY COMMUNITY EDUCATION WORKSHOP SERIES

Universal Zulu Nation Hip-Hop Pedagogy
Community Education Workshop Series
March 13th – May 1st.
East Bronx Academy Community School
1716 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10460

Program Description: Hip Hop Culture is a reverberation of centuries-long resistance to oppression by Black and Brown people in the Americas. Born in the Bronx from meager beginnings; emerging from the ghetto streets plagued by poverty and violence, Hip Hop is now a medium that empowers people across the globe. However, the Hip Hop Industry and, to some degree, the world of Hip Hop Education are no longer held accountable to the people. The Hip-Hop Pedagogy Community Education Workshop Series is designed to promote the multidisciplinary pedagogy of Hip-Hop Culture. Recognizing Hip-Hop as a major influence on youth culture today, this workshop series will inspire participants through the Five Elements of Hip-Hop Culture. Workshops will expose families to vital resources and services that will enable them to build up themselves and surrounding community; reconnecting the most influential parts of Hip Hop with the streets it was born from. – Zulu King K~Swift & Zulu Queen Benu Ma’at March Dates and Times: 3/13, 3/20, 3/27 5pm – 9pm April Dates and Times: 4/3 or 4/10 – Spring Break Field Trip – Details Soon 4/17, 4/24 5pm – 9pm May Dates and Times: Program Final Project Elements of Culture: Art Showcase and Open Mic 5/1 5pm – 9pm This is the link to the event page on facebook for the program. Everyone can check here for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/735472613234997/

Take #2 or #5 Train to 174th Street Station St
(approx. 3 doors down from store on corner).

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HOW TO JOIN or CONTACT THE UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION

For General Information & The “Official” Universal Zulu Nation Websites, please visit

https://www.zulunation.com
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http://www.facebook.com/OfficialUniversalZuluNationFanpage
http://www.facebook.com/groups/OfficialUZNGroup
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Volume 1, Number 1:
Monday, February 10, 2015 – Sunday, February 12, 2015

Welcome to the very first “official” weekly news bulletin of the Universal Zulu Nation International Community News Service (ZICNS). The ZICNS is a project of the Zulu Nation’s Department of Community Affairs and in addition to this weekly news bulletin will also be producing a monthly Newsletter; a quarterly Newspaper; and both a radio & internet television news broadcasting service to provide news & information not to be found anywhere on mainstream media news. Please pardon any print errors, omissions or format deficiencies in this initial weekly edition as we will always strive to meet our weekly deadline regardless of the amount of contributions & submissions to it’s weekly publication.

Information, Truth & Light,

Zulu Nation King Sadiki “Bro. Shep” Ojore Olugbala, Editor In Chief
The Universal Zulu Nation International Community News Service

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~ Bronx, New York
REST IN PEACE & FREEDOM…

Zulu-Gestapo/Black Spade Bro. Eric “Spider” Wilson
Homegoing: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Porta Coeli San German Funeral Home
1822 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10472
Viewing: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Service: 7:00pm Sharp!
*Spider’s Funeral Service To Be Followed By a Black Spades & Zulu Nation…
“Friends & Family Memorial Gathering for Spider” in The Bronx River Housing Projects Community Room @ 8pm

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~ Bronx, New York
Beyond Knowing Your Rights
Written By: Zulu Malika Chantal OBrien, Phoenix Queens of the Nation Wisdom Born Zulu Chapter 29

The (3) above Mothers of the victims of NYPD murders; Iris Baez, Constance Malcolm & Margarita Rosario were present along with other family members in this Zulu co-sponsored community event which featured activist attorney’s & Anti-Police Terror organizers who shared their knowledge on dealing with police encounters and NYPD violence. ~ Photo By Zulu News Staff Imani: Ivee InSyte Photography

It was a freezing Friday evening on this past January 30, 2015, when a group of concerned citizens, descended on the Latino Pastoral Action Center, located at 14 West 170th Street, in the Bronx. The Universal Zulu Nation, Parents Against Police Brutality and The Justice Committee hosted an event on this night in particular called, Beyond Knowing Your Rights.

This event had a panel of legal experts to answer questions of the community, regarding ones rights during and after police interactions, as well as the legal process to hold police personnel responsible for any wrong doings. The legal panel also shared their own opinions and experiences dealing with holding the police responsible for their actions against citizens. The group also heard testimonies from parents who lost their children to police brutality.

The two women, who were on the panel, work in the legal profession, often defending people of color from low income neighborhoods. They were very honest about what they witnessed and experienced, while doing their absolute best to help the people they work for. The women revealed many things that the group of concerned citizens were not even aware of, such as up until 1990 the state of New York had a special prosecutor to handle complaints of police misconduct and brutality, until Governor Mario Cuomo felt it was not necessary and did away with it. The reason why many people are in favor of a special prosecutor to handle these cases is because there is an unspoken alliance between the district attorneys office and the police department. The district attorney relies on the police department to make cases to bring forth indictments, and the police department relies on the district attorneys office to get convictions.

