Friday, December 12, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Lyrics for #WeShallOvercome ... just in case you need it in the near future
Original Music & word by CHARLES A. TINDLEY,1901.Originally sung by STRIKING WORKERS¹ IN Charleston, SOUTH CAROLINA, the Cigar Factory Strike
In the 1940s, the cigar factory was the site of a major strike by black workers.
During the strike, worker Lucille Simmons, a choir member at Jerusalem Baptist Church, began singing the turn-of-the-20th-century gospel hymn, "I'll Overcome Some Day.
" The words of the song were altered while being sung. That instance marked the first singing of what would evolve into the popular civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome."[4]
The workers brought the song to a workshop at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee. The school's cultural director was Zilphia Horton.
Pete Seeger visited the school and adapted it changing the “We will overcome” to We shall overcome.” Guy Carawan introduced it to civil rights activists during a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee meeting, 1960.” It was Pete Seeger, Zilphia Horton, Guy Carawan, and Frank Hamilton who registered the copyright under their names, omitting from the copyright:CHARLES A TINDLEY and the miners. So much for TRUTH.
Monday, December 8, 2014
#BlackLivesMatter .. #OurLivesMatter .. #AllLivesMatter
Lawd help me as I write this post.
The latter two hastags should be the norm.
Yet, it appears that open season has been declared on the lives of young black males from coast to coast at the hands of the "authorities" thus #BlackLivesMatter
As consciousness and civil response increases, people are stepping up to join this humanitarian movement.
There have been some who say they won't come onboard until the signs say #OurLivesMatter
The kicker is we do not want the country to get to a state of affairs where EVERYONE is walking around in fear from their lives.
Abuse of authority (bullying) spreads as the legal system allows the offenders not to answer for their crimes.
I have to wonder if at someone point no one ever thought that yet again ordinary citizens would take to the streets in protest of such repeated inhuman actions and subsequent seemingly approval from the judicial system.
It gets difficult as each day passes and there is more blood in the streets regardless of the race of the victims and perpetrators.
There have been Civil Rights marches with more to come and the legacy continues.
Im in Charleston SC where protest marches have a different feel.
You sense the Ancestors walking with you... pushing you along.
I can blindly wish all violence away. It wont happen though. Industries are built on conflict. The world needs it for now.
May we have peace, respect, care and concern for our fellow man.
To adlib something I read last week. Each time a man's assistance was asked for he said NO saying the situation was of no concern to him.
Three times this occurred.
Fast forward, there comes a time when he needs assistance and the help of others would make a difference.. yet since he never helped a soul in the past they all turned their backs and NO ONE would help him now.
Three times this occurred.
Fast forward, there comes a time when he needs assistance and the help of others would make a difference.. yet since he never helped a soul in the past they all turned their backs and NO ONE would help him now.
Human Rights should be a united cause. We are all human (well I at least hope so) we've got to be there for each other. It's the karmic thing to do.
Don't let word play keep you from being there for the human race. 1#GetInvolved
Saturday, December 6, 2014
NOTES: Finding one's way through the pain ....
NOTES: Finding one's way through the pain ....
There is a lot of psychic damage happening with the constant bombardment of injustice around us today.. to drive their point home folks are digging out the most drastic and dreadful of images and language..
My stomach really cannot take it... over and over again... exposure to mental and emotional abuse comes in many forms.
Im a sensitive person ... If Im not careful I cant make it through my newsfeed without falling into some measure of a depression.
It takes a lot of energy to have to build walls against all these atrocities and I aint got that type of fortitude..
I dont even watch television because I dont want to end up as traumatized as those who are at ground zero of the situations.. the constant pain of humanity is heartbreaking.
I see even more so now why I moved from city to country... somethings are too damn painful yet the simple reality is that it cannot be escaped.
I can try and bring as much tranquility as possible to break up the pain.. it's what I do for me... and what my intention is when I share the pics and videos.
A breathing moment... use them to recharge so we're gonna have to heal together...
As usual there are levels to this ish and one has to be ready to support the battle weary. Remember ... those who have been at the front lines are going to need love, care and concern.
Social Justice is not for the weak minded or faint at heart ... it provides a structured outlet for the hurt, frustrated, angry.. and outraged.. it provides a channel of getting the masses together to march in concern .. peacefully yet letting their voices be heard...
Around the world people are taking to the streets
There are many people in the movement for peace.
We'll all find our own way of being part of the solution..
Just be mindful of how you convey your message...
We are all in pain... we dont have to hurt others to get their attention.
Most of all, peace comes at a price which sadly is usually the impetus for the uprising of the people.
