Robert F. Kennedy’s Greatest Speech Still Resonates in 2017
August 21, 2017 § Leave a comment
“The Ripple of Hope”
This piece was delivered by RFK in apartheid South Africa, 1966. It is considered by scholars and others to be his greatest speech. The entirety needs to be heard by all people in the United States to remind us of the ideals of our nation and the principles we stand for during these divisive and uncivil times. An incredible piece. Profound and timeless.
“We must recognize the full human equality of all of our people before God, before the law and in the councils of government. We must do this, not because it is economically advantageous, although it is; not because the laws of God command it, although they do; not because people in other lands wish it so. We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do.”
~ Robert F. Kennedy, 1966, “Ripple of Hope” speech
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Muhammad Ali, larger than life
June 4, 2016 § Leave a comment
An unsurpassed legacy has reached its temporal conclusion. The greatest sports figure and celebrity of the 20th century has passed. Rather than mourn his death, we continue to celebrate his life and its many facets. Rather than poorly retelling a complex life story, I chose some amusing images that touch on the breadth of his celebrity. You know you’re famous when: Andy Warhol comes to your home to snap a pic, you spar with Elvis…
Muhammad Ali, one of the world’s greatest boxers, died on Friday, June 3, at the age of 74.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, Ali started boxing at age 12 — and ultimately became known for much more than just his successful boxing career.
Ali converted to Islam in 1964, changing his name from Cassius Clay — what he called his “slave name” — to Muhammed Ali after becoming affiliated with the Nation of Islam. His political activism and charity inspired millions throughout his life.
Please visit his site at muhammadali.com! It is a rare, exceptional, site worthy of its namesake.
Fame started with the 1960 Olympics…
with President Ronald Regan
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The Station on the Hill |LB Scott
March 20, 2015 Comments Off on The Station on the Hill |LB Scott
we’re all lost little children who can’t find their way
following politicians straight to judgment day
in God we trust they say and put it on the dollar bill
then they rape the land we love from the station on the hill
——–for some would lie and some would kill
some would cheat and some would steal
from the station on the hill——-
in 1965 a strong young man I be
joined up for my country so the whole world would be free
they used me and abused me the truth they did not tell
babies were a burning but dow-jones was doing well.
——–for some would lie and some would kill
some would cheat and some would steal
from the station on the hill——-
well now’s the time today I say
throw them all in Boston Bay
let freedom ring again my friends like in the olden days
– LB Scott
This piece was penned by a very close friend. I was struck by his words as soon as I read them. I am sure it is a song. A song I hope to hear as a whole with voice and instrument. If I get a recording, I will update this post with it.
The Station on the Hill |LB Scott was originally published on FieldGrass
Race Riot | Warhol
February 27, 2015 § Leave a comment
Race Riot, Andy Warhol, 1964
Sources
| 1. | ↑ | Race Riot is an acrylic and silkscreen painting by the American artist Andy Warhol that he executed in 1964. It fetched $62,885,000 at Christie’s in New York on 13 May 2014 |
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farewell great lady
May 28, 2014 § Leave a comment
We celebrate Maya Angelou’s life, cherish her wisdom, and learn from her words. But we will do so without her now, 28 May, 2014. “Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God,” she wrote in the most recent post on her @DrMayaAngelou Twitter account on May 23. from…
farewell great lady was originally published on Things I Should See
Photography by Hussain Khalaf
April 8, 2014 § 2 Comments
Outstanding work by Bahraini photographer Hussain Khalaf.
Red by Hussain Khalaf
Ramadan Karim by Hussain Khalaf
14Feb Bahrain by Hussain Khalaf
Let me help by hjmk / Hussain Khalaf
Ready to Die for Bahrain by Hussain Khalaf
V for Victory by Hussain Khalaf
Play time by Hussain Khalaf
Bahraini Somood by Hussain Khalaf
Mistrust look by Hussain Khalaf
He is a freelance photographer whose work is on display, and for sale at 500px.
Hussain Khalaf 500px
Photography by Hussain Khalaf was originally published on Kept
Angela Davis 1973
February 4, 2014 Comments Off on Angela Davis 1973
Great portrait. A gorgeous, powerful, image.
Angela Davis, 1973, Philippe Halsman/Magnum Photos
A late celebration of her birthday, January 26 1944.
Angela Davis 1973 was originally published on FieldGrass
"Redskins" matters
February 1, 2014 § Leave a comment
This is about the “Washington Redskins” blatantly racist team name. The National Congress of American Indians did not have the funds to run this ad during the Super Bowl. You should watch it and share it anyway. The video is powerful, well done, and worth watching. It is 2 minutes long.
I can comfortably say “racists”. “RedSkins” refers to scalping of Native Americans, who did not introduce the practice – they were the first victims. I have seen countless old west movies in which Native Americans were referred to as “redskins” in a negative, as in “savages”, killers, molesters, context. The film “Stagecoach” popularized and created the film model of the Native American as the dangerous “savage” stereotype.
The National Congress of American Indians
"Redskins" matters was originally published on Kept
revolution for all people
December 6, 2013 § Leave a comment
I began to prepare this post for images only. But I needed to know what lead to life in prison. About the first half of his life.
