Culture

The events following 9/11 have been harried, and often times overwhelming. There has been a flood of new publications since that year trying to piece together a comprehensive analysis of what occurred, what is presently going on and most importantly, why?

As I enter the sterile confines of work I’m greeted by 90 pre and post pubescent voices chiming endearments, “Mama Chula!� “Aute� “Curly Sue� and variations of my name “Mel� “Missy� “Lissa�.

Shoshanna Johnson is a single, Black mother who was one of the first Prisoners of War in the immoral and illegal invasion of Iraq.

You Back the Attack! We Bomb Who We Want!: Remixed War Propaganda, a new book by Micah Ian Wright is unlike any peace book you’ve ever read. Published by Seven Stories Press, Back the Attack is actually a unique picture book that takes historical propaganda posters from World War II and alters them into satirical critiques of the “War on Terrorism� and the Bush domestic policy.

Erase una vez
terminando con un “sweet kiss�
Más nada aprendimos de ellas
Las Evas
Las Malinches
Las Helenas de Troya
Todas seductoras, hechiceras, traidoras
…más que eso no hace falta
…más que ellas no importan
los nombres cambian
los hombres a todo superan
es aquella vieja historia
de la misma excluida

The streets are my canvas, I don't have the dough to push out and buy paint;
I rack [steal] it. When you're broke and you wanna draw, graffiti is what you do--bottom line it's poor folk's art" - EnocRock