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Saul Williams - "Amethyst Rocks"

Season 10 • 05/01/2014

Saul Williams performs "Amethyst Rocks" from his poetry collection "The Dead Emcee Scrolls."

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Saul Williams - "Amethyst Rocks"
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Musician and slam poet Saul Williams delivers a performance of "Amethyst Rocks" from his book "The Dead Emcee Scrolls."
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighs in on L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling's bigoted remarks, arguing that more white people believe in ghosts than in racism.
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