An interesting paradox. An intensely tolerant, inclusive and compassionate man. Rightly celebrated as a great man of peace. He was also part of an armed revolutionary movement aimed at overthrowing an unjust government. Always a man ready to sacrifice his life in the pursuit of just treatment of his people, and all people.
“He was born into a royal house and there was always that sense about him of someone who knew the meaning of leadership.” – Ahmed Kathrada, friend and cellmate
He was affectionately called Tata Madiba. His given name was Rolihlahla Mandela, born in the region that encompasses what is now Cape Town in South Africa. He was born into the Thembu royal family. The name Nelson was given to him in school. Prophetically the name Rolihlahla means ‘troublemaker’ in Xhosa.
He was a fighter. Temperamental. Passionate. In his youth he was a boxer, activist and went on to become a lawyer. In 1952, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo opened the first black legal firm in South Africa. They provided legal aid for blacks, free legal aid for poor blacks, and became involved with the African National Council (ANC) defiance campaign. They fought poverty and oppression, a life calling.
Mandela came into prominence as a young lawyer in the 50s when he was elected President of the Transvaal ANC Branch and oversaw the 1955 Congress of the People which ended up drafting what became the manifesto of the African National Congress.
Working with the ANC Nelson Mandela’s apartheid efforts increased and he himself began to realise that passive resistance was not winning the fight. He called for armed resistance and sought military training in neighboring East African countries. Plans were made to bomb places of significance to apartheid, but these were always planned to avoid anyone being hurt or killed.
Nelson Mandela was subsequently arrested in 1962 on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government and sabotage. He was tried for treason and at one stage was acquitted. In 1964 though, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. http://www.nelsonmandelas.com/apartheid.php
He was 44 years old.
He was imprisoned on Robbin Island, a remote island that had been used as a holding place during the slave trade – guarded by men who had been indoctrinated that he was a dangerous terrorist. Rifles were pointed at him each time he was allowed outside. The guards carried no arms when escorting him for fears of being disarmed by him. He endured severe abuse.
In prison he focused temperamental, further cultivated patience, statesmanship, tolerance and inclusion. Mandela maintained dignity and poise, ironed uniform and impeccable posture. He was able to show the guards and the wardens that he was not a danger to them. He bore no animosity towards them. During his presidency he invited those same men to participate in events that were staged to unify the country. As he did with the previous apartheid government and it’s people.
We will mourn our collective loss of the person,
but remain the beneficiaries of his timeless gifts.
Apartheid was instituted in South Africa in 1948, in defiance of international law. People in South Africa were segregated into categories of white, black, Coloured, Indian (or Asian). In 1958 Blacks were deprived of their citizenship. There were separate schools, buses, shops and hospitals for blacks and coloured people and the services available were well under the standard provided for the minority whites. Even laws were different. A black man found raping a white woman for example could expect years in prison, whereas a white man raping a black woman would probably be charged a small fine.
“They can take everything except your mind and your heart. Those things I decided not to give away.” – Mandela
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- Pope Francis Calls Nelson Mandela a Promoter of “Human Dignity” (hispanicallyspeakingnews.com)
- Obituary: Nelson Mandela (bbc.co.uk)
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Thanksgiving Turkey – 1900
November 27, 2013 Comments Off on Thanksgiving Turkey – 1900
“The Thanksgiving Turkey” by Alfred S. Campbell, c. 1900
“During the Civil War, President Lincoln declared a national day of thanksgiving in April 1862 and August 1863 (after Gettysburg), but it was his proclamation in November 1864 that set a precedent followed by all subsequent presidents. In 1941, Congress formally established the fourth Thursday in November as the nation’s Thanksgiving Day.”
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Thanksgiving Turkey – 1900 was originally published on FieldGrass
November 22 remembered
November 22, 2013 § Leave a comment
20 November 1962 President Kennedy points to a reporter at a news conference
Creator: Photograph by Abbie Rowe, National Park Service, in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Musen.
Copyright:Public Domain
aboard the PT-109 in the South Pacific, 1943
Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy aboard the PT-109 in the South Pacific, 1943. Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.
Copyright:Public Domain
with “Dunker’, the Hague, 1937
John F. Kennedy with “Dunker” during tour of Europe in the summer of 1937, The Hague, August 1937.
Copyright: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
in his Dexter Academy football uniform, 1926
Copyright:Public Domain
JFK at 5, he wanted to be a policeman
Related articles
- A selection of moving images from November 22-25, 1963, including “Special Release: President Assassinated” by Universal Newsreel; “The World Mourns: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917-1963” by Universal Newsreel; “The Last Two Days” covering President Kennedy’s trip to Texas; and the funeral services of President John F. Kennedy.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News-and-Press/Press-Kit-November-22-1963/Videos-for-Press-Kit.aspx - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
http://www.jfklibrary.org/ - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (nytimes.com)
- The History Place
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of unions and freedom |Ronald Reagan
August 1, 2013 Comments Off on of unions and freedom |Ronald Reagan
Where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost.
– Ronald Reagan
of unions and freedom |Ronald Reagan was originally published on FieldGrass
Crazy Horse
July 18, 2013 § Leave a comment
by John Trudell
An ethereal aural experience, a poem, tempered by a powerful reality. This is a playlist. Crazy Horse is first.
6:01 minutes
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- John Trudell – Finding Our Human-ness (higherdensity.wordpress.com)
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