NELSON MANDELA: Maya Angelou’s Testament to Our “Mandiba”.

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HIS DAY IS DONE : HE IS FREE

[Maya Angelou (Marguerite Ann Johnson: April 4th, 1928)] Source: LYBIO.net

His day is done. Is done.
The news came on the wings of a wind, reluctant to carry its burden. Nelson Mandela’s day is done.
The news, expected and still unwelcome, reached us in the United States, and suddenly our world became somber. Our skies were leadened.

His day is done.
We see you, South African people standing speechless at the slamming of that final door through which no traveler returns.
Our spirits reach out to you Bantu, Zulu, Xhosa, Boer.
We think of you and your son of Africa, your father, your one more wonder of the world.

One of History’s Gifted Black Women

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Aida Overton Walker

A Great Singer, Dancer, Actress and Producer

Whenever I look at the great singer, dancer, actress and producer Aida Overton Walker, I think about how awesome it would be to see someone like Anika Noni Rose or Audra McDonald bring her to life on the stage. Born on Valentine’s Day in 1880 in New York City (some accounts say Richmond, VA, but my source is “Black Women in America,” edited by the foremost historian of black women, Darlene Clark Hine. Ms. Overton Walker changed her name from “Ada” to “Aida” late in her short but storied career, which began in the chorus of Black Patti’s Troubadours, the troupe founded by the one of the first black opera singers, Sissieretta Jones. She was best known for her work with the

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William S. Burroughs’ Junky, 1953.

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First Edition

In 1953, while Joseph McCarthy was hunting for communists in the highest ranks of the federal government, an Arkansan congressman named Ezekiel C. Gathings was conducting his own witch hunt. His target was the paperback-book industry. He argued that pulp fiction had “largely degenerated into media for the dissemination of appeals to sensuality, immorality, filth, perversion, and degeneracy.” Of particular interest to Gathings were novels about drug abusers, a class of American society nearly as reviled as communists. At the time, as Allen Ginsberg later wrote, there was a sense “that if you talked about ‘tea’ (much less Junk) on the bus or subway, you might be arrested—even if you were only discussing a change in the law.” The publication of a pulp novel named Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict, by the pseudonymous William Lee, was therefore a welcome surprise. It sold 100,000 copies in its first six months. American readers wanted what “Lee” was pushing.

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Highest Rated School System is NOT the U.S. Guess where? FINLAND !!

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Humans in New York photo clip

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“This thing’s won over $16,000 in costume contest prizes.” 

In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handed created a photographic census of New York City.  Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in an attempt to capture New Yorkers and their stories.  The result of these efforts was a vibrant blog he called “Humans of New York,” in which his photos were featured alongside quotes and anecdotes. The blog has steadily grown, now boasting more than a million devoted followers.  Humans of New York is the book inspired by the blog.  With four hundred color photos, including exclusive portraits and all-new stories, Humans of New York is a stunning collection of images that showcases the outsized personalities of New York. Surprising and moving, printed in a beautiful full-color, hardbound edition, Humans of New York is a celebration of individuality and a tribute to the spirit of the city.  – – BOOK: With 400 full-color photos and a distinctive vellum jacket

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Dennis Hopper Self-Portrait

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While shooting Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Dennis Hopper and James Dean became good friends. (Hopper was 19 and Dean was 24 when they shot the movie during the spring of 1955.)  Dean served as an artistic mentor to his friend — and gave Hopper his first camera, encouraging him to take it everywhere and shoot everything. Rebel was released in October 1955 —  a month after James Dean’s death in a car crash. Hopper was devastated by Dean’s passing — but paid tribute to his memory by applying himself to the art of photography. And a fine photographer he was, as evidenced by the above 1965 self-portrait. Hopper passed away in 2010 at age 74.

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SNL: ‘…oh Miley PLEASE PLEASE PLEEZZ, just say NO’

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Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC’s Saturday Night. The show’s comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!“, beginning the show proper. — Read more ©ourtesy of wikipedia

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AFL-CIO passed an amendment adding Transsexual people to its constitution.

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WIN: The AFL-CIO passed an amendment adding #trans people to its constitution. NCTE’s Mara Keisling said:
“Even the way this is worded is wonderful. This really is why we pass anti-discrimination policies and laws. We want for everyone to be able to share equally in all aspects of society. I think this says it just right…”

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Edvard Munch, The Kiss, 1897

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Edvard Munch (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmʉŋk]) is a 1974 biographical film about the Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch, written and directed by Peter Watkins. It was originally created as a three-part miniseries co-produced by the Norwegian and Swedish state television networks NRK and SVT, but subsequently gained an American theatrical release in a three-hour version in 1976. The film covers about thirty years of Munch’s life, focusing on the influences that shaped his art, particularly the prevalence of disease and death in his family and his youthful affair with a married woman. The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn’t entered into the main competition. – – Info ©ourtesy of Wikipedia

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Scandal-O-Matic: Obama Edition

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Obama’s Administration Edition

This is your 10-step guide to the entirely predictable outcome of the unpleasantness in Washington. – – By Bruce Feirstein | Illustrations by Walter C. Baumann

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The en-Dearing 1950’s Pulp illustration tintalaters!

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“This was a time when you got all dolled up to go to an ‘Amusement Park’ just to get ALL dirty, if you were Lucky”.

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R.I.P. Michael Ansara Great American Actor.

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Born in a small village in Syria, Michael Ansara came to the United States with his American parents at the age of two, living in New England, until the family’s relocation to California ten years later. He entered Los Angeles City College with the intention of becoming a doctor, but got sidetracked into the dramatics department. A stint at the Pasadena Playhouse (where fellow students included Charles Bronson, Carolyn Jones and Aaron Spelling) led to roles on stage and in films; the starring role (as Cochise) on the popular television series “Broken Arrow” (1956) elevated Ansara to stardom. During the series’ run, he met actress Barbara Eden on a date arranged by the 20th Century-Fox publicity department; the two later married. He played the Klingon commander Kang on three Star Trek television series: “Star Trek” (1966), “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (1993) and “Star Trek: Voyager” (1995). He also played Buck Rogers‘ evil adversary Kane on “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” (1979), and provided the voice of Mr. Freeze in the animated “Batman” (1992) series and its spin-offs. Michael Ansara retired from acting in 2001.

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Senior Moment. Still the Bitchin Babe!

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“That’s right honey, Grandma is still cookin’ with gas and you ALL will just have to get over it. Okaaaay !!”

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