Comments for Dominoes http://griot.wordpress.com stand our problems all in a row, watch them fall like... Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Perspectives by Lee Jasper http://griot.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/perspectives/#comment-15 Lee Jasper Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:42:45 +0000 http://griot.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-15 Hi Tunde I am so sorry to hear about LEAP. I want to help in any way you think I might be effective. My email is leejasper67@btinternet.com if I can be of any assitence.. Lee Hi Tunde

I am so sorry to hear about LEAP. I want to help in any way you think I might be effective. My email is leejasper67@btinternet.com if I can be of any assitence..

Lee

]]> Comment on Perspectives by FemiFem http://griot.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/perspectives/#comment-14 FemiFem Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:43:06 +0000 http://griot.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-14 Wicked you gotta keep telling 'em bro...... Wicked you gotta keep telling ‘em bro……

]]> Comment on Perspectives by cynthia langdon http://griot.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/perspectives/#comment-13 cynthia langdon Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:06:11 +0000 http://griot.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-13 Griot! you are an Inspiration and should be very proud of what you have and are going to achieve Griot! you are an Inspiration and should be very proud of what you have and are going to achieve

]]> Comment on Perspectives by Rob Brooks-Cotterell http://griot.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/perspectives/#comment-11 Rob Brooks-Cotterell Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:17:47 +0000 http://griot.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-11 I don't know you and I don't know know what you have achieved or what you represent, so I'll make a comment that reflects more about me and where I stand on the 'honours'. Simply, I don't see the point of becoming awarded to become a member or 'order' of the empire. It's a nothing award because the sun has well and truly set on the empire! I take this stance now and always have. The 'empire' and ALL it stood for as well as ALL of it's legacy cost ALL of us who originate from West Africa too much to want to be part of it! Empire cost us our families, our homes, our languages, our religions, our cultures and our ways of life. That we need to have this debate and many other debates, that we kill each other at will, that we inflict grotesque acts upon each other, that we have so little to call us/we anymore is a travesty in and of itself! Empire brought us here, no one could convince me that accepting one is 'ok'. For me it would be like someone telling themselves it's 'ok' just to make it right, a bit like how a sex offender tells himself it's 'ok'. Changing the name/context means nothing to me, it's still an obe as it was awarded! I'm with Benjamin Zephaniah on this and would be proud to refuse any such award should I be so 'lucky' to be nominated. I don’t know you and I don’t know know what you have achieved or what you represent, so I’ll make a comment that reflects more about me and where I stand on the ‘honours’. Simply, I don’t see the point of becoming awarded to become a member or ‘order’ of the empire. It’s a nothing award because the sun has well and truly set on the empire! I take this stance now and always have. The ‘empire’ and ALL it stood for as well as ALL of it’s legacy cost ALL of us who originate from West Africa too much to want to be part of it! Empire cost us our families, our homes, our languages, our religions, our cultures and our ways of life. That we need to have this debate and many other debates, that we kill each other at will, that we inflict grotesque acts upon each other, that we have so little to call us/we anymore is a travesty in and of itself! Empire brought us here, no one could convince me that accepting one is ‘ok’. For me it would be like someone telling themselves it’s ‘ok’ just to make it right, a bit like how a sex offender tells himself it’s ‘ok’. Changing the name/context means nothing to me, it’s still an obe as it was awarded! I’m with Benjamin Zephaniah on this and would be proud to refuse any such award should I be so ‘lucky’ to be nominated.

]]> Comment on Hello world! by captv8 http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world/#comment-10 captv8 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:26:02 +0000 #comment-10 Guy the tune is by Donald Byrd Guy the tune is by Donald Byrd

]]> Comment on Hello world! by Guy http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world/#comment-9 Guy Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:22:09 +0000 #comment-9 Hi The Griot I found your site when I types in Stand our problems all in a row on a search engine. I remember the words from a song long time ago and often tell my wife that is what we should do. She does not know of the song and I wanted to find a copy but cant rememder who it was by or what it was called. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Guy Hi The Griot
I found your site when I types in Stand our problems all in a row on a search engine. I remember the words from a song long time ago and often tell my wife that is what we should do. She does not know of the song and I wanted to find a copy but cant rememder who it was by or what it was called. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
Guy

]]> Comment on The Slaughter by plaintain1 http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/the-slaughter/#comment-7 plaintain1 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:28:54 +0000 http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/the-slaughter/#comment-7 I like your blog. I know what you mean about agreeing with Blair but at the same being annoyed at the fact that he has actually said something about it. For me, it goes harks back to the same old argument: are we Brits or not. If we are, part of the community, then is it not a problem for the community at large? Are we expected to solve this overwhelming problem(s) by ourselves with the other communities just standing by, looking on while we self destruct? I hate the way we becoming more and more fragmented to the point that I even wonder: is there a black community? But that's another story. I like your blog. I know what you mean about agreeing with Blair but at the same being annoyed at the fact that he has actually said something about it.

For me, it goes harks back to the same old argument: are we Brits or not. If we are, part of the community, then is it not a problem for the community at large? Are we expected to solve this overwhelming problem(s) by ourselves with the other communities just standing by, looking on while we self destruct?

I hate the way we becoming more and more fragmented to the point that I even wonder: is there a black community? But that’s another story.

