Space & Time with Wilson Vaz

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TOPICS: 

-D.C. & Atlanta 

-North Carolina 

-Predominantly black locations 

-Brother Harold 

-Shadow-banned 

-Farrakhan 

-Nas (untitled) 

-John Lennon 

-“Free speech” 

-“We Are Victims of Genocide (reading) 

-Depopulation 

-Muammar Gaddafi

-AIDS pandemic in Africa & black community 

-Slavery 

-Haiti paying reparations to France 

-African artifacts in European countries 

Brother Don Muhammad told the minister about the presentation / He sat back and smiled / Black on black lies is worse than black on black crime / The Jews share their truth on how to make a dime / Most black men couldn't balance a checkbook / But buy a new car talking 'bout "how my neck look?" / Well, it all looks great / 400 years later we buyin' our own chains–Saint Pablo  (Ye) 

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You can hear one of my kindreds and I wax poetic about sustainable fashion, the importance of the # 7, the color orange, Kanye, black esteem, and much more. Keep people around you that assist you with your dreams. Who’s holding you accountable? Find out what you want in this life and figure out the price you’re willing to pay for it. Only good things.#sustainablefashion #kanye #fashion 

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i & i 

“Ethiopia shall soon stretch forth its hands unto God" (Psalm 68:31)

they buried our kings and tried to burn the books. they betrayed Garvey for rice and peas. truth in this world is a dangerous thing. i feel an immense responsibility. overstand and relay. these people breathed life into me, i just want to do the same for their memory. one of the greatest orators the world has known, i thank you for all you did for us, i strive to speak with any semblance of your passion, one love! –WV

body and mind in oneness with soul. i & i. 

But my hand was made strong 

By the hand of the almighty 

We forward in this generation 

Triumphantly 

None but ourselves can 

free our minds 

Cause all i ever have 

redemption songs 

—Robert Nesta Marley 

“BE black. buy black. think BLACK. and all else will take care of itself”   

 #MarcusGarvey 

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I shot this episode last month at my uncle’s place, 574 Restaurant & Lounge, with the help of my cousin, Cindy, thank you. In the episode we cover fear and what it does to hopes and dreams. We talk about the cemetery being filled with all the unrealized ambitions of people who thought they had more time. I need to do all the things I want to do, to be fully used up, to be UZADU. If we cross paths and you help me in any form, thank you in advance. 

All praises to Dick Gregory, your existence was a gift to mankind. Give the episode a listen and share it if it’s somewhat helpful in any way. I just want to create good while I’m here. God is a woman. If we’re throwing pronouns at divinity. That’s it. Good day. [rate and review if you haven't already, thank you kindly]

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do you create and release? i'm trying to be better with that. i once read: "if the plane goes down, i want my hard drives with me, no one will be putting out a lame posthumous album." do you agree? i do but not sure, i'd want the right person to interpret my work but therein lies the dilemma. to the ones who earnestly inquired about new episodes, i appreciate you. i'm always creating, the issue is the final product and release. welcome back. send me things you've made. be well. –Wilson 

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[Dedicated to King Qudus Kafo]

Our parents will never hear who we truly are when we’re with our friends. They’d shutter and scoff at the posture. Feel fright of the monster. They forget they were us one day. And we’ll do the same someday. Who will keep our stories alive? The nights we look unrecognizable to our responsible future selves? They shake their heads but we act like black is the only thing that matters in fact. Listening to Mobb Deep brought me comfort, they wouldn’t expect that. “What up, Black, hold your head wherever you at,” I can’t hear that line without thinking of you, and I always told you, too. Show the culture. I speak truth cause that’s what I saw in you. I descended upon this land and asked them to help with your ascension. This life thing is just the dash in between arriving & departing they said, you made it look really good while in it; transition easy, beloved. 

and what of all my wild friends / and the times i’ve had w them / we’ll all fade to grey soon on the tv station

Qudus Kafo 

May 31, 1985 — Jan 24, 2022

voice credits: Julio Goncalves, Edson Evora, Jerome Fonseca, Qudus Kafo 

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Many of us grew up thinking that certain moments needed to be respected in a very strict way. They can’t be tarnished with “insensitivities” that show a lack of respect. The epitome of this surrounded death and the processes that proceeds it. The older I get, the more I realize how archaic and unfounded much of these things are. My maternal grandmother passed away on November 27 and it’s been beyond difficult as expected. But the time we had to grieve her even before she left has allowed us to cope in a way we wouldn’t have otherwise. And as close as we already were, it has brought our main tribe that much closer together. I’m eternally grateful that I grabbed my camera and mic and whatever else I needed to capture moments that will allow me to keep the spirit of this singular woman alive. I wanted to do something that honored her correctly. Us not  mentioning our departed makes us hurt much more than we have to, let’s speak and sing about them. Like I heard one time: “no one comes out of this alive.” So live a life worth being remembered; Mama certainly did that, and we’ll spend the rest of ours thanking her for it. 

Andreza Barbosa Amado Semedo

2/4/41  – 11/27/21

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no fear. no fear.

‘it’s frustrating when you just can’t express yourself / and it’s hard to trust enough to undress yourself / stand exposed and naked / in a world full of hatred’ 

[Better In Tune With the Infinite, Jay Electronica] 

i think about these lyrics as i release this episode. i release this just as i see myself, the way i let my mind wander and it says exactly what i want to in the end. without fear of judgment. without too much editing to be more palatable. come as you are. thank you to every single person who lent their effort to this one; let us meet again in late October. 

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London, 1971

“The artist is not free to do what he wants to do, the artist is free to do what he has to do” – JB

Jimmy Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni in conversation has always been one of my favorite things. As the great Donny Hathaway put it before covering Superwoman by Stevie Wonder: “from the black pool of genius.” And that’s exactly how I feel about these two. Like I talk about in the intro, if you put yourself out in the world just as you see it and feel it, you’ll always find an audience, step out on fear. That price paid for us that Baldwin talks about is never lost on me. Learn yourself and change yourself, I’m trying. Below is Giovanni’s words that pierced my soul from the first time heard. “Because I love you, I get least of you, I get the very minimum” 

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When someone completed the task of archiving all of Kanye’s interviews last year, I had the outlandish idea to listen (or re-listen to most) and extract what I felt was essential. I almost didn’t go through with it but as I I’ve often found out in my life, things like this that I consider part of my work while here, even if not understood by others, is not something I have control over, I have to do it. It’s important to speak and live our truth and honor people who have given us so much. Some selected quotes below aid me in demonstrating what he’s meant to a generation as Dr. Donda West put it. 

“The time is now. The time is now to express and for people to believe in themselves. The time is now for it to be ok to be great. People in this world shun people for being great. For being a bright color. For standing out.” 

“I don’t care if you like me, I care if you like yourself”

Because everyone’s compromising

Everyone is placing themselves in a social debt

Based on how big their house is or how fast their car is 

And how fast the car is next door to them 

They’re losing their art

They’re losing their passion

They’re losing their purpose

It’s like the whole world is based on showing how much you have or posturing in that way

I went into debt to chase my dreams.

-Kanye West