Besides exposing the inner workings of the district attorneys office and the police department, the women discussed on the subjects, about what options a person has when dealing with making progress to hold the police accountable for their actions. The Freedom of Information Act is where a civilian can request documents regarding government entities and civil servants. This can show, if the police officer or prosecutor has any complaint history made by other civilians. However, there is a special loophole, where it states that any police officers records are kept private from the public, even the lawyer who may be defending the person who made the compliant. There are ways to seek justice, regarding police misconduct, but it is an uphill battle with many offices and government agencies in league with one another. Even the Civilian Complaint Board, is staffed with many former police officers.

It was very emotional for the group to hear firsthand on what the parents of police brutality victims went through, while seeking justice for their children. Iris Baez and Margarita Rosario have been raising awareness and fighting for twenty years. Iris Baezs son, Anthony, was murdered by Officer Livoti of the 46th Precinct in the Bronx. This made Margarita Rosario connected to Iris Baez, because her son Anthony Rosario and nephew Hilton Vega, were murdered by detectives from the same precinct. Years have passed since the murders of their loved ones, but the pain is heard even when they mention their names. These two strong mothers were also present with the mother of Ramarley Graham, Constance Malcolm and her young son, who witnessed the murder of his older brother. Her son was murdered by Richard Haste of the 47th Precinct in the Bronx. She was saddened that society does not seem to see her sons life to have value. As she told her story, her young son sat quietly eating a styrofoam plate of cheese puffs and potato chips. One can only wonder what had he been through since then and what he was thinking as his mother bravely told the story of his older brother.

The statistics and status quo of police brutality/misconduct is at an all-time high. We cannot open a newspaper or turn on the television and not see, yet another life stolen at the hands of police personnel. The public must stand in solidarity with the victims families and the victims themselves. The federal and state governments are trying to silence our cries of injustice by criminalizing peaceful protests and direct actions, to raise awareness and fight against these injustices. The battle has only begun, and we must be brave and fight for justice.
Peace!

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~ Harlem, New York

Existence is Resistance, The Sekou Odinga Defense Committee & The Campaign to Bring Mumia Home present this all day celebration and fundraiser for recently released political prisoner Sekou Odinga.

Sekou Odinga was a U.S. held political prisoner imprisoned 34 years for fighting for the freedom of Black people and the building of the Republic of New Afrika. He was released November 25, 2014 into the arms of family, comrades and friends.

Sponsors:

MXGM
Universal Zulu Nation
Harlem Copwatch
Brotherhood SisterSol
Rebel Diaz Arts Collective
NY Black Panthers
Party for Socialism and Liberation

These organizations will be in attendance with various tables including activities such as letter writing to political prisoners and information on knowing your rights.

We will be showing two amazing documentaries:

12:30 pm The Mike Brown Rebellion by Rebel Diaz

2:30 pm Afraid of Dark by Mya B

Key Note Address at 4 pm by Sekou Odinga

Special Guest DJ Lumumba aka Revolution

Hosted by Hakim Green

Live Performances by:

Divine RBG
Intikana
The Peace Poets
Lah Tere & Mommas HipHop Kitchen
DK Dyson
Mahina Movement

Flier Designed by Intifada Street
Original Photographic Image Credit:
Solwazi, Ancestral Beauty Photography

Sunday, February 15, 2015, 12:00 pm 6:00 pm
The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center
(3940 Broadway, New York, New York 10032)

http://www.existencisresistance.org

Facebook Event Page

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~ Harlem, New York
The Universal Zulu Nation’s Elite…
Shaka Zulu Impi Warrior Society
Is Now Accepting Dedicated/Committed Men & Womyn Recruits For It’s Intensive

~ “Shaka’Jutsu” Martial Arts & Physical Fitness Training

~ Diet, Holistic Health & Healing Practices

~ Emergency Survival & First Responder Certification

~ Global Security, Investigation & Intelligence Training

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* “Impi” is the Zulu word for an armed body of men, although in common usage during the 1800s it referred to one of the Zulu empire’s elite regiments. While Impi had long been a feature of Zulu culture, their great chieftain Shaka Zulu instituted broad innovations upon his ascension to the throne in 1816 AD. In addition to their traditional club and throwing spear, Shaka armed his troops with the assegai, a short-shaft stabbing spear with a broad, 30 cm (1 foot) long blade. He introduced a larger, heavier cowhide shield (isihlangu) and intensely trained his forces to quickly close with the enemy for devastating hand-to-hand combat. Strategically, the Impi relied on speed and surprise to suddenly outnumber and overwhelm their enemy.

