Diary of a BLACK VEGAN VOL#2

AVOCADO LENTEL SALAD



Eating is single handily one of the most important aspect of living. I often am asked 'WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A VEGAN " well the first time i remember being asked that i had a really profound revelation ! I DID NOT BECOME A VEGAN it became me . Even as poor or as hard as i remember it being as a child my parents always did there best to provide healthy meals. I know that my mind set changed allot when i got knowledge of self , i quit eating pork then in like 1990 and red meat in 1995 then chicken, fish and turkey was cut in 1999 . I clearly evolved and never really woke up with a profound idea as many of my friends had . I am regularly challenged by people who seem offended by the lack of dead animals on my plate. I am a really tolerant individual that refrains from judging those who choose to eat animals. It is single handily the most responsible choice that i have made in my life . I have not had a cold or flu in 7 years (and i have been vegan for almost 10) i don't really even remember what that even feels like. I recently took notice that there really are no health food stores in Ghettos unless you are in a major Metropolis like New York where i live on and off. In the midwest you have to drive well away from the hood to get proper supplies. I wont go as far as to say there is some conspiracy against the black community, but i will say post slavery tradition plays a big part in poor nutritional habits . During slavery the scraps of pork (generally fat ) where given to slaves . So being creative they would take that waste and mix it into stews and vegetables. This led to a traditional way of poor eating which people currently take as "SEASONING". People generally associate eating a Vegan diet as a HIPPIE lifestyle which i will never claim as i am followed around "HEALTHFOOD STORES" just like any other store distrustfully for being African . All and all living life fully by eating live foods that continue life cycle is nothing i will ever apologize for .. never ever ever.....

TALIB KWELI - "EAT TO LIVE"

NEW "SAFARI-BLACK" TRACK "BELIEVE" FROM "the art of love" mixtape

PEACE FAM ! I HAVE RECORDED SO MUCH MUSIC THAT I DECIDED TO JUST LET SEVERAL FLY TO THE EARS TO KEEP ME IN YOUR IPOD LOL . BELIEVE WAS A SONG THAT I DID OUT OF THE PRACTICE OF JUST MAKING SONGS OVER TRACKS OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOUNDSCAPES . PRETTY MUCH LIKE A DUDE WORKING OUT IN A GYM AND GOING THRU ALL THE MACHINES TO GET FIT.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT COULD BE SAID ABOUT BELIEFS. MANY TIMES THEY ARE THE ROOT OF MURDER , DISAGREEMENT , WAR , RELIGIOUS DEBATES , DIVORCE , EXECUTION .. BUT CAN ALSO BE A POSITIVE LIFE CONTROLLER . BELIEFS PROBABLY ARE THE OLDEST GRAINS OF HUMAN PSYCHE . I MEAN ADAM AND EVE HAD THERE OWN IDEAS ( BELIEFS ) LOL BUT ALL JOKES ASIDE I HOPE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE ACTUAL WORDS I DUG A LITTLE IN TO THE ILLS OF OUR COMMUNITY ... AND AS ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EARS PEELED FOR THE FORTHCOMING MIXTAPE FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD "THE ART OF LOVE" .. EM e m Htp ( PEACE BE UNTO YOU )

SAFARI-BLACK ! TRACK : "MONDAY"

IN MY CREATION PROCESS OF MUSIC I ALLOW DIRECTION TO FLOW WHERE IT GOES SOMETIMES. I USUALLY LISTEN AND ZONE INTO WHATEVER IT SOUNDS LIKE. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THE SAMPLE IN THIS SONG I THOUGHT ABOUT MR ROGERS AND STARTED GIGGLING AS MY IMAGINATION TENDS TO RUN SOMETIMES. THEN I STARTED THINKING ABOUT HOW IT REMINDED ME OF A MONDAY SUMMER AFTERNOON IN THE PARK . THEN MY MIND WENT TO THE MANY YEARS OF HEARING PEOPLE SAY HOW MUCH THEY HATE MONDAY AFTER A WEEKEND OF FUN AND RELAXATION i never felt like that I ALWAYS SAW AT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO START OVER , SO I EMBRACE THAT DAY WAITING FOR NEWNESS...TAKE A LISTEN (THERE ARE SOME POINTS OF DRY HUMOR IN IT)...

VIDEO OF THE WEEK - DE LA SOUL LIVE IN CONCERTO

TOO HOT OUTSIDE FOR YA ? THEN HANG OUT WITH ME AND WATCH THIS DE LA SOUL CONCERT IN CALI ( WELL ACTUALLY THERE HOT TO WATCH IT YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN ) LOL

NOW GO TO THE BATHROOM AND GET YOU A SNACK (HEY I AM TRYING TO BE A GOOD HOST) (SMILE!)