Talib Kweli

When your favorite worlds collide... Dave been the homie for years, got to meet @bigbaldhead recently. I became a fan of his work after Boondock Saints but became an even bigger fan after The Walking Dead.

I’d like to know why @yaamofficial is attempting to suppress the free speech of artists and lying about BDS. This email they sent me is full of fascist lies. Germany, why are y’all allowing this to happen?

Open Source Festival in Düsseldorf canceled @TalibKweli 's scheduled show after failing to persuade him to distance himself from the BDS movement. Palestinians urge conscientious artists to show solidarity with Talib Kweli and to boycott @OSF_Festival https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-open-source https://twitter.com/PACBI/status/1140592182107287557

Salute this King who is also a Queen. Regina is one of my favorite people and performers on the planet. @iamreginaking

Last night at Chappelle’s show I had the pleasure of meeting @santanaraymond #antronmccray and @dr.yusefsalaam who were all members of the Central Park Five. There were a whole lot of superstars in the building last night but I was most excited to meet these brothers. As a kid who was becoming a teenager in NYC when the Central Park Five was on trial, their story reverberated with me in a real way. I remember the climate of the city at the time. I remember the full page ad Donald Trump placed in the NY Post calling for their execution. I remember my friends and I being called a “wolf pack” by police whenever there were more than 3 of us together. These memories do not compare to what the Central Park Five went thru. The strength, courage and grace these men have displayed thru their ordeal is hugely inspirational to me and we are better as a society because they refused to lay down and take it. God bless them. Make sure to check out @ava film #whentheyseeus

#thepeoplesparty this Sunday 8pm EST 5pm PST great conversation with @lamarodom @uproxx @realjasminleigh

Bay Area meet us on Sunday @erykahbadu @goapele

RP from @officialbigdaddykane this is the era of hiphop I was raised on. Lyrical giants and storytellers. Salute these men @therulernyc @rakimgodmc

Last night in Dayton Ohio was mad ill. Michelle Wolf. Dave Chappelle. Surprise Black Star set. Beautiful room, great crowd, hard hitting, unapologetic comedy and legendary bars. Fantastic. 🙏🏾 @michelleisawolf @djtrauma pic by @candytman

@bunb explaining why T.R.O.Y by @realpeterock and @therealclsmooth is one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time on #THEPEOPLESPARTY Next episode is Lamar Odom, link in bio...

Keep that same energy. @realdonaldtrump

Surprise Black Star set rang off at the Dave Chappelle show in Detroit tonight. I love my squad. @djtrauma @jessicacaremoor

Happy birthday to one of my favorite artists and favorite people in the world @nikohigh

Missing Nipsey Hussle. He really knew what was up. His voice was necessary. Still is. #themarathoncontinues

Happy birthday to my beautiful daughter @dianieshe she turns 20 today! I love the woman she has become and she inspires me to no end. She is brilliant, she is fierce, she is strong, she is talented, she is my heart. She is also an incredible musician and for her birthday she has given us all a gift in the form of her new project Pursuit of Hue. Follow her on IG today, click the links in her bio today, and get familiar with the wonderful world of @dianieshe

Salute this man. The trill OG. Bun B. Catch our conversation on #THEPEOPLESPARTY link in bio #ugk4life

Bun B of UGK on People's Party with Talib Kweli (Full Interview) + Kweli Live Chat

Join me LIVE in 8 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOAITZLditc

I will be live tweeting the debut episode of #thepeoplesparty today at 8pm est 5pm pst! Join me! @BunBTrillOG is our guest it’s gonna be trill AF @realjasminleigh https://t.co/xTwNOhFusy https://www.instagram.com/p/Bygb1YOgd0Z/

Tonight Colorado, i will be at the Aggie Theatre with Dj Spintelect See you there! Tickets: https://aggietheatre.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=30

Censorship is the wave in Germany now. See my full response here https://m.facebook.com/talibkweli/photos/a.346060340605/10157846810515606/?type=3&theater https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYFleQHPp7/

Coming soon via UPROXX #PEOPLESPARTY Check out my mission statement below, Peace! https://uproxx.com/hiphop/talib-kweli-the-peoples-party/

Here is my response to this email received today: By lying and saying that BDS is anti Semitic movement, the German government is engaging in fascism and doing a disservice to the German people. Palestinians are treated like second class citizens in the region, due to their darker skin and Islamophobia. White supremacy is insidious like that. It will have “white” skinned Jewish people aligning with the very same Nazis and KKK who want them dead. Nazis and KKK often hold Israel up as a great example of an ethno state due to how Palestinians and other darker skin people are treated there. This is an unholy alliance that the German government is enabling by suggesting BDS is anti Semitic and trying force artists to agree with them. Boycotting, Divesting and Sanctioning are peaceful solutions to the crisis that destroys Palestinians homes and lives. It is the opposite of terrorism. It worked to make South Africa a more fair and equal nation and it could work in Israel if its opponents were not so anti black and anti Muslim. It is not a coincidence that Donald Trump, virulent racist and frequent admirer of Nazis and dictators, shares Germany’s official position on BDS. If Donald Trump agrees with you, you are on the wrong side of history. Why would Germany champion the suppression of free speech? BDS does not engage in violence. I get why Germany’s government would want to be cautious about platforming hate, but to equate a peaceful push for the rights of Palestinian people to the horrors of Nazi Germany is a false and offensive equivalency. Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to annex the West Bank which would create a state in which mostly white skinned Jews rule over mostly dark skinned Arabs. The far right around the world supports this. I do not. If I’m not allowed in Germany because I support humanity, fuck it. I won’t go. The ball is in your court. I would like to perform in Germany but I don’t need to. I’d rather be a decent human being and stand up for what’s right then censor myself and lie about BDS for a check.

I am honored to stand with these survivors who are working to make sure nobody else has to go thru what their school went thru. @davidmileshogg @emmawise18 and their whole brilliant crew are doing great work. It was also great to learn that in addition to working to curb gun violence in their own communities and on a national level, they have also connected with longtime grassroots activists like Erica Ford in my hometown. Salute the future! https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLeXAjAlyi/

San Diego! You can catch me August 1, 2019 at The Music Box! with DJ Z Trip Tickets on sale now! https://musicboxsd.com/reader/talib-kweli-with-special-appearance-by-z-trip