Harriet ;-)
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Harriet ;-)
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The Black Panthers - Photographs by Stephen Shames
In 1966, as the largely nonviolent Civil Rights movement swept through America, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the legendary Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Revered by some and vilified by others, the party burst onto the scene with a militant vision for social change and the empowerment of African-Americans. Its methods were so controversial and polarizing that in 1968, FBI head J. Edgar Hoover described the organization as the country’s greatest threat to internal security.
During the height of the movement, from 1967 to 1973, photographer Stephen Shames had unprecedented access to the organization. He captured not only its public face—street demonstrations, protests and militant armed posturing—but also life behind the scenes, from private Party meetings to Bobby Seale at work on his Oakland mayoral campaign. Shames was prolific and his archive of Panther images is the largest in the world, presenting an uncommonly nuanced portrait of this dynamic social movement. Released on the occasion of the Party’s fortieth anniversary, this illuminating publication gathers an astonishing collection of never-before-published images, offering an electrifying visual history. Panther newspapers, posters and other ephemera help convey the ethos of the Panthers and of a transformative period of social upheaval for the whole nation.
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Don’t be fooled by the attractively colourful and slightly cartoonish signature style of Kenyan artist Michael Soi’s work, for there is a world of seriousness and heavy socio-political undertones in his illustrations.
Soi’s work illustrates visual portraits that serve as social commentary inspired by his observations of daily life in his hometown of Nairobi.
“My work mostly touches on issues related to the youth like fashion trends, music and life in general. I try to create an attitude of what you see might be what you get from it. I am involved in work that deletes, distorts and changes various images into what I want them to be, and am excited by the subtle play that erasure seems to create when executed in certain ways.
“My work is not about the suppression of images or distortion, or the negation of what the image represents, but is about obscuring the images in order to create a different relationship between the final piece and the viewer.
Most of my work is social commentary inspired by the city of Nairobi that addresses everything from this to what we would rather not talk about in public.”
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“Oshun saw Oggun from far working on some tools and she started to use her tactics. She went to the river that was nearby and she got undressed. While all of this Oshun is singing and laughing to herself. Showing the lovely and admirable side of her. Oggun heard the singing and laughing and wondered where it was coming from. He glimpsed Oshun bathing naked in the river and was blinded by her beauty. Oshun came out of the river and caressed her body with her main implement, oni (honey). She rubbed it all over while laughing and singing. Without Oggun’s knowledge, Oshun went behind Oggun and smeared some of her honey on his lips. The great Orisha was like a tame beast. He was dumbfounded and was in a trance. Oshun walked slowly while giving a seductive dance and dropped one of the yellow cloths on the ground. Oggun still in a trance slowly grabbed the cloth and followed the seductive Orisha Oshun kept her composure and glimpsed at Oggun from the corner of her eye and noticed that he was coming out of the trance, so she danced up to him and smeared more honey on his lips to reinforce the trance. Oggun was caught again and continued to follow Oshun picking up another cloth. Oshun continued to do this until she got near to the town. She dropped the 5th cloth and smeared more honey on Oggun’s lips and walked him straight into town where everyone was waiting in shock to see that this young Orisha was able to bring the great forge man to town.”
Maferefun Oshun and Maferefun Oggun everyday!
I love this story.
(Honey is oyin in Yoruba though)
James Baldwin
22 Oct 1975, Paris, France
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blkintellectual: On August 21, 1791, Dutty Boukman, a Jamaican-born Vodou priest, instigated a rebellion of enslaved Africans which ultimately led to the Haitian Revolution. Let us also remember Cécile Fatiman, the mulatresse vodou priestess, who also presided over the ceremony. [x]
INTERESTING
Dutty Boukman was a self-educated slave born on the island of Jamaica. Some sources indicate that he was later sold by his British master to a French plantation owner after he attempted to teach other Jamaican slaves to read.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m94i4qSRIv1rw8y18o1_1280.jpg)
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blkintellectual: On August 21, 1791, Dutty Boukman, a Jamaican-born Vodou priest, instigated a rebellion of enslaved Africans which ultimately led to the Haitian Revolution. Let us also remember Cécile Fatiman, the mulatresse vodou priestess, who also presided over the ceremony. [x]
INTERESTING
Dutty Boukman was a self-educated slave born on the island of Jamaica. Some sources indicate that he was later sold by his British master to a French plantation owner after he attempted to teach other Jamaican slaves to read.
Modern Griots Reviews: Futurist Film Showcase #afrofuturism #blackradicalimagination
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Danny Glover, Edwidge Danticat will shine spotlight on Haiti’s role in America’s emancipation
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In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and of the first black Civil War troops from the North, several Greater Boston educational, historical, and cultural organizations are collaborating to present Freedom Rising: The 150th Anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation and African American Military Service in the Civil War from May 2 through 4, 2013.
On Saturday, May 4, a special performance called “Roots of Liberty – The Haitian Revolution and the American Civil War” will be staged at the Tremont Temple Baptist Church, 88 Tremont St., Boston at 5 p.m.. Produced by Underground Railway Theater, in residence at Central Square Theater, the performance will include special guests Danny Glover, author Edwidge Danticat, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Danny Glover will be performing one of the key historical figures in Roots of Liberty.
The first-ever performance celebrates the……[Full article HERE]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc13880063e21983f43910223808ac47/tumblr_ml7qnmYzPa1r9bbqfo1_400.jpg)
Danny Glover, Edwidge Danticat will shine spotlight on Haiti’s role in America’s emancipation
This report by Bill Forry appeared in bostonhaitian.com.
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and of the first black Civil War troops from the North, several Greater Boston educational, historical, and cultural organizations are collaborating to present Freedom Rising: The 150th Anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation and African American Military Service in the Civil War from May 2 through 4, 2013.
On Saturday, May 4, a special performance called “Roots of Liberty – The Haitian Revolution and the American Civil War” will be staged at the Tremont Temple Baptist Church, 88 Tremont St., Boston at 5 p.m.. Produced by Underground Railway Theater, in residence at Central Square Theater, the performance will include special guests Danny Glover, author Edwidge Danticat, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Danny Glover will be performing one of the key historical figures in Roots of Liberty.
The first-ever performance celebrates the……[Full article HERE]
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“New Jemima,” by Joe Overstreet. 1964.
