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@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Black people can be prejudiced but not racist. Racism involves also having institutional power. You should read more and spew hate less. magas are so dumb.

November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

"You may choose one person to tell you The Aristocrats joke"

Paul Mooney is a Black man wearing a black leather hat and coat. He holds his left hand up to his chin, displaying a large gold ring. He displays a big smile.

October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Facts! ⬆️ She also continues to accept money from the Pro-Israel lobby and declined to sign this ⬇️

32 Representatives now sponsoring H.R. 3565 to block bombs, tank shells and artillery rounds to Israel. Diana DeGette isn't one of them.

October 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to the one and only...

Thes One

MC, producer, sound engineer, manager, designer, builder and one half of the legendary duo People Under The Stairs

#PUTS
#LordRadio
#TresRecords

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

Thes One is bald with short stubble and a beard. He wears a t-shirt. Black and white photo.

Thes One wears a red flat bill cap and black jacket. He fans a stack of records in his right hand and holds them up to obscure the lower right side of his face. Behind him are shelves holding hundreds of records.

Thes One has a bald head with short stubble and a short beard. He wears a gray zip-up jacket and holds a beverage can in his right hand while pointing with his left index finger. He sits behind two turntables next to two pairs of headphones.

Thes One wears a navy flat bill cap backwards, a gray button down shirt and blue jeans. He is facing right, looking towards the camera and smiling as he holds a record titled "Soul Revolution" in his hands. He faces a wall of shelves holding lots of records.

October 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to Black Thought

An MC, singer, songwriter, actor and author who has absolutely mastered his craft.

#TheRoots
#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

Black Thought is a Black man with a full beard. He wears a tan fedora hat and lightly shaded sunglasses.

Black Thought is a Black man with a very short beard. He wears an all black Philadelphia Phillies flat bill cap and black coat with metal buttons.

Black Thought is a Black man with a full beard. He wears a tan fedora hat, mirrored sunglasses, a white t-shirt, long colorful beads and a black jacket with collar, cuffs and metal buttons. He holds a microphone to his mouth with his right hand and holds the cord between his left fingers during a performance.

Black Thought is a Black man with a long full beard with touches of gray. He wears a black beanie and dark sunglasses with metal frames.

October 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to the pride of the Mile High City...

India Arie

An incredibly gifted singer, songwriter and dedicated humanitarian who continues to inspire.

#StrongBlackWomen
#GovernmentEarthseed

India Arie is a Black woman wearing a vibrant, multicolored traditional African headwrap and clothing.

India Arie is a Black woman with a beautiful Afro, parted on her right side. She stands with her left leg slightly bent, wearing a black body suit with sleeves that go past her knees.

India Arie is a Black woman wearing a turquoise headwrap and sparkly copper dress with bright, multicolored specks. She faces to the right and smiles while looking back to her right, holding a microphone in her left hand during a performance.

India Arie is a Black woman wearing a white dress and sitting in a chair with her left leg up and bent, placing her left foot flat on a wood block and her right leg folded behind it Her right hand rests under her jaw with her right elbow resting on her left knee and her left hand rests on the side of the chair. Her gorgeous long Afro is parted in the middle and flows out over her shoulders.

October 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to Talib Kweli

MC, producer, songwriter, entrepreneur, activist, author, DJ and incredible human being

@talibkweli.bsky.social
#BKMC
#BlackStar
#ReflectionEternal
#NativeTongues
#Soulquarians
#IdleWarship
#JavottiMedia
#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

Talib Kweli is a Black man with a beard. He wears a brown fedora hat and acid washed blue jean jacket.

Talib Kweli is a Black man wearing dark sunglasses, a navy and white NY Yankees flat bill cap and maroon jacket. He holds a microphone in his left hand during a performance. He is outside during the day, with trees visible behind him.

Talib Kweli is a Black man wearing dark sunglasses, a dark flat bill cap and black t-shirt that says "The Devil is a Lie" in white block letters. He wears DJ headphones and has his left hand on a mixer situated between two vinyl turntables. The brick wall behind him is painted with red and black artwork.

