Category: WELP!

African-American, AFRISPORA ACADEMY, Afrispora Mindstate, AfrisporaAcademy, Afrofuturism, Afropast, Afropresent, Black history, Colonial Resistance, Critical Thoughts, Dr. DD Clayborne, Hip (H)opinion, HIST 16, HIST 2, History, INFORMary, Los Angeles, CA, News, Oakland, PanHumanism, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Research & Development ( R & D), SALUTE!, South Central L.A. Life, Spatial / Social Justice, Spatial Justice, Vibe Out, WELP!, Wow!, Ye Tumi Academy
“Some Americans were right all-along on Afghanistan will their voices still be ignored” such as Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, CA[SALUTE!]
“…The only member of Congress who had the wisdom and courage to vote against the 2001 AUMF was Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, California. Lee compared it to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution and warned her colleagues that it would inevitably be used in the same expansive and illegitimate way. The final words of … Read More

#Cyberchiving, Academics, Griot-Jester Lounge, INFORMary, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), WELP!
Exactly! …Good riddens #45, Hope justice is carried out where needed…[Griot-Jester Lounge]
…sensible commentary. I lean progressive pan-Human as my update to pan-Afrik/can Life Perspective. Agreed! Been blogging about the evolution of the important societal role of educators, ofcomedians and other artists in the production of sound art, acting and filming as in ancient times minus the technology. a picture is shown of 2-3 deep rows of … Read More

#Cyberchiving, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academic Freestyle, Academics, Afrispora Mindstate, Colonial Resistance, Critical Thoughts, Dr. DD Clayborne, European, European-American History, Geography, Hip (H)opinion, HIST 2, History, INFORMary, Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA, News, pan-Africanism, Pan-Afrik/can, Purpose, Research & Development ( R & D), South Central L.A. Life, Spatial / Social Justice, Spatial Justice, Urban Planning, Vibe Out, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Watc “Cuba: An African Odyssey” – How Cuba helped end colonialism in Africa [YE TUMI ACADEMY]
I was fortunate to have first viewed this film at the Swedish or German Embassy in Accra, Ghana in 2007. I have been promoting in person and via Afrispora.com and elsewhere ever since. The Three Es = Enlightenment, Empowerment, Enjoyment — This film more than fulfills this approach to Life and gaining knowledge.

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academic Freestyle, Academics, Afrispora Mindstate, American, Dr. DD Clayborne, HIST 11, HIST 2, History, INFORMary, Los Angeles, CA, News, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Purpose, Research & Development ( R & D), Research & Preparation, Salon Culture, South Central L.A. Life, Spatial / Social Justice, Spatial Justice, Urban Planning, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Sanders 2020 “…the ability to communicate that win is truncated…” Democracy Now! + Kyle Kulinski + Young Turks [WOW!]
Sanders 2020 “…the ability to communicate that win is truncated…” [WOW!] = What I have been about via Afrispora since 2005. The real and authentic warrants amplification! #DrClayborneSayings #YeTeTumiAcademy #Afrispora GO MR. SANDERS! I want BETTER for our children!

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academic Freestyle, Academics, African-American, Afrispora Mindstate, Afrofuturism, Black history, Critical Thoughts, Dr. DD Clayborne, Future Hop, FWD: FINDS WHILE DIGGIN', Hip (H)opinion, hip hop, INFORMary, Life Anthems, Los Angeles, CA, Music, pan-Africanism, Pan-Afrik/can, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), SALUTE!, Santa Monica College, South Central L.A. Life, Vibe Out, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
REMEMBER TO REMEMBER” [YE TUMI ACADEMY]
#DrDDClayborne at the University of Ghana in 1993 during my junior year of college as a UC San Diego as a UC exchange student
“Demonstrated Knowledge!” ~ Afrispora ~ “Connecting Those Connected” since 2005 via Afrispora

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, American, Critical Thoughts, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, HIST 2, Los Angeles, CA, News, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Spatial / Social Justice, United Kingdom, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
“… why white evangelical women love Donald Trump” [YE TUMI ACADEMY]
Paradox: Here’s why white evangelical women love Donald Trump Definitely, something I have pondered about of ‘white (Euro-American) women’ in general. So how you think they feel about Pence? Win-win for the ‘not-so-silent minority within the majority’ Just connecting ‘It’ as I grasp it… All the best good folks, Dr. Dontraneil Clayborne aka Don Dada … Read More

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, American, Critical Thoughts, European, European-American History, FWD: FINDS WHILE DIGGIN', Hip (H)opinion, HIST 2, History, INFORMary, Los Angeles, CA, News, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Purpose, Spatial / Social Justice, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
“White Nationalism is Americans form of Fascism” – Chauncey De Vega [YE TUMI ACADEMY]
#YETUMIACADEMY #AFRISPORA https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/fascism-expert-explains-trumps-angry-rambling-destroying-truth-replacing-myth/?utm_source=push_notifications HAD TO QUOTE FULLY ” Fascism expert explains how Trump’s angry rambling is destroying the truth and replacing it with myth CHAUNCEY DEVEGA, SALON – COMMENTARY 11 DEC 2018 AT 09:26 ET FlipboardFacebookTwitterLinkedInMore1 President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on September 7, 2018. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm) DON’T … Read More

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, INFORMary, Los Angeles, CA, News, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Salon Culture, WELP!, Wow!, Ye Tumi Academy
Pretty much TYT [YE TUMI ACADEMY]
Medaase to The Young Turks. Made me laugh out loud during the opening statements.