– Martial Artists, Fitness Trainers, Bonded/Licensed Security Zulus Are Welcome!

– You MUST Interview & Submit A Resume In Order To Apply For Membership!

ZULU Members ONLY!
Contact: Zulu Lord El Tawfiyq “Dr. Shaka Zulu” Aziz
DrShakaZulu@aol.com ~

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FOR ALL YOUR EVENT SECURITY & PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS!
“BONDED & LICENSED”
Contact Zulu Muhammad Islam at: (646) 724-6473 or Muhammadislam7@yahoo.com

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From: Zulu Ahki Pedro “SEN ONE6” Soler
UZN LOST TRIBES. NYC

CLICK BELOW & Enjoy The Latest episode of VISUAL CAFFEINE: EPISODE 45 hosted by John Robinson and featuring The Universal Zulu Nation’s own “BRO. SPIRITCHILD”

http://www.viscaff.com

Peace & Bliss Everybody!
VISUAL CAFFEINE: EPISODE 45 HOSTED BY JOHN ROBINSON WITH SPECIAL GUEST SPIRITCHILD is on view right now! Share itwith friends, family, music lovers, and HIP HOP CULTURE connoisseurs alike.

VISUAL CAFFEINE: EPISODE 45 with SPIRITCHILD. HOSTED BY JOHN ROBINSON
Check here for Episode 45
Peace and bliss planet rockers!
This episode features SPIRITCHILD. He is an inspiration to us all from mentoring youth to ripping the microphone. He embodies Hip Hop.
Watch as he breaks down his positive activities around the world and spins for us as well.
Hosted by John Robinson, this episode will have you pressing rewind!

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http://www.vimeo.com/visualcaffeine
http://facebook.com/SEN.UZN
http://www.uznbuildingfund.blogspot.com
http://zulunation.com

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~ Queens, New York

The Universal Zulu Nation’s Noble Chapter 9 Invites You To Attend

The Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center presents

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HOW TO JOIN or CONTACT THE UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION

For General Information & The “Official” Universal Zulu Nation Websites, please visit

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http://www.zulufaces.com
http://www.facebook.com/OfficialUniversalZuluNationFanpage
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http://www.twitter.com/zulunation1973
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To Join The Universal Zulu Nation please contact the representative for your area in the list below.

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DC, DE, OH, MD, PA
King Skeem
mytskeem@gmail.com

Southeastern USA
FL, AL, MS, LA, GA, TN, KY, NC, SC, VA
Earl “Malki 7” Lovett
thelovettgroup@live.com

Midwestern USA
IN, IL, MN, WI, IA, MI
King Skeem
mytskeem@gmail.com

Northwestern USA
WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, ND, SD, AK
King Khazm
khazma@gmail.com

Southern & Southwestern USA
CO, UT, NM, AZ, CA, HI, TX, OK, KS, MO
King Skeem
mytskeem@gmail.com

AUSTRALIA
Excel
zulukingexcel@iprimus.com.au

Belgium
King Phil One
zuluphil@yahoo.fr

Canada
Corey “Mr.Wizard” Pace
Corey@zulunation.com

France
King Joel “Jow L”
alakazam.zulu@gmail.com

Germany
King Michael Bruening
zulukingwarrior2002@yahoo.com

Scandinavia
King Tom “Life 9”
tom495@hotmail.com

United Kingdom
King Lee “Monk One” Arnold
zuluministamonk1@gmail.com

United Kingdom
King Nana Dankwa
dankwa.nana@gmail.com

The Netherlands
TimSki
info@zulunation.nl

Poland
YZulu Minister Wojciech “DJ Big-W” Kowalewski
onerealhiphop@gmail.com

FOR ALL OTHER REGIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
King Skeem
mytskeem@gmail.com

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~ Baltimore, Maryland

The Universal Zulu Nation in association with The Ujima Peoples Progress Party and the Urban Studies Program @ Coppin State University presents….

The 2015 Mid – Atlantic Community Conference & UZN Universal Meeting
Saturday: February 28, 2015 (9am-7pm)
@ Coppin State University in Baltimore,Md.

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The primary purpose of this historic Black History Month gathering at the historically Black, Coppin State University is to hold a “face to face” day of networking to review & build around the current community & college campus projects and programs that address the following (7) initial areas of concern and; To then come away with some concrete plans of action that will begin the process of our collectively finding solutions to these (7) initial areas through consistent communications, workshops, fundraisers and utilizing the (5) primary elements of Hip Hop Culture as a tool for collaborative organizing in our so called Black, Brown, Red, Poor & Oppressed communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic territory of The Eastern United States.