]]> Comment on The Slaughter by H http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/the-slaughter/#comment-6 H Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:02:30 +0000 http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/the-slaughter/#comment-6 This is a topic that has been burning in me, especially over the last month or so, how many more stories of our youth destroying each other - physically as well emotionally,will we wake up to? The knock on effect of what is seen is endless and the invisible, crippling. When I think about what is happening, I think back to the political climate back in the eighties? I recall as a child, young girls having babies to entitle them to be housed by the government, I saw this in my own extended family. Are we not now seeing a product of that time? Babies having babies without a family structure or responsible, experienced figurehead within the four walls. Was this not just the script being prepared for the scene that's being played out today? These babies are now killing each other and so we continue our campaign of self destuction to feed our critics. I have a nephew of that time that has been to prison and another about to be sentenced. Thank God they're alive but what an alternative to be grateful for! It's been scripted and yes, I believe government policy has played a significant part in it and now the horse has bolted. I don't have complete answers, however I do think we can improve our situation in small ways by being actively involved with our youth. If we can help them to have a sense of self worth and deeper knowledge of who they are and who /what they could be. Surely we can write a new script. Those of us with business experience can certainly help. Tap into local groups to see how you might engage and make a difference. Local schools, police stations are good places to start and we all know where to find these establishments. Just ask the question - "I want to help, what can I do?" We CAN change the climate by creating positive images of who we are as a race, we may not see the difference now but in 20 years time, I'd like to feel that someone can look back and reflect on a this time and say that our generation helped. Salam This is a topic that has been burning in me, especially over the last month or so, how many more stories of our youth destroying each other – physically as well emotionally,will we wake up to?
The knock on effect of what is seen is endless and the invisible, crippling.

When I think about what is happening, I think back to the political climate back in the eighties? I recall as a child, young girls having babies to entitle them to be housed by the government, I saw this in my own extended family. Are we not now seeing a product of that time?

Babies having babies without a family structure or responsible, experienced figurehead within the four walls. Was this not just the script being prepared for the scene that’s being played out today? These babies are now killing each other and so we continue our campaign of self destuction to feed our critics.

I have a nephew of that time that has been to prison and another about to be sentenced. Thank God they’re alive but what an alternative to be grateful for!

It’s been scripted and yes, I believe government policy has played a significant part in it and now the horse has bolted.
I don’t have complete answers, however I do think we can improve our situation in small ways by being actively involved with our youth. If we can help them to have a sense of self worth and deeper knowledge of who they are and who /what they could be. Surely we can write a new script.

Those of us with business experience can certainly help. Tap into local groups to see how you might engage and make a difference. Local schools, police stations are good places to start and we all know where to find these establishments. Just ask the question – “I want to help, what can I do?” We CAN change the climate by creating positive images of who we are as a race, we may not see the difference now but in 20 years time, I’d like to feel that someone can look back and reflect on a this time and say that our generation helped.

Salam

]]> Comment on The Slaughter by Karl http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/the-slaughter/#comment-5 Karl Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:14:44 +0000 http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/the-slaughter/#comment-5 I like the blog Griot. The world seems to be getting smaller and smaller - and in a sense it is - as some of the same issues that you bring up happen to be at the very center of debates going on over here. One thing that has always surprised me, and you do well to bring it up, is the little emphasis in discussions laid upon culture, specifically rap and gangster rap culture, in the development of young men. I think we are only fooling ourselves if we believe that young people can successfully mimic the manner, style and dress of ‘musicians’, down to the the last article and accessory, and yet not in some way act out that which is glorified - thug violence - by way of the very same cultural vehicles(rap songs and videos). I don’t know if you have heard over there, but the recent comments of a White, nationally syndicated radio and tv dj(Don Imus), have caused a storm over here. He called the predominantly Black female athletes, among other things, “nappy haired ho’s”, using the lyrics of rappers as his defense. The latest is that he lost his job yesterday. Also, it’s early days still, but the dj’s words seem to have galvanised the Black community into action where they were previously getting little traction with the big record execs. If only … Karl I like the blog Griot. The world seems to be getting smaller and smaller – and in a sense it is – as some of the same issues that you bring up happen to be at the very center of debates going on over here.

One thing that has always surprised me, and you do well to bring it up, is the little emphasis in discussions laid upon culture, specifically rap and gangster rap culture, in the development of young men. I think we are only fooling ourselves if we believe that young people can successfully mimic the manner, style and dress of ‘musicians’, down to the the last article and accessory, and yet not in some way act out that which is glorified – thug violence – by way of the very same cultural vehicles(rap songs and videos).

I don’t know if you have heard over there, but the recent comments of a White, nationally syndicated radio and tv dj(Don Imus), have caused a storm over here. He called the predominantly Black female athletes, among other things, “nappy haired ho’s”, using the lyrics of rappers as his defense. The latest is that he lost his job yesterday. Also, it’s early days still, but the dj’s words seem to have galvanised the Black community into action where they were previously getting little traction with the big record execs. If only …

Karl

]]> Comment on Hello world! by Joel Laryea aka Nii Mantse http://griot.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world/#comment-2 Joel Laryea aka Nii Mantse Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:29:48 +0000 #comment-2 The world says hello back. And how do I know this? Because I created the world I live in. The world says hello back. And how do I know this?
Because I created the world I live in.

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