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Elly Jackson's avatar

Hughes' star is just rising. He is a gifted, courageous man and bravely reflects his own direct experience. He is the antithesis to the Kendi poison. This young man has a glorious future, but not without radical challenge. I showed his rap video to my college freshmen in February. There's no end to his capacity to inspire.

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joe.nalven2's avatar

Lots to ponder. I might add that I also studied philosophy at Columbia. CC65. One prof said my questions were interesting but not very philosophical. So, I became an anthropologist. I appreciate the essay opening with philosophy and then moving from those quanderies into those of a more empirical frame. And music is my channel into being able to hop from one standpoint epistemology to another. Wonderful essay.

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