FOR THE COMPLETE SCHEDULE & RSVP: Contact…
Panthershepcat@aol.com

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Our Zulu News n’ Da Hood Music Video Pick Of The Week ( Including lyrics)
Immortal Technique Civil War ft. Brother Ali, Chuck D (Of Public Enemy), Killer Mike
Posted by guerrilarepublik on Oct 31, 2014 in VIDEOZ | 0 comments

(feat. Brother Ali, Chuck D & Killer Mike)
[Immortal Technique]
The ghetto is like a prison, with invisible bars
No matter where you ride, it always follows you where you are
And its hard out there, for a pimp to get outta
But its harder for the hooker that he beat the shit outta
I got niggas underground in the Confederate States
Ironically running from slavery that prison creates
So I never hate on the south, I respect they vision
I just hate on niggas that promote Samboism
And white execs that love to see us in that position
They reflect the stereotypes of Americas vision
They want us dancing, cooning and hollering
Only respect us for playing sports and modeling
More than racism, its stay in your place-ism
More people are trapped in practical blackface-ism
So fuck a Civil War between the North and the South
Its between field niggas and slaves that are stuck in the house

[Chorus: Chuck D]
Civil war for the soul of a nation
This is a struggle to save civilization
Demonstrations overthrowing the occupation
The annihilation of mental colonization
Civil war for the soul of a nation
We fight for the future of our civilization
Destroy the corrupt government organizations
Trying to survive cultural assassination

[Killer Mike]
Crip niggas, Blood nigga, eses, Asians
Why the fuck we warring with each others population?
The devil wanna dead all our population
People in Folk nation, why the separation?
Why we got Jamaicans hatin on Haitians
When the British and French raped both nations?
Mexicans and Blacks kill each other, straight hating
While the government profits from prison population
If you on the bottom, be you Anglo or Asian
You gotta recognize the realness of what I’m sayin
You gotta recognize another G aint the enemy
When the police ride to kill us frequently
We gotta make the youth see, where the truth be
If you a G, then grow and develop GD
50 years of gangs and our people still poor
If we really run the streets, we should really end war

[Chorus: Chuck D]
Civil war for the soul of a nation
This is a struggle to save civilization
Demonstrations overthrowing the occupation
The annihilation of mental colonization
Civil war for the soul of a nation
We fight for the future of our civilization
Destroy the corrupt government organizations
Trying to survive cultural assassination

[Brother Ali]
Listen, our hearts were torn apart just like yall was
Watching towers full of souls fall to sawdust
Everytime we called your office you ignored us
Now you holding hearings on us all inside a Congress
Microscopes on us, ask if we’re Jihadists
My answer was in line with all of the Founding Fathers
I think Patrick said it best; Give me liberty or death
I shall never accept anything less
You claim innocence, you play victimless
But you gave the kiss of death in the name of self defense
Slavery and theft have brought the nations to the end
Of pacifying your citizenry with excess
We believe in freedom, justice, security
But they’re only pure when they’re applied universally
So certainly if I rage against the machine
My aim was only to clean the germs out of the circuitry
Heard you need putting fear inside your heart
Make you burn Qurans and tell me not to build a mosque
Me, my wife and babies we ain’t never made jihad
We just want to touch our heads to the floor and talk to God
Ask him to remove every blemish from my heart
The greatest threat of harm doesn’t come from any bomb
The moment you refuse the human rights of just a few
What happens when that few includes you?

Civil war
(For more on Immortal technique )
click here

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• Racist Chant at University of Oklahoma
• Men of Morehouse Teach Chicago Black Males to Read Well
• Become a Weatherization Specialist
• More Education, More Money?
• 25% of Young Black Men Unemployed
• Michelle Alexander with One of Best Speeches of Past 25 Years

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This is one reason we must fight for strong Historically Black Colleges and Universities (and there are so many more)!

This racist chant, caught on video, is from members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (SAE) at the University of Oklahoma. The fraternity has since been banned from the University of Oklahoma. Here is the chant:

• “There will never be a nigger in SAE!
• There will never be a nigger in SAE!
• You can hang ’em from a tree,
• But they will never (inaudible) with me!
• There will never be a nigger in SAE!”

Please protect Black students on the campus of the University of Oklahoma and other college and university campuses where Black students are a small minority.

Click Here to Hear and See Full Chant

The Case For Strong HBCUs

While some students (not all) from a Predominantly White Institution (PWI) were engaged in racist chants, students from Morehouse College, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) traveled to Chicago from Atlanta, Georgia to help teach young Black boys to read. This is one of the best cases for maintaining strong HBCUs. There are many more!!! These young men represent all HBCUs.

