(Post updated on April 9, 2009. See link below at the end of the post.)
Scott Joplin
One of my favourite composers of all time is the great Scott Joplin. He is the most well-known of the composers of a form of music known as Ragtime–music which predates jazz, gospel, blues, rhythm and blues, rock-n-roll, disco, and [...]
Sunday, MAY 27, 2007, I opened my newspaper to find out that Mrs. Fannie Lee Chaney, the mother of James Chaney, had passed away, Tuesday, May 22, 2007. She was the mother of the black Civil Rights worker who was murdered along with Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, in Philadelphia, MS, in 1964.
All three young men were [...]
Pancake flipping. Broadly grinning. Greasy, smiling, shining face. Teeth broadly flashing a huge show of white. Head rag, bandanna wearing, servile, anything for the white folks. Icon of the world of segregation and meek utter unconditional unending servitude.
The racist, sexist image of Aunt Jemima has become entrenched into the subconscious memory and culture of all Americans, and like [...]
Oldest Child of Dr. King Carried On Parent’s Legacy With Her Siblings
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Look back at the life of the slain civil rights leader and learn about how Americans are celebrating his legacy.
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Coretta [...]
Another aspect of the “Marians” and Black Madonnas, is the legend of Black Sarah.
Black Sarah is the patron saint of the European gypsies. In gypsy legend she was an Egyptian serving girl who drifted in a small boat from the Holy Land with Saint Mary Jacobe and Saint Mary Salome, the biblical sisters of the [...]
I meant to post a link on this documentary on rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence against black women in the black community sometime ago. The documentary ”NO!” is a must see for those who are concerned for the health, safety and well-being of black women living in America.
http://www.notherapedocumentary.org
Also, here in its entirety is a conversation with the [...]
With Mothers Day coming up on Sunday, May 13, 2007, I did not want to let this week go by without linking to an excellent article on the enduring beauty, fascination and mystery of the Shrines of the Black Madonnas found throughout Europe.
Here is an exerpt from the article:
“To many Christians, Mary is the Heavenly Mother of [...]
MOTHER’S DAY, is a holiday honoring mothers, celebrated (on various days) in many places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day, gifts that usually run the gamut of flowers, candy, calls from children who live far away, or a trip to the movies or dinner, just to name a few ways that [...]
By Moya Z. Bailey,
Comparative Women’s Studies/Pre-Med
Major, Spelman Class of 2005
Reprinted from WireTap. O ver Christmas break I was up
late one night on the phone. As
I passed the den I glanced at the TV and
what I saw made me stop. Nelly and the St.
Lunatics were throwing money at nearly
naked women. Women were simulating sex
with other women [...]
A CBS NEWS (http://www.cbsnews.com) report (http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/fyi/main500823.shtml) which is a follow-up on a previous story done on April 23, 2007, on the serious decline in bee populations forbodes for more than just drastic consequences for the agriculture and honeybee industries. Bees are the foremost pollinators of many plants, and if not for them, we would not [...]
