#Brother Ali

[sunshine-vine]

"Terrorism is the war of the poor

Hold up a mirror so the script get flipped

Cause when it's in reverse it ain't wrong no more

Cause warfare's the terrorism of the rich."

- Brother Ali, "Mourning In America"

let's recap what we've learned about the United States in the last few days.

things that are terrorism:

allegedly shooting a healthcare CEO whose company generated more pure profit (not revenue, profit) in a year than the GDP of 94 countries, exclusively by denying coverage to people who pay for it

a 42-year-old mother of 2 using the wrong combination of 7 words during a heated conversation with a call center employee at a health insurance company who was in the process of denying her health coverage.

things that are not terrorism:

mass shooting in a Black church to incite a race war

going to a BLM protest specifically to kill protestors

a neo-nazi running over a crowd of people, killing a woman

targeting and killing 23 latinos in an el paso, texas walmart

killing 12 people in a theatre, shooting 58 others, rigging your apartment with explosives

a QAnon groyper killing 7 and shooting ~50 at a 4th of July parade

killing 3 people and shooting several others at a Planned Parenthood in defense of the unborn

stalking someone relentlessly and then killing them and their child despite months of the victim making police reports

any one of the 1,200 murders committed by US police yearly, the vast majority being minorities

tightening your border while ~100 immigrants (including children) drown every year in the Rio Grande

United Healthcare killing an unnknowable number of elderly people by using faulty AI to deny medically necessary coverage

Aetna killing a woman by refusing to cover her cancer care

Blue Cross killing a 6-year-old by denying her appendicitis surgery

Cigna killing a 17-year-old child by denying her liver transplant

the pharmaceutical industry killing half a million people with opioids in the name of producing revenues in 2023 that rivaled the GDPs of countries like Spain, Mexico, and Australia.

the United States killing 45,000 people a year because they can't access health coverage

make sure you keep this guide handy the next time you find yourself interacting with your insurance company or any other millionaire, billionaire, or an individual who is part of a protected class such as a CEO or president of a corporation.

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Brother Ali was born July 30, 1977

[underground-hiphop]

[jonpertwee]

Terrorism is the war of the poor

[...]

See the anguish of the parents

When they're carrying the body of the

baby that they cherish

When innocent people perish

It's a very thin line between a soldier and a terrorist.

[ldigah]

Brother Ali “Ottomans”

[radiophd]

brother ali -- think it through

[f-drko]

I can only hope that, when I wake up at night in cold sweats

That you're suffering and miserable in your own bed

I pray I haunt you the way you haunt me

The way I feel I never want to see you walk free

I hope your thoughts will burn as you toss and squirm

And curse your life, feeling like you lost your turn

And I pray that I haunt you the way you haunt me

[bigmeatpete69420]

Worth a listen brother ali as an artist speaks to me

[visions-of-clarity]

Just thinking about how much I thought I understood this song at 22 years old….

[bigmeatpete69420]

Love learning a big new word that also seems like it applies to me

<3 love is love

No one should be made to feel less because of how we look

"I say damn a magazine, these are god's finger prints" -brother ali

While I am not a jeudo christian religious guy I agree with sentiment

i hope everyone with acne, eczema, vitiligo, psoriasis, dermatitis, and skin conditions have a good day today

[coloradomcpoeticslave]

A Week's Worth Album Review: Brother Ali & unJUST's "Love & Service"

By Daniel Paiz After some time away, A Week’s Worth Album Review returns by digging into Brother Ali & unJUST’s Love & Service album. This 13-track project arrived at the end of April 2024, and seemingly has been under the radar compared to other projects released lately. Brother Ali delivers his signature rhymes full of reflection and social commentary over a variety of unJUST productions.…

[dippedanddripped]

Reverie (Orange County Show w/ Living Legends & Brother Ali VLOG)

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Brother Ali released his first album Shadows On The Sun May 2, 2003

[underground-hiphop]

Atmosphere feat Brother Ali Bumbershoot ’06

[jonpertwee]

Welcome to the United Snakes

Land of the thief

Home of the slave

[da-ill-spot]

Music Video: Brother Ali - Love & Service