We're all hurting... especially the loved ones of those whose lives were taken in vain.
How do we stop the pain????
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Unsung Classic Black Beauties of the 1930's and 1940's - see names to th...
WOW!!!
0:15 - 0:18 Nina Mae McKinney - Actress/Dancer/Singer
0:18 - 0:20 Betti Mays - 1940's Singer/Dancer
0:20 - 0:22 - Anne Wiggins Brown - Concert Singer/Broadway Actress of Porgy
0:22 - 0:24 Blanche Thompson - Dancer/Creator of The Brownskin Models Revue
0:24 - 0:26 Ethel Moses - Cotton Club Dancer/Actress
0:26 - 0:28 Mauri Lynn - Actress/Model
0:28 - 0:30 Dolores Brown - Singer/Recording Artist
0:30 - 0:32 Louise Franklin - Movie Dancer/Actress
0:32 - 0:33 Evelyn Preer - Actress/Singer
0:34 - 0:35 Marion Egbert - Cotton Club Chorine
0:36 - 0:38 Lavada Carter - 1930s Singer/Dancer
0:39 - 0:40 Valaida Snow - Singer/Dancer/Trumpeter
0:41 - 0:42 Hilda Simms - Actress
0:43 - 0:44 Hazel Scott - Singer/Pianist
0:44 - 0:45 Margot - 1930's Ballroom Dancer of Margot and Norton
0:46 - 0:47 Joyce Bryant - 1950's Singer
0:48 - 0:49 Margaret Whitten - 1930's/1940's Actress
0:50 - 0:51 Cleo Hayes - 1930's/1940's Dancer / Cotton Club
0:52 - 0:53 Jean Parks - 1940's Singer/Friend of Malcolm X
0:54 - 0:55 Marie Bryant - Dancer
0:56 - 0:58 Ellen Holly - Actress
0:59 - 1:00 Marva Trotter Louis - Model/First Wife of Joe Louis
1:00 - 1:02 Una Mae Carlisle - Singer/Pianist/Songwriter
1:02 - 1:04 Gladys Snyder - 1940's Actress
1:04 - 1:06 Edna Mae Harris - Actress/Singer/Dancer
1:06 - 1:08 Anna Mae Winburn - Singer/Bandleader of The Sweethearts of Rhythm
1:08 - 1:10 Vivienne Baber - 1930's/1940's Actress
1:10 - 1:12 Ginger Smock - Violinist
1:12 - 1:14 Lucille Battle/Mille Monroe - Actresses/Dancers
1:15 - 1:17 Angela De Lavallade - Actress/Model
1:17 - 1:19 Pat Rainey - Singer
1:19 - 1:21 Edna Mae Holly - Dancer/First wife of Sugar Ray Robinson
1:21 - 1:23 Pauline Green - Model
1:23 - 1:24 Etta Rae - Model
1:25 - 1:27 Anise Boyer - Dancer/Cotton Club/Anise and Aland
1:27 - 1:30 Millie Monroe, Mildred Boyd, Louise Franklin - Dancers/Actresses
1:30 - 1:32 Florence O'Brien - Comedian/Singer/Dancer/Actress
1:32 - 1:34 Suzette Harbin - Actress/Dancer
1:34 - 1:36 Nellie Hill - Singer/Actress
1:37 - 1:39 Francine Everett - Singer/Actress
1:39 - 1:41 Victoria Spivey - Blues Singer
1:41 - 1:43 Theresa Harris - Hollywood Actress/Singer
1:43 - 1:45 Ruby Hill - Singer
1:46 - 1:47 Bette McLaurin - Singer
1:47 - 1:50 Sarah Lou Harris - Model
1:50 - 1:52 Artie Young - Dancer/Actress
1:52 - 1:54 Madeline Belt - Dancer
1:54 - 1:57 Sahji / Madeline Jackson - Exotic Dancer
1:58 - 2:00 Connie Harris - Exotic Dancer
2:01 - 2:03 - Ida James - Singer/Actress
2:03 - 2:04 Rita Christiani - Dancer
2:05 - 2:07 Meta Cardoza - Dancer
2:07 - 2:09 Madelyn Green - Singer
2:09 - 2:10 Carroll Chilton - Dance Team of Chilton and Thomas
2:11 - 2:12 Eunice Wilson - 1930s Singer/Dancer
2:13 - 2:14 Neeka Shaw - 1930's Entertainer
2:15 - 2:17 The Pope Sisters - 1930's Sister Singing Group
2:17 - 2:19 Vivian Dandridge - Singer/Actress
2:20 - 2:22 Sheila Guyse - 1940s Singer/Actress
2:22 - 2:25 Judy Carol - Dancer/Singer
2:25 - 2:27 - Dorothy Van Engle - 1930s Model/Oscar Micheaux Actress
2:28 - 2:29 Ruth Hill - 1940s Singer
2:30 - 2:31 Fredi Washington - Actress/Dancer
2:32 - 2:33 - Isabel Washington - Actress/Dancer
2:34 - 2:35 Louise Jota Cook - 1930s Dancer
2:36 - 2:37 Blanche Calloway - Singer/Bandleader
2:38 - 2:39 Savannah Churchill - Singer/Recording Artist
2:40 - 2:41 Izinetta Wilcox - Actress/Singer
2:48 - 2:51 Florence Mills -
2:52 - 2:55 Bessie Smith -
2:56 - 2:59 Ethel Waters
3:00 - 3:04 Maude Russell - Dancer/Actress - Introduced The Charleston
3:05 - 3:07 Josephine Baker
3:08 - 3:11 Adelaide Hall
3:12 - 3:16 Valaida Snow
3:16 - 3:19 Lucia Moses - Cotton Club Chorine/Dancer/Star of Scar of Shame
3:20 - 3:23 Alice Whitman - Tap Dancer/Apart of The Whitman Sisters Revue that opened the doors for many black performers
3:24 - 3:28 Nina Mae McKinney
3:29 - 3:32 Hycinth Curtis - Cotton Club Dancer
3:33 - 3:36 Etta Moten
3:37 - 3:40 Elisabeth Welch
3:41 - 3:44 Billie Holiday
3:45 - 3:47 Maxine Sullivan
3:47 - 3:50 Ella Fitzgerald
3:51 - 3:54 Lena Horne
3:55 - 3:59 Katherine Dunham
4:00 - 4:02 Sarah Vaughn
4:03 - 4:06 Hazel Scott
4:07 - 4:10 Hadda Brooks
4:10 - 4:14 Eartha Kitt
4:15 - 4:19 Sheila Guyse
4:20 - 4:22 Dorothy Dandridge
4:23 - 4:26 Suzette Harbin
4:27 - 4:30 Ophelia DeVore - Pioneer of Black Models
4:31 - 4:35 Tessa Prendergast - Pioneer Designer
4:36 - 4:39 Pearl Bailey
4:40 - 4:43 Muriel Rahn
4:44 - 4:48 Ruby Dee
0:18 - 0:20 Betti Mays - 1940's Singer/Dancer
0:20 - 0:22 - Anne Wiggins Brown - Concert Singer/Broadway Actress of Porgy
0:22 - 0:24 Blanche Thompson - Dancer/Creator of The Brownskin Models Revue
0:24 - 0:26 Ethel Moses - Cotton Club Dancer/Actress
0:26 - 0:28 Mauri Lynn - Actress/Model
0:28 - 0:30 Dolores Brown - Singer/Recording Artist
0:30 - 0:32 Louise Franklin - Movie Dancer/Actress
0:32 - 0:33 Evelyn Preer - Actress/Singer
0:34 - 0:35 Marion Egbert - Cotton Club Chorine
0:36 - 0:38 Lavada Carter - 1930s Singer/Dancer
0:39 - 0:40 Valaida Snow - Singer/Dancer/Trumpeter
0:41 - 0:42 Hilda Simms - Actress
0:43 - 0:44 Hazel Scott - Singer/Pianist
0:44 - 0:45 Margot - 1930's Ballroom Dancer of Margot and Norton
0:46 - 0:47 Joyce Bryant - 1950's Singer
0:48 - 0:49 Margaret Whitten - 1930's/1940's Actress
0:50 - 0:51 Cleo Hayes - 1930's/1940's Dancer / Cotton Club
0:52 - 0:53 Jean Parks - 1940's Singer/Friend of Malcolm X
0:54 - 0:55 Marie Bryant - Dancer
0:56 - 0:58 Ellen Holly - Actress
0:59 - 1:00 Marva Trotter Louis - Model/First Wife of Joe Louis
1:00 - 1:02 Una Mae Carlisle - Singer/Pianist/Songwriter
1:02 - 1:04 Gladys Snyder - 1940's Actress
1:04 - 1:06 Edna Mae Harris - Actress/Singer/Dancer
1:06 - 1:08 Anna Mae Winburn - Singer/Bandleader of The Sweethearts of Rhythm
1:08 - 1:10 Vivienne Baber - 1930's/1940's Actress
