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Gr a f f i t i Gr af f it i Has Been A Par t Of Black Cu lt u r e For Cen t u r ies Did you k n ow gr af f it i is m or e t h an ju st m oder n st r eet ar t ? It 's a h ist or ic expr ession of r ebellion . Gr af f it i h as been a pow er f u l voice sin ce t h e 1800's. In Cu ba, du r in g slave r ebellion s, Af r ican com m u n it ies u sed it t o speak ou t . It w asn't ju st ar t -it w as a r esist an ce. Fast f or w ar d t o t oday, gr af f it i r em ain s a pr ot est t ool. Bu t t h er e is a t w ist --w h ile it 's celebr at ed in galler ies, Black ar t ist s st ill f ace cr it icism an d ar r est s f or t h e sam e ar t . Th is isn't ju st ar t , it 's a t im elin e of Black Hist or y capt u r in g m om en t s of st r u ggle an d t r iu m ph . Gr af f it i t ells OUR STORY. It 's m or e t h an pain t on w alls--it 's a legacy of m ak in g space f or ou r voices in ever y er a. w w w.w epu sh black .com
The Las t Pag e o f Dying It is a difficult page to turn. You are ready to be complete with the chapters you have read over many times. You are familiar with those steps taken before failure. By finishing, you are acknowledging success. It was a difficult read. To taste each word aloud; to know why letters are so heavy. You look again at the cover and you see others but you can't see what they have seen. When did having a new conversation with someone become scary. It's going to be difficult. And that is accepting the turns and the tears and the misread words and the unsure meaning between each line. You've filled them with all of you, the parts you like. It's time to express the hurt that comes with dying.
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Sh eila C. Joh n son : Ju st Call M e Sh eila How does a person choose a new over their first? They don't. Reading the story of Sheila C. Johnson began with wanting to understand someone's success story. Talking to my colleagues here at Hello Savannah, Hello Atlanta, Hello Jacksonville, and now Hello Africa; what started as a bid on what we were going to do for Black History Month, ended as a bet. Choose someone you think we should know more about that you didn't know before. I didn't really know anything about Sheila Johnson except for maybe hearing her name from time to time over the course of forty plus years. Now I am mesmerized.
about how her family was always there for her, that sort of story. The one that she shares in her book "Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Lost, and Triumph" will remove any fairytale assumptions. Did You Know? Sheila C. Johnson became the first female African American Billionaire after Black Entertainment Television (BET) , the company she cofounded in 1979, was bought by Viacom in 2001 for 3 Billion US.
Too many things hit hard during the telling of her story. The type of things that she lived with that could have truly crushed anyone, that on one side "they were proud of the fact that there was this Did You Know? Black History Month representation out there, and for it to have originally began as Negro History and scandal- it sort of shatters the image of Literature Week by the urging of Carter G. what we were trying to build." and on the Woodson. To learn more visit asalh.org. other "It was this constant berating of who I Association for the Study of African really was - my identity was being stripped." American Life and History. Sheila Johnson's father was a So, what was Sheila Johnson's first love? neurosurgeon, a military veteran, who was Music seems to stand out among the top. not allowed to practice in White hospitals. She was a competitive violinist who He could only work on people of color at the time and then only when Black patients became a statewide highschool were available. She moved 13 times as a champion in Illinois, as well as the first child. What she recalls as "the most painful African American to do so. Continuing thing for me to ever watch" was witnessing that love she became a music teacher at Sidwell Friends Private School where she the hardships of her mother manifest and finding her in a nervous breakdown as a founded the Young Strings in Action teenager when her father tells them "I'm youth Orchestra. As a fellow musician, I enjoyed learning this part about her, but I leaving." She tells us "I realized I had to wanted to understand what conditions in grow up suddenly," because of how few rights women had back then. her life pushed her to be so determined
and steadfast. I was expecting to find out
She speaks on how much we are suppressed as African Americans, how we are taught to be seen and not heard. Sheila C. Johnson "It just went against who I am. It's not in my DNA. And I love challenges." Did you know? Sheila C. Johnson is the only Black female co-owner of three professional sports teams. Moving forward, Sheila C. Johnson, now 74 at the time of this article, has not only become a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, she is the owner of Salamander Hotel and Resorts (salamanderhotels.com) which began in Middleburg Virginia. The story behind the naