The Liberator Magazine

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Like fine wine. Getting better with time. Liberator 8.1 is coming soon to a mailbox near you. Make sure you subscribe today! [liberatormagazine.com/magazine]

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About The Blog

The Liberator Blog is the print magazine's online sibling -- the chattier one. Its contributors -- entrepreneurs, students, professionals, teachers, artists, retail workers -- hail from places like South Carolina, Philly, Minnesota, California, New York, Atlanta and Washington D.C.; and are deeply concerned with oppressive, exploitative and manipulative forces in the world and with achieving and maintaining functional and sustainable states of existence as humans.

All of this derives from a sort of diverse and complex striving for real honesty, trust and faith, because we've come to see these as the ingredients of viable community and a CLEAR hedge against human relationship-deficient institutions (we don't want to be one of those).

We are different, yet we are the same. And we intend to honor the perpetual, urgent need for a harmony between personality and unity. Engaging each other through interactive discussion, we meditate on both; showing that pride, knowledge of self, humility, understanding, and diplomacy can be fused through dialogue, and that excellent spaces for it can be created and supported in the online world too.

In this process, we intend to help make folks more aware of other folks out there with similar intentions, ideas and struggles, in the hope that through awareness of each other, connections will be made and the process of change, via inspiration and education, might be accelerated through these collaborations and connections.

Often, our commentators become contributors and our contributors become commentators. We rely immensely on this type of dynamic community; from acknowledging the dopeness or utility of a post, to serving as "community ombudsmen" and "public editors" -- giving critique on everything from story direction to community projects.

Therefore what we share and discuss and what you may find in your RSS reader every morning -- from posts covering art, music, film, literature, food, and culture in general, to the ones about politics and collective struggles around the globe; whether in rant format or thoughtful prose -- is a daily meditation on both WHO WE ARE and who we are trying to be, and on the function and dysfunction of the locales we find ourselves living in within the global Africana community.

Honors

"Best Culture Blog: THE LIBERATOR MAGAZINE"

"Pick up the most recent issue of THE LIBERATOR and you'll experience the raw spirit of street-level publishing: cultural theory on gangster rap, a piece on lust next to a short guide to an ancient Indian spiritual and dietary tradition, a letter-to-the editor from the vice president of the Minneapolis Police Federation, an interview with a former crack cocaine dealer, historical analysis of American exploitation in the Congo, and a review of a recent Grand Master Flash show... it reflects all the vibrancy and the rough edges of zine-like journalism... Despite the journal's Pan-African spirit and political angle [they] bristle at being labeled community activists..."

"Over the years [The Liberator] has branched out nationwide and has also transformed itself into a divine cyber version, for all to enjoy. You would do well to read you some and stay connected."

"The only game in many, many towns is The Liberator Magazine... Much respect."

"Celebrating Black History Month with a interview with LIBERATOR MAGAZINE co-editor"

"THE LIBERATOR asserts that younger leadership in communities of color is critical, and [they] challenge the corporate values that destroy communities... LIBERATOR writers say college-educated people of color are encouraged to focus on individual careers, recognizing that the collective spirit of the Civil Rights Movement was lost."

"Blog Of The Day: THE LIBERATOR MAGAZINE"

"Great young leader[s]. The best & the brightest... THE LIBERATOR MAGAZINE... THE hope of the country... more-so than Obama and his friends."

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1) The opinions expressed on this blog do not necessarily represent the views of The Liberator Magazine. 2) We make no claim that all of the articles or images we use in our blog posts belong to us. If an article or image belongs to you and you'd like it removed, please contact us and we will glady comply within 1 week. 3) We claim no responsibility for any of the music that we link to that is hosted by a third party, if such music belongs to you, you can contact us and we will gladly remove our link to it, however we suggest contacting the hosting party first. If music that we have saved on our rented hosting space belongs to you, please contact us before contacting our hosting company; we will gladly remove it from our website. 4) Some advertisements on our site are provided through the Google Adsense network, which allows advertisers in the network to show ads based on a user's previous interactions on this and other sites that display Google Adsense advertisements. If you would like to opt-out of this tracking set your browser to reject "cookies".

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