1:10 - 1:12 Ginger Smock - Violinist
1:12 - 1:14 Lucille Battle/Mille Monroe - Actresses/Dancers
1:15 - 1:17 Angela De Lavallade - Actress/Model
1:17 - 1:19 Pat Rainey - Singer
1:19 - 1:21 Edna Mae Holly - Dancer/First wife of Sugar Ray Robinson
1:21 - 1:23 Pauline Green - Model
1:23 - 1:24 Etta Rae - Model
1:25 - 1:27 Anise Boyer - Dancer/Cotton Club/Anise and Aland
1:27 - 1:30 Millie Monroe, Mildred Boyd, Louise Franklin - Dancers/Actresses
1:30 - 1:32 Florence O'Brien - Comedian/Singer/Dancer/Actress
1:32 - 1:34 Suzette Harbin - Actress/Dancer
1:34 - 1:36 Nellie Hill - Singer/Actress
1:37 - 1:39 Francine Everett - Singer/Actress
1:39 - 1:41 Victoria Spivey - Blues Singer
1:41 - 1:43 Theresa Harris - Hollywood Actress/Singer
1:43 - 1:45 Ruby Hill - Singer
1:46 - 1:47 Bette McLaurin - Singer
1:47 - 1:50 Sarah Lou Harris - Model
1:50 - 1:52 Artie Young - Dancer/Actress
1:52 - 1:54 Madeline Belt - Dancer
1:54 - 1:57 Sahji / Madeline Jackson - Exotic Dancer
1:58 - 2:00 Connie Harris - Exotic Dancer
2:01 - 2:03 - Ida James - Singer/Actress
2:03 - 2:04 Rita Christiani - Dancer
2:05 - 2:07 Meta Cardoza - Dancer
2:07 - 2:09 Madelyn Green - Singer
2:09 - 2:10 Carroll Chilton - Dance Team of Chilton and Thomas
2:11 - 2:12 Eunice Wilson - 1930s Singer/Dancer
2:13 - 2:14 Neeka Shaw - 1930's Entertainer
2:15 - 2:17 The Pope Sisters - 1930's Sister Singing Group
2:17 - 2:19 Vivian Dandridge - Singer/Actress
2:20 - 2:22 Sheila Guyse - 1940s Singer/Actress
2:22 - 2:25 Judy Carol - Dancer/Singer
2:25 - 2:27 - Dorothy Van Engle - 1930s Model/Oscar Micheaux Actress
2:28 - 2:29 Ruth Hill - 1940s Singer
2:30 - 2:31 Fredi Washington - Actress/Dancer
2:32 - 2:33 - Isabel Washington - Actress/Dancer
2:34 - 2:35 Louise Jota Cook - 1930s Dancer
2:36 - 2:37 Blanche Calloway - Singer/Bandleader
2:38 - 2:39 Savannah Churchill - Singer/Recording Artist
2:40 - 2:41 Izinetta Wilcox - Actress/Singer
2:48 - 2:51 Florence Mills -
2:52 - 2:55 Bessie Smith -
2:56 - 2:59 Ethel Waters
3:00 - 3:04 Maude Russell - Dancer/Actress - Introduced The Charleston
3:05 - 3:07 Josephine Baker
3:08 - 3:11 Adelaide Hall
3:12 - 3:16 Valaida Snow
3:16 - 3:19 Lucia Moses - Cotton Club Chorine/Dancer/Star of Scar of Shame
3:20 - 3:23 Alice Whitman - Tap Dancer/Apart of The Whitman Sisters Revue that opened the doors for many black performers
3:24 - 3:28 Nina Mae McKinney
3:29 - 3:32 Hycinth Curtis - Cotton Club Dancer
3:33 - 3:36 Etta Moten
3:37 - 3:40 Elisabeth Welch
3:41 - 3:44 Billie Holiday
3:45 - 3:47 Maxine Sullivan
3:47 - 3:50 Ella Fitzgerald
3:51 - 3:54 Lena Horne
3:55 - 3:59 Katherine Dunham
4:00 - 4:02 Sarah Vaughn
4:03 - 4:06 Hazel Scott
4:07 - 4:10 Hadda Brooks
4:10 - 4:14 Eartha Kitt
4:15 - 4:19 Sheila Guyse
4:20 - 4:22 Dorothy Dandridge
4:23 - 4:26 Suzette Harbin
4:27 - 4:30 Ophelia DeVore - Pioneer of Black Models
4:31 - 4:35 Tessa Prendergast - Pioneer Designer
4:36 - 4:39 Pearl Bailey
4:40 - 4:43 Muriel Rahn
4:44 - 4:48 Ruby Dee
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