{"id":25791,"date":"2017-02-22T12:04:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T12:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=25791"},"modified":"2017-02-22T12:04:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T12:04:06","slug":"tyson-amir-between-huey-and-malcolm-from-black-boy-poems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/02\/tyson-amir-between-huey-and-malcolm-from-black-boy-poems\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Amir \u201cBetween Huey and Malcolm\u201d from Black Boy Poems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/02\/que-9-is-always-there-for-facetime-with-new-single\/tyson-amir\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tyson-Amir.jpg?fit=600%2C899&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,899\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tyson Amir\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tyson-Amir.jpg?fit=600%2C899&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tyson-Amir.jpg?resize=600%2C899&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" \/><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Born and bred in the Bay Area, Tyson Amir is more than just an accomplished musician &#8211; he&#8217;s also an author, educator, community organiser, and freedom fighter. His latest album, &#8216;Purpose&#8217;, earned the artist two top 5 singles, as well as critical acclaim from several major hip hop publications.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tyson has been a part of the liberation movement since the late 1990s, with his fight born out of a love for humanity, justice, and peace for all. His latest work is the release of his debut book, &#8216;Black Boy Poems&#8217;, which sees him seeking to educate, motivate, uplift, and inspire all those fighting the good fight for freedom and liberation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Black Boy Poems&#8217; is the story\u00a0of heart, soul, and struggle. Tyson combines his experience of surviving in America as a black man with hip hop prose. The wisdom of his lyrics, social consciousness, and extraordinary\u00a0story-telling abilities can trace their origins to his parents: Tyson&#8217;s father was a Black Panther, and his mother was an avid reader and active participant of in the Black Liberation movement. Consequently a deep awareness and knowledge of self was instilled in Tyson from an early age, and is still a constant presence.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Black Boy Poems&#8217; will be accompanied by a video for each poem. The first, &#8216;Between Huey and Malcolm&#8217;, is powerful listening, and reminds us that true power is always in the people &#8211; and that it&#8217;s up to all of us to work towards freedom and justice for all.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Tyson Amir online on his <a href=\"http:\/\/tysonamir.com\" target=\"_blank\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brotherty\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tysonamir\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tyamir\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>. &#8216;Black Boy Poems&#8217; is available from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Boy-Poems-Account-Survival\/dp\/0997798513\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDU-WtYcHfI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born and bred in the Bay Area, Tyson Amir is more than just an accomplished musician &#8211; he&#8217;s also an author, educator, community organiser, and freedom fighter. 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