Arresting journalists. Seizing ballots. Murdering protesters. Detaining children. It’s time to decide what your red line is.
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Arresting journalists. Seizing ballots. Murdering protesters. Detaining children. It’s time to decide what your red line is.
White and tan shih tzu pomeranian mix puppy napping on a floral blanket and pillow.
I'm a wimp from Indiana. It's too cold to go outside and take pictures of pups in the snow, so here's one relaxing on the couch.
ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
They clearly don't know you very well--one of the best faculty I've had the privilege of working with.
Deleted mine directly from my junk mail folder because that's exactly what this nonsense is.
So, trade deals are the new "infrastructure week." Got it.
This. All day, every day. “What we’re really scared of is that the people in power have not got our back and they don’t give a shit about whether we survive or not.”
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Lent and Advent will give you about 10 weeks.
It's no longer just IN-3 for Banks. He "represents" the entire state as a Senator. Of course, he only believes he needs to represent those who voted for him.
While it was written for the dawn of 2022, "New Day's Lyric" has some insights and themes that are important (maybe essential) for us in this era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBER...
Gorman's poems focus on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, but they all tend to also encompass an element of hope. She was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate and was the first poet to perform at a Super Bowl (www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ejb...).
The featured individual for this last day of Black History Month is Amanda Gorman. You may remember her poem "The Hill We Climb" from Joe Biden's inauguration four years ago (www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ05...).
If you have Netflix, you can watch the film adaptation of The Six Triple Eight. I highly recommend it.
For more information about the 6888th, please see www.womenofthe6888th.org/the-6888th
Upon their return to the States, the unit was disbanded and, for all intents and purposes, forgotten. Finally, in 2021, the unit and its surviving members were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service.
There, they were tasked with sorting and delivering a backlog of 17 million packages and letters. They had to develop systems of identifying servicemen with limited information. They were allotted six months to complete this herculean task, which they accomplished in three.
Today's Black History Month post honors the 655 women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (aka The Six Triple Eight). This group of WACs was the only African-American battalion sent to Europe during the war.
Image of Muhammad Ali with his quote, "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
Beyond being a boxer, Ali was also a humanitarian and philanthropist. He donated time and money to feed the hungry and support the United Negro College Fund. He understood the importance of an education.
To learn more about Muhammad Ali, see alicenter.org
The Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 1971. He was both praised and disavowed for his position against the war.
His opposition to the war led to a charge of draft evasion and resulted in Ali being stripped of his boxing titles. He managed to stay out of jail, but he also didn't fight during what is considered a prime age.
On this date in 1964, at the age of 22, Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali, but most people simply refer to him as "The Greatest." Ali stood by his principles when in 1967 he refused to be drafted to fight in Vietnam.
Enjoy my favorite Roberta Flack song, "Killing me Softly with his Song" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrud...
To learn more about Roberta Flack, see www.robertaflack.com
Image of Roberta Flack with her quote, "As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely."
Before hitting the charts, she was a junior high music teacher and taught private piano lessons. She also spent her nights singing in D.C. jazz clubs, where she was ultimately "discovered."
However, she preferred the contemporary gospel music played at the Baptist church down the street.
Flack earned a full-ride music scholarship to Howard University, where she started at the tender age of 15.
Today's Black History Month post honors Roberta Flack, who passed away yesterday (02.24.2025) at the age of 88. Flack cut her teeth in music by accompanying the Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church choir on the piano.
You can enjoy Andrew's favorite song by Horace Silver, entitled "Song for My Father" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWeX...
To learn more about Horace Silver, see www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/...
Image of Horace Silver with his quote, "Musical composition should bring happiness and joy to people and make them forget their troubles."
Today's Black History Month honoree comes courtesy of my husband Andrew Bray. Horace Silver is Andrew's favorite jazz pianist. In addition to playing the piano, he also played the tenor saxophone and was a composer and arranger of the "hard bop" style of jazz that was popular in the 1950s.
To learn more about Madame C.J. Walker, see indianahistory.org/education/ed...
If you have Netflix, you can also watch the mini-series Self-Made about her life - www.netflix.com/title/80202462
Walker was also an activist and a philanthropist. One of her quotes is appropriate for our current times--"This is the greatest country under the sun. But we must not let our love of country, our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit in our protest against wrong and injustice."
When she located the headquarters for the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company in Indianapolis in 1910, she also made a point to hire women into key management and staff positions. The original building for the plant is a National Historic Landmark and is now the Madam C.J. Walker Theater Center.
Today's Black History Month post features Indianapolis' own Madam C.J. Walker. Walker is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female, self-made millionaire in America. She earned her fortune by developing and selling cosmetics and hair-care products for African-American women.