October 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

#Hieroglyphics

Red Rocks Amphitheater
Morrison, Colorado

September 19, 2025

@delhiero.bsky.social

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

September 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Getting ready for some world-class hip hop on a beautiful evening at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado.

@delhiero.bsky.social
@immortaltechnique.bsky.social #RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

The pre-show stage at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado on September 19, 2025. 4 long tables with turntables, mixers and microphones are on stage. Security stands in the foreground.

Atmosphere, Hieroglyphics, Dilated Peoples, Living Legends, Immortal Technique, CunninLynguists and DeeJayBird at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado on September 19, 2025.

September 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

If you are in or around the Mile High tonight, show up at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to support some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time.

@delhiero.bsky.social
@immortaltechnique.bsky.social
#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

September 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Diana DeGette supports continuing to send weapons to Israel to aid in their genocide of Palestinians in Gaza because she accepts donations from the Pro-Israel lobby.

www.trackaipac.com/states/color...

Notice how she failed to sponsor this resolution. ⬇️

32 Representatives now sponsoring H.R 3565 to block bombs, tank shells and artillery rounds to Israel. Diana DeGette is not one of them.

September 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In two days, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the legendary...

Hieroglyphics Crew

#HieroImperium
@delhiero.bsky.social

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

youtu.be/n3WOy4MTc2I?...

September 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In two days, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the incredibly powerful...

Immortal Technique

@immortaltechnique.bsky.social #RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

youtu.be/dMymMGVYi8A?...

September 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In two days, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the venerable...

Living Legends

It won't be the same without
Aesop The Black Wolf... RIP

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

youtu.be/prx1Z7MVcgc?...

September 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In two days, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the legendary...

CunninLynguists

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

@delhiero.bsky.social
youtu.be/vIKJ7Pirk_w?...

September 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In two days, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the legendary...

Dilated Peoples

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

@talibkweli.bsky.social
youtu.be/vdE1PGQAG3o?...

September 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In two days, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the one and only...

Atmosphere

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

youtu.be/9boD5WIUGTw?...

September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In one week, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the legendary...

Dilated Peoples

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

@talibkweli.bsky.social
youtu.be/vdE1PGQAG3o?...

September 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In one week, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the venerable...

Living Legends

It won't be the same without
Aesop The Black Wolf... RIP

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

youtu.be/7h4h6HH0Lo8?...

September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In one week, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the legendary...

CunninLynguists

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

youtu.be/TYv8JXxyQ28?...

September 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Why do you support continuing to send weapons to Israel to aid in their genocide of Palestinians in Gaza? Is it because you accept donations from the Pro-Israel lobby?

www.trackaipac.com/states/color...

Why are you not sponsoring this resolution? ⬇️

32 Representatives now sponsoring H.R 3565 to block bombs, tank shells and artillery rounds to Israel. Jason Crow is not one of them.

September 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

In one week, I will be at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado to witness some of the greatest hip hop acts of all time take the stage, including the legendary...

Hieroglyphics Crew

#HieroImperium
@delhiero.bsky.social

#RealHipHop
#hiphopsky

youtu.be/asOS9o2CIAY?...

September 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Why do you support continuing to send weapons to Israel to aid in their genocide of Palestinians in Gaza? Is it because you accept donations from the Pro-Israel lobby?

www.trackaipac.com/states/color...

Why are you not sponsoring this resolution? ⬇️

32 Representatives now sponsoring H.R 3565 to block bombs, tank shells and artillery rounds to Israel. Joe Neguse is not one of them.

September 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

You enable political violence in Gaza. ⬇️

Why do you support continuing to send weapons to Israel to aid in their genocide of Palestinians in Gaza? Is it because you accept donations from the Pro-Israel lobby?

www.trackaipac.com/states/color...

Why are you not sponsoring this resolution? ⬇️

September 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM

brown cloud

@milehighlefty.bsky.social

Why do you support continuing to send weapons to Israel to aid in their genocide of Palestinians in Gaza? Is it because you accept donations from the Pro-Israel lobby?

www.trackaipac.com/states/color...

Why are you not sponsoring this resolution? ⬇️

September 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM

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