The Men from Morehouse with a Morehouse Man, Corey Hardiman (center, red jacket) helping teach young Black males to read well.
The Black Star Project presents

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• MUST PASS DRUG SCREEN AND BASIC MATH / READING TEST
• MUST RESIDE IN DOUGLAS, BRONZEVILLE, WOODLAWN OR NEW CITY NEIGHBORHOODS
• MUST BE MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED AND ABLE TO ATTEND ALL SCHEDULED CLASSES DURING THE 10 WEEK COURSE
• CLASSES MEET IN THE EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS
• PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED
• WEEKLY STIPEND PROVIDED

This FREE part-time course prepares you for certification with the Building Performance Institute. This national certification is the industry standard in residential weatherization work. You will learn the theories behind residential weatherization and gain hands-on experience installing insulation and air-sealing measures. Workers in this and other green construction fields earn competitive salaries.

For more information, please call 773.285.9600 or email laura@blackstarproject.org

In America, generally, the more education you have, the more money you earn.

The above diagram comes from a report titled “The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings” released 4 August in 2010 by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. As the title reflects, the study looks at how lifetime earnings change based on education level and also by occupation. The report looks at what percentage of the time that occurs, and what occupations are the highest and lowest paying based on levels of education.

Click Here to Read Full Report

50 Years after the Moynihan Report, More than One-Quarter of Young Black Males Are Neither Employed nor Enrolled in School or Vocational Training

The incarceration rate for young black men without a high school diploma rose from 10 percent in 1980 to 37 percent by 2008

By The External Relations, EducationNext

January 13, 2015

Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965 report on the structural causes of the fragmentation of the Black family has been so hotly debated that serious research on the complexity of the problem has been undermined for decades.

Now on the 50th Anniversary of “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action,” and in new research for Education Next, Harvard sociologist William Julius Wilson with Harvard colleagues James Quane and Jackelyn Hwang, find poor Black children today are increasingly likely to grow up in family units in the inner city whose dire circumstances affect every aspect of their lives..

As they enter adulthood, many young Blacks, particularly males, have experienced unemployment and disconnection from schools and vocational institutions at rates ranging from 20 to 32 percent. By 2011, nearly two years after the Great Recession, more than one-quarter of young Black males were neither employed nor enrolled in school or vocational training.

The rates for white and Hispanic young people were also high in 2011, around 20 percent, but for Black youth the rate has been about 10 percentage points higher throughout this period.

Black youth are also more likely to be confined in correctional facilities. Although the percentage of juvenile offenders under the age of 18 confined in a correctional facility declined from 1 percent to half that level between 1997 and 2011, they were still five times as likely to be in detention or correctional facilities in 2011 than their white peers.

Today, Blacks constitute nearly half of all people jailed and imprisoned in the U.S., but their rates of incarceration vary greatly by education level..

Among Black young men who were behind bars in 2008, 37 percent were high school dropouts. For those with a high school diploma, that rate drops to 9 percent. Among those with some college, the rate falls to 2 percent, closer to that for young men from other racial backgrounds.

Click Here to Read Full Story
Listen To and View One of the
Best Civil Rights/Human Rights Speeches of the Past 25 Years by
Michelle Alexander

Click Here to View and Hear the Speech at Union Theological Seminary in New York City

Click Here to Purchase a Copy of Her Book, The New Jim Crow from a Black Bookstore

This posting is courtesy of Gloriadine Smith, Board Member of The Black Star Project.

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Still at a Disadvantage
For College Educated Blacks, Road to Work Is Rocky
Legal Challenge to Washington DC Boys of Color Program
Michelle Alexander with One of Best Speeches of Past 25 Years
Young Black Man on Shark Tank
Become a Weatherization Specialist
Hunger in Our Classrooms
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Still at a Disadvantage
(Ivy League Degree Not Much Help to
Black Students Seeking Employment)

By Jake New
March 6, 2015

Throwing another wrench into the belief that higher education is the great equalizer, a new paper suggests that African-American graduates from elite institutions do only as well in getting jobs as white candidates from less-selective institutions.

The study, published in the journal Social Forces, shows that while a degree from an elite university improves all applicants’ chances at finding a well-paid job, the ease with which those jobs are obtained is not equal for black and white students even when they both graduate from an institution such as Harvard University.

A white candidate with a degree from a highly selective university, the paper suggests, receives an employer response for every six résumés he or she submits. A black candidate receives a response for every eight.

White candidates with degrees from less-selective universities can expect to get a response every 9 résumés, while equally qualified black candidates need to submit 15.

“Most people would expect that if you could overcome social disadvantages and make it to Harvard against all odds, you’d be pretty set no matter what, but this experiment finds that there are still gaps,” said S. Michael Gaddis, the author of the paper and the Robert Wood Foundation Scholar in Health Policy at the University of Michigan.

“Once you get out, you still have to deal with other human beings who have preconceived notions and misguided stereotypes about why you were able to go to this college.”

Gaddis gave the candidates names that were likely to signal to potential employers what their races were — black male applicants were named Jalen, Lamar and DaQuan; black female applicants were named Nia, Ebony and Shanice; white male applicants were named Caleb, Charlie and Ronny; and white female applicants were named Aubrey, Erica and Lesly.

Click Here to Read Full Story
Click Here to Read Full Study, Discrimination in the Credential Society: An Audit Study of Race and College Selectivity in the Labor Market

Study: Even for college-educated blacks, road to full-time work is rocky

After more than a year of networking and applying for jobs, college graduate Jeramey Winfield still hasn’t found full-time work. The North Lawndale resident was a standout student and envisioned a career in marketing or event planning. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune)

By Lolly Bowean
February 12, 2015

Months before he graduated from college, Jeramey Winfield was sending out resumes and applying for jobs online in Chicago.

The media studies major hoped to jump from Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire right into the Chicago workforce, in marketing or event planning, so he could get his own apartment and begin helping his family financially. But after more than a year of networking, sending out applications and asking mentors for help, Winfield still doesn’t have a full-time job. In fact, he said, he’s rarely been called back for an interview.

“I had this picture in my mind of working downtown, taking the train in and contributing to my profession,” said Winfield, who often wears dapper, fitted business suits. “I had this vision of helping my mom out, since she struggled to raise five of us. I wanted to give her some relief.”

While unemployment is falling to its lowest level in years, recent college graduates across the country are nonetheless struggling to find work. A new report found that, for young African-Americans with a four-year degree, the job search has been especially brutal. They are having a harder time than whites finding a job, are more likely to be in a job that does not require their college degree and are being paid less than white workers with the same experience.

Even African-Americans who study science, technology, engineering and math – majors that have been winners in the job market – have had a hard time finding work, said John Schmitt, a senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research, who co-authored that recent report, “A College Degree is No Guarantee.”

“We are looking at a group of people who did everything right,” Schmitt said in an interview. “They graduated high school like they were told. They went to college and graduated. They entered the labor market. But they are more likely to be unemployed than their white counterparts.”

The gap between whites and blacks has been fueled by many factors. Black college graduates don’t have strong networks, and they often don’t have the experience to navigate the corporate world and reach the people who hire. More important, according to Schmitt, young African-Americans can face a measure of discrimination when they try to get their foot in the door, sometimes losing job opportunities to white applicants.

Among recent black graduates ages 22 to 27, the jobless rate in 2013, the last year for which data are available, was 12.4 percent compared with 5.6 percent for whites. For black 22-year-olds just leaving college, 67.1 percent were underemployed, compared with 56.2 percent for all college graduates in that age group, Schmitt said.

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Bowser, Cheh Again Clash on School for Minority Boys as ACLU Gets Involved

By Will Sommer
February 24, 2015

Is Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to spend $20 million for minority male students legal?

Now even more people have opinions about it. In a letter yesterday to Bowser, the District’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union warned that the proposed new boys’ school could violate Title IX restrictions. Then this morning, Bowser and Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh got heated again over the plan during the mayor’s breakfast with the D.C. Council.

The plan, proposed by D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, would spend $20 million on the east of the Anacostia River school, a literacy mentoring program, and grants meant to help black and Latino boys.

Henderson insists that DCPS considered Title IX, which restricts gender-biased discrimination in education, before announcing the program last month.

In her letter to Bowser, Henderson, and Attorney General Karl Racine, Monica Hopkins-Maxwell, executive director of ACLU of the Nation’s Capital, asks whether the District has already accounted for Title IX. (Racine is still working on his opinion about the school and Title IX).

“Girls and women are sometimes left to the side,” Cheh said. “They’re sometimes invisible.”

Bowser told Cheh that she had no interest in promoting the boys’ program at minority girls’ expense.

Click Here to Read Full Story

Listen To and View One of the
Best Civil Rights/Human Rights Speeches of the Past 25 Years
by
Michelle Alexander

Click Here to View and Hear the Speech at Union Theological Seminary in New York City
Click Here to Purchase a Copy of Her Book, The New Jim Crow from a Black Bookstore

This posting is courtesy of Gloriadine Smith, Board Member of The Black Star Project.

Brilliant Young Black Man
Causes Biggest Fight in
Shark Tank History Over His Dynamic Opportunity

Below, Sharks listen to college student Christopher Gray before “blood in the water causes a feeding frenzy!”

Click Here to watch and listen to college student Christopher Gray manage five multi-millionaire and multi-billionaire sharks!

Click Here to learn more about Scholly!
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presents

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Train for a new career in the growing field of residential weatherization!

MUST PASS DRUG SCREEN AND BASIC MATH / READING TEST
MUST RESIDE IN DOUGLAS, BRONZEVILLE, WOODLAWN OR NEW CITY NEIGHBORHOODS
MUST BE MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED AND ABLE TO ATTEND ALL SCHEDULED CLASSES DURING THE 10 WEEK COURSE
CLASSES MEET IN THE EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS
PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED
WEEKLY STIPEND PROVIDED

This FREE part-time course prepares you for certification with the Building Performance Institute. This national certification is the industry standard in residential weatherization work. You will learn the theories behind residential weatherization and gain hands-on experience installing insulation and air-sealing measures. Workers in this and other green construction fields earn competitive salaries.