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, African-American, American, Critical Thoughts, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, Hip (H)opinion, INFORMary, Los Angeles, CA, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Research & Development ( R & D), Salon Culture, Urban Planning, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Nance + Schmidt = Resistance [YE TUMI ACADEMY]

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, American, Critical Thoughts, News, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Public History, SALUTE!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Griot-Jester Lounge ~ 2018
Jesters (comedic entertainers) are the Griots of the present + Who knew? http://www.thejesterlounge.com/About.html From DaveTrevor to Seth to Steven to Jimmy +++ Well done fellas, keep it up We need you all and much much much more! Dr. Clayborne

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Hip (H)opinion, Los Angeles, CA, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Towards ‘Tyrannical-totalitarianism’ [YE TUMI ACADEMY]
Combining terms… to help pinpoint a description (which is fitting in this current domestic socio-political era) “The fasces was carried by the lictors, or attendants, and was characterized by an ax head projecting from a bundle of elm or birch rods about 5 feet (1.5 metres) long and tied together with a red strap; it symbolized … Read More

4RealHOP, A Tribe Called Quest), AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, African-American, Black history, Hip (H)opinion, hip hop, Life Anthems, Oakland, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), SALUTE!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
LIFE ANTHEMS! ~ Games Begin
I love my friends! One of my MOSST MEANINGFUL favorite Life Anthems. Since, BUT Only for, this Post-Stroke Rehab period, AFRISPORA has turned into only a blog/vlog. Appreciate my real world and online folks that have ‘Held Me Down’ as I probably me first heard Q-Tip say in a verse. It radiated a MEANING then … Read More
AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Critical Thoughts, Hip (H)opinion, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Purpose, WELP!
WELP! ~ Ebro Calls Out Trump After ‘S***hole’ Comments Towards Haiti & Africa
WELP! …. Had to then, medaase and has to now, forward…

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Cellphone Blogs, Critical Thoughts, Hip (H)opinion, News, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Research & Development ( R & D), SALUTE!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Macron Flambes Trump [CYBERCHIVING]
Connecting Those Connected!

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, African-American, Carson, Hip (H)opinion, hip hop, INFORMary, Life Anthems, Music, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Purpose, Research & Development ( R & D), SALUTE!, Spatial / Social Justice, Uncategorized, WELP!
Ras Kass[SALUTE!]

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, African-American, Afrispora Mindstate, Art ('Sanaa'), Cellphone Blogs, History, Life Anthems, Los Angeles, CA, Music, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Radio, SALUTE!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
LIFE ANTHEMS! ~ Breathe – Something/StellaR
The dopeness I feel listening to this, I have to share…how do it hit you Makes me wanna Freestyle dance EVERY TIME … become “Funky Pretzel”, my dancer name I just made up, ha All the best, Dr. Clayborne

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, Black history, Critical Thoughts, FWD: Finds Wuile Diggin', Hip (H)opinion, hip hop, History, Los Angeles, CA, Music, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Public Gatherings, Public History, Punk, Purpose, Research & Development ( R & D), SALUTE!, Stumbled Upons, Urban Planning, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
LIFE ANTHEMS! ~ (How Could Anyone) Feel At Home
Yeah Mike, appreciate you! Onward bredren…multiversal! #DrClayborneSayings #Afrispora # https://www.mellomusicgroup.com/collections/cassettes/products/open-mike-eagle-brick-body-kids-still-daydream-cassette?variant=2681464356894 “…ain’t never been to this planet.” LIFE ANTHEMS! ~ (How Could Anyone) Feel At Home Yup off with you cretins, I knew what Michael meant but had to look up the spellings https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cretin

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, Critical Thoughts, Documentary Film, History, Los Angeles, CA, Moviespora, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Research & Development ( R & D), Urban Planning, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ “China – world power again”
See something just came of falling asleep while listening to news including the disturbing occurrences…you then wake up to what looks to be a credible documentary and Chinese folks accurately stating how American approaches to empire are way different than those of the government in China. Dr. Clayborne “Spreading the Three Es: Enlightenment, Empowerment and … Read More
4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, African-American, Black history, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, FWD: FINDS WHILE DIGGIN', hip hop, History, INTERVIEWS, Life Anthems, Los Angeles, CA, Music, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Purpose, Research & Development ( R & D), Salon Culture, SALUTE!, Stumbled Upons, Throwback, Tribute, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
FWD ~ Tech N9ne leads me to new Tupac…Asante
It’s ‘New” if you never ‘experienced it’ — hell and more evidence of QD3’s key role in the music ‘game’ from Sweden to the U.S. and beyond QD3 (Quincy Jones, Jr.)

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, Africa, African-American, American, Art ('Sanaa'), Black history, British, Cellphone Blogs, Democracy Now!, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, European, Hip (H)opinion, History, News, Salon Culture, SALUTE!, watts Life!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ Newly Discovered 1964 MLK Speech
Giving due honor and reflectiveness to my life and our lives… …his words TOO OFTEN seems to fit KWAME NKRUMAH & MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ETERNAL RESPECT! Dr. Dontraneil Clayborne
AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, African-American, Los Angeles, CA, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), watts Life!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
GRIOTOCRACY ~ TREVOR NOAH = Town-cryer
My ‘favorite’ but really I love all of the modern-day jester-satirists known in this age as ‘comedians’ yet as the this program shows. Thank you Mr. Noah for being so Spot on! as Anglophile Soccer folks are prone to saying,, ha #Afrispora #GlobalGriots #BrilliantBrothers #YeTumiAcademy Appreciate you!

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, European-American History, Hip (H)opinion, History, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Stumbled Upons, Urban Planning, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ Righteously ANGRY Congressman + ‘Uncle Bernie’
I more that completely understand and by and large agree with you good sirs, salute!
Academics, African-American, Black history, Critical Thoughts, Documentary Film, Films, Hip (H)opinion, History, Los Angeles, CA, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Research & Development ( R & D), SALUTE!, Urban Planning, WELP!
LIFE ANTHEMS ~ – “Somebody Else”
This has been MY CUT….seems to be playing during some pivotal moments over the years…the artistic notations suggest to me that I SHOULD STAY WHO I AM yet evolve. Agreed though it is interesting. #DrClayborneSayings #Afrispora A recent PIVOTAL moment was giving a 1 hour “Brief African History Overview” to the production staff at the … Read More
AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Salon Culture, SALUTE!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
WELP! ~ Why you must learn for YOURself? (Salute! Mr. Maher)
WELP! ~ Why you must learn for YOURself? (Salute! Mr. Maher) ANY THOUGHTS? HEAR->PROCESS->RESEARCH/FACT CHECK for yourSELF! Dr. Clayborne P.S. Enjoy more on this topic at Uproxx [We have NO relationship with this site, just heard of it moments ago!] HOW THOUGH?

Academics, mUSIC, Salon Culture, SALUTE, Spatial / Social Justice, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
SALUTE! ~ David Banner
David Banner, Breakfast Club, Pan-African, Hip Hopinion

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, Critical Thoughts, History, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Spatial / Social Justice, welp, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ “Donald Trump’s Presidency Effectively Over After Repeal Failure”
WELP! Watch and process for yourself. The ‘sham populism’ label via “The New Torker” seems to apply to this administration and this L in Mr. Trump’s 1st legislative effort is a dead albatross that is sure to limit the soaring of this ‘presidential eagle’ and thankfully so! – Dr. Clayborne

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, Critical Thoughts, Hip (H)opinion, Los Angeles, CA, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Spatial / Social Justice, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ Some Thoughts: Way of the Akoben
It is imperative that WE ALL “get studied” up on what just ‘Went Down’ #KnowledgeIsPowerful #Afrispora #DrClayborneSayings I aim to ponder, search and get enlightened by those that know more than I – yikes “Way of the Akoben (Asante War Horn)”

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Africa, Salon Culture, SALUTE!, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ X-Clan (with omitted video intro)
Hmmm never saw the beginning of this classic video, clearly it must have been edited out’ and I see why. I would think based on national history that white supremacist hate to feel powerless in the face of ‘Black’ resistance via art and however else.. It’s deep that WE have watched an edited video and … Read More
Academics, hip hop, History, Life Anthems, Los Angeles, CA, Research & Preparation, Salon Culture, Throwback, Tribute, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Protected: LIFE ANTHEMS! ~ Trying People by De La Soul
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Africa, African-American, Beat, hip hop, Producer, Salon Culture, SALUTE!, WELP!
SALUTE! ~ Oddisee -yep again
I will be feeling and reposting dope materials and improving My tags this Fall…. I just have a lot of content to connect to those connected … ‘mad’ professor-style Voila! the dopeness that is Okayplayer — posted about the track and even made it DOWNLOADABLE – CLICK HERE FOR DIRECT LINK — THANK ME IN THE CMMENTS … Read More
Academics, Black history, Documentary Film, Films, History, Moviespora, Research & Development ( R & D), Uganda, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ LOST KINGDOMS OF AFRICA
LOST KINGDOMS OF AFRICA with Dr. Casely-Hayford EPISODES (BBC link ○ ■ ♢ ● □ Videos to be posted but in the mean time feel free to search out and watch these priceless documentaries yourself.

Academics, Cellphone Blogs, Critical Thoughts, Documentary Film, History, Salon Culture, Tribute, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ “West Papua” documentary
AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academics, Black history, Documentary Film, History, Los Angeles, CA, Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ AFRICA: The Bible & The Gun (Episode 5)
Video write ups on documentaries that are assigned as Homework, no longer simply Optional aasignments that 2-5% of the class would submit for Extra credit. SMH “You must learn.” – as KRS-One put it. Written & Presented by Basil Davidson , Executive Producer
Academics, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Purpose, Salon Culture, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ Trolls, true believers and Trump: Decoding the alt-right’s nihilistic revolution” ~ Salon.com
“”The alt-right, which the Southern Poverty Law Center defines as “a set of far-right ideologies, groups and individuals whose core belief is that ‘white identity’ is under attack by multicultural forces using ‘political correctness’ and ‘social justice’ to undermine white people and ‘their’ civilization,” has grown into a popular buzzword over the past year alongside the Trump campaign. For politically … Read More
Academics, Salon Culture, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
All Lives Matter! [WELP!]
Comic Relief but Real Talk! – Dr. Clayborne, shared by my great 14 year-old 9th grader and nephew.
WELP! ~ “God has a plan…:
“God has a plan. I just don’t know what it is.” – Baton Rouge, LA flood victim http://m.democracynow.org/headlines/2016/8/18 http://m.democracynow.org/headlines/2016/8/18/46119
WELP! ~ Milwaukee youth speaking his mind after his brother is killed by the police which sparked an uprising.
Academics, African-American, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Salon Culture, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
WELP! ~ Organizer, Darletta Scruggs on Fox
WELP! Million Student March Organizer, Interview With Fox’s Neil Cavuto “Goes Off the Rails” for him. a socialist alternative does make sense at this juncture in human history. Dr. Clayborme

Documentary Film, Films, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
MOVIESPORA ~ Marcus Garvey: The History of The U.N.I.A.
The Triple ‘A’ Approach: Arts, Academics and Athletics Repost
Academics, African-American, History, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Salon Culture, Tribute, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
WELP! ~ Brother Of Sylville, Who Was Fatally Shot By A Milwaukee Cop Shows His Conceal Carry Permit “
That bogusness smh SMH 🙁 Yet insightful and inspiring words from a youth is priceless http://m.worldstarhiphop.com/android/video.php?v=wshh54jIk5RWSxsCDkO0
Academics, Black history, Documentary Film, European, History, Moviespora, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Science, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ The Real Eve + The Incedible Human Journey (documentaries)
Afrika, Alkebulan, Africa, Human origin, East Africa
African-American, hip hop, History, mUSIC, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Salon Culture, Soul, Throwback, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
FWD ~ ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read
In search of musical accompaniment to be played sans earphones at a public laundrymat, I decided to search for De La Soul on Soundcloud ‘jus cuzz’ and voila! I am a Hip Hop head until dearh … Ancestral Vibes through my endeavors to you. Dr. Dontraneil Clayborne De La Soul ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ … Read More

Academics, African-American, Black history, Documentary Film, History, Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), WELP!
“…YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS…” – DR. JOHN HENRIK CLARKE [YE TUMI ACADEMY]

hip hop, Life Anthems, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Salon Culture, SALUTE, SALUTE!, WELP!
SALUTE! ~ Nas
EPIC lyrics over DJ Khaled’s Production = Dopeness – Dr. Clayborne Glad I failed to post this in Facebook today. Win for Afrispora, smh oh yeah the site you created of cyber and real life networks, smh again [Unedited] “Facebook post Life is a trip, I was just asked if I like Nas by a … Read More
Academics, African-American, Black history, Documentary Film, European-American History, History, Public History, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ ‘What to the Slave Is 4th of July?’: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’ Historic Speech | Alternet
Some historic words of wisdom from a historic human http://www.democracynow.org/2015/7/3/what_to_the_slave_is_4th http://www.democracynow.org/embed/story/2015/7/3/what_to_the_slave_is_4th http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/what-slave-4th-july-james-earl-jones-reads-frederick-douglass-historic-speech Democracynow.org

Academics, African-American, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, Ghana, hip hop, History, Los Angeles, CA, Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Purpose, Salon Culture, SALUTE, Tribute, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy
Dr. Dontraneil Clayborne (African and World History / Urban Planning (Transportation & Housing) UCSD-Howard-UCLA

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