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European militants recognize Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the Mexican militants followed their example and legitimated his work because the Europeans said, “Hey, Mumia Abu-Jamal is relevant in the US.

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Racism operates in a lot of ways, and so I live it every day.
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Day Every Operates Racist Ways
There are situations in which a smile, a laugh, a greeting are racist exercises.
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Exercises Greeting Laugh Racist Situations Smile
I would say it is one of the forms at the idea level, and through the work they have achieved, one of the most dignified historical examples that has happened in the history of the world.
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Happened History Marginalized World
And those families for generations have maintained themselves in positions of power. Latin America founded itself on everyone being equal, but in reality we aren’t.
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Country Equal Founded Maintained Reality Themselves
If I stop today at a protest and I read a speech, it is a speech that remains in that moment, and whoever captures it does, and whoever doesn’t, doesn’t, and just keeps walking. It is very sterile, and it can seem even inaccessible and boring for a community.
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Captures Community Speech Stop
We have to remember that the experience of gangsta rap as such in its foundation is an anti-systemic experience primarily.
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Expereience Gangsta Political Rap Systematic
I believe the example of the Zapatistas is a very relevant historical example.
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Believe Historical Ideas
European militants recognize Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the Mexican militants followed their example and legitimated his work because the Europeans said, “Hey, Mumia Abu-Jamal is relevant in the US.
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Country Icons People Support
So, we know who are the people that have the majority of power, access and privileges in Mexico, and they are white Mexicans.
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Access Country Majority Power
I can’t marry myself to one idea or one form of doing politics or one form of understanding politics.
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Belief Games Moving Politics
I think in terms of the themes that I have worked on most is establishing questions of race in the context of Latin America.
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Country Latin Race Thinking
What is MTV doing and what is the hegemonic culture industry promoting in gangsta rap? It is the glorification of violence for the sake of violence.
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Country Gangsta Mtv People Rap
A white leftist Mexican activist isn’t the same in the media as the son of a farmer in Guerrero, they aren’t worth the same.
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In the same imaginary of the Latin American Left exists a racism, a racism that corresponds to processes of colonialism internal to almost all countries in Latin America.
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Corresponds Country Imaginary People Racism
This is a theme that makes uncomfortable a lot of people, and it obviously makes the Latin American Left uncomfortable.
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Obviously People Theme Uncomfortable
I believe gangsta rap, as such, in its foundation is simply anti-systemic and transgressive.
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Believe Country Gangsta People Rap

European militants recognize Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the Mexican militants followed their example and legitimated his work because the Europeans said, “Hey, Mumia Abu-Jamal is relevant in the US.

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