For more information, please call 773.285.9600 or email laura@blackstarproject.org

Hunger Is Common in Classrooms, Teachers Say in Survey

By Evie Blad
March 3, 2015

Three out of four public school teachers responding to a recent survey said their students regularly come to school hungry. And 93 percent of responding teachers said they worry about the long-term effects of hunger on children’s education.

Those findings come from an online survey, which was released today and administered in January to a sample of 600 teachers, 200 principals, and 200 school support staff on behalf of No Kid Hungry, an advocacy group based in Washington.

They come shortly after the release of a report that showed that, for the first time, more than half of public school students in the United States qualify for free and reduced-price meals. The survey also comes as schools take on new efforts to tackle hunger through initiatives like offering afterschool meals, and partnering with community organizations to send food home with hungry students on the weekends.

Of the educators who reported regularly seeing hungry students at school, 81 percent said it happens at least once a week, the survey says. And that hunger has a range of effects on student learning, they reported.

To tackle the problem, No Kid Hungry recommends more schools serve breakfast in the classroom. Offering students meals at the start of the school day (rather than before the bell rings) reduces the stigma of coming in early, and eliminates some logistical challenges that keep students from eating breakfast at school, the organization says.

A recent report found that more low-income children are eating free and reduced-price breakfasts at school, either in the classroom or in the cafeteria.

Click Here to read the full report, Hunger in Our Schools (2015)
Successful Citizens United to
Save the Southland Event
Phillip Jackson’s remarks on ending
the School-to-Prison Pipeline and educating Black children were well received by 100 South Suburban Chicago residents at Thornwood High
School in South Holland, Illinois.

THE UZN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
“Continuing 4 Decades Of Grassroots Community Organizing Through True Skool Hip Hop Culture”
A Cultural Manifesto: Killah Priest Of The Wu Tang Clan Joins The Universal Zulu Nation’s Chakra Zulu Chapter
Music A Cultural Manifesto: Raafiq Alim talks Hoosier Zulu Nation

You may know Raafiq Alim by his MC name Merc Versus. Or perhaps you know him for his work with the excellent underground hip-hop trio Bedlam Brethren. You may have even know him as the former host of P.O.W.z. Radio on Earlham College’s station WECI 91.5 FM . But these days you’re more likely to hear Alim’s name in connection with the Universal Zulu Nation.

The Zulu Nation was founded in 1973 by DJ Afrika Bamambaataa, a man often labelled as the godfather of hip-hop. Alim established a Central Indiana chapter of the Zulu Nation last year and he’s been putting in work to increase the organization’s presence in Indianapolis.

I recently spoke with Alim via phone from his home in Muncie. We discussed his work with the Zulu Nation and his vision for the newly founded local chapter Chakra Zulus.

NUVO: Tell us about the Zulu Nation and how you got involved with the organization.

Raafiq Alim: I’ve been involved in the hip-hop scene for about fifteen years. I ended up building with a b-boy from Fort Wayne by the name of Coda. About four years ago he approached me about getting down with the Zulu Nation chapter up there called the Tomahawk Zulus. I was with them for almost three years and then decided to branch out and start another chapter for the 317 and 765 area codes. Our chapter is the Chakra Zulus which is an acronym for Cultural Heritage And Key Resource Advocates. We’ve been a chapter for about a year.

I started out in the Zulu Nation as a rank and file member, but I moved up to Vice President of the Tomahawk Chapter in a relatively short amount of time. Right now I’m considered a chapter leader in the Nation.

The Zulu Nation is a global grass roots community activist organization. We have a set of principles and rules that we abide by. We consider ourselves not so much a hip-hop movement, but a life movement. It just so happens that we use hip-hop as a tool for peace, love, and community. The word Zulu itself in the South African language means the heavens, we relate that to the concepts of peace, love and community because those things are heavenly.

I respect my connection to the Zulu Nation becuase that’s where hip-hop culture was named and defined. According to our history Afrika Bambaataa said “ok, these four elements are hip-hop: MCing, DJing, b-boying, graffiti.” And then he added the fifth element which is knowledge or what we call the Infinity Lessons, which are teachings from every culture, nationality, and religion throughout history.

A big misconception about the Zulu Nation is that it’s a Black movement. Zulu itself is a metaphor for strength in numbers. Shaka Zulu turned a bunch of disjointed tribes into an empire. That’s the way we view hip-hop culture. We strive for unity and fun. We want to bring fun into hip-hop through unity. Unity with different causes and within hip-hop itself. Zulu Nation seeks to bring everyone together through our similarities, but respecting our differences. In our chapter we have Black, White, Asian, Hispanic and Bi-Racial. It’s across the board.

