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Written by radical privilege leave a comment posted in culture and politics tagged with ahmirkhalib questlove thompson, angela davis, antioppression politics, colorblind racism, feminism. Tv series performer 1 episode 2011 the black power mixtape 19671975 documentary performer. With somethingtofoodabout, quest aka philadelphias ahmir thompson dives. He stood in front of the loews vanderbilt hotel in a. Sometimes i would visit restaurants and see pretty quickly that i was the only black person in the room. Whether he is seated at his drum kit or working away from it, he devours creativity in many forms, drawing inspiration from creative people in various fields.
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