NUVO: Tell us about some of the community projects Zulu Nation has developed in Indiana.

Alim: Some of the causes we align ourselves with are food drives, clothing drives, we’ve done a Christmas toy drive. This year we’re having our third annual Weather the Elements winter clothing drive in Muncie. We accept coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and mittens. This is third year we’ve done this at Village Green Records, and we’ve invited a b-boy crew from Fort Wayne called River City Breakers to do a b-boy showcase for the last two years.

We use hip-hop as a tool to bring people together and entertain, but we also want to tie these events to a charitable cause. It’s good for the preservation of the positive image of hip-hop culture, and also for the sake of educating people about hip-hop. A lot of people see b-boying or breakdancing as old-school, but there’s a global subculture of b-boys. Graffiti and breakdancing are the lost arts of hip-hop and a lot of people don’t realize they’re still alive.

In the future we’d like to have discussion panels on community issues and the music business. We’re also planning to do a book giveaway.

NUVO: What about branching out in Indianapolis? I understand you have an event here on Saturday.

Alim: We’re still trying to get a foothold in Indianapolis so we’re holding the People’s Mic event, which is an open to the public rap cipher at Vibes Music in Broad Ripple. We’re incorporating that into a winter clothing drive as well. We’ll be giving the donated clothing items to the Wheeler Mission shelter.

The event is a call to MCs to come through and spit their best bars, and we’ll put together a highlight video and help put your name out there. Basically I want to present the Univeral Zulu Nation as an entity that’s not on some elitist or separatist type stuff. We’re a platform for the artists.

NUVO: Clearly you’re investing a lot of energy in building community with the Zulu Nation, I’m curious how you see hip-hop’s relationship with the struggle for social justice?

206 Zulu and Z5360 chapters of the Universal Zulu Nation would like to call upon all Washingtonians and people of the world to recognize, celebrate and help spread awareness of Hip Hop History Month this November.

As a borough of inner-city street gangs culminate to what would have been an all out war, an epic truce and new developing energy called Hip Hop would ultimately uplift an entire community and influence the rest of the world as we know it. November, 1974 is recognized by the international Hip Hop community as the time when Hip Hop culture was conceived, now 40 years ago.

Although pop “Hip Hop” icons make everyday headlines, not much is said about the originators of Hip Hop such as DJs Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash. In an age where materialism and ignorance are glorified and even perpetuated by major labels, it’s no wonder why there are so many stigmas and misconceptions of Hip Hop. Even less is said about the rich and diverse Hip Hop community within the Pacific Northwest which had been thriving for over three decades.

In an effort to honor the culture, lineage and impact of Hip Hop in the Northwest, Governor Jay Inslee proclaims Hip Hop History Month in the State of Washington this November. Additional endorsements are made with proclamations by Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, Lacey Mayor Andy Ryder and Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent.

Zulu calls upon all Hip Hop enthusiasts, teachers, student groups, organizations and advocates to help spread awareness of Hip Hop History Month! Here are just a few simple ways to get involved:

• Study Hip Hop history, local history, international Hip Hop, read books, watch films
• Support local and independent artists by attending their events and buying their music
• Spread the word, distribute literature and share on social media using #HipHopHistoryMonth
• Support media outlets that stand for true-school Hip Hop
• Host a Hip Hop workshop, assembly or presentation at your school or campus

10/28 – Tacoma Mayor Strickland proclaims Hip Hop History Month, 5pm
Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402

11/1 – Hip Hop History Month Kickoff/Breakin’ 30th Anniversary Screening, 1pm
EMP Museum, 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

1/5 – Bremerton Mayor Lent proclaims Hip Hop History Month, 5pm
Norm Dicks Government Building, 345 6th St, Bremerton, WA 98337

11/6 – Lacey Mayor Ryder proclaims Hip Hop History Month, 7pm
Council Chambers of Lacey City Hall, 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA 98509

11/15 – Tradition III, 3-9pm
3-on-3 Bboy/girl battle, showcase, blackbooks
Bremerton Eagles Aerie 192, 205 6th St, Bremerton, WA 98337

11/28 – Zulu Jam: Hip Hop History Month Edition, 7-11pm
Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

For full event listings and more information, visit http://www.206zulu.com.

Zulu Jam Halloween Edition
Friday, October 31st

Back by popular demand- Zulu Jam Halloween Edition!
This year we’ll be hosting a 1-on-1 All Styles Dance off and an Epic Battles of Rap History. Both are in costume and character! $100 for the winner of each battle! Limited slots available, please contact us to sign up or more info!

Washington Hall
153 14th Ave
Seattle, WA 98108

7-11pm – $5 donation – All Ages
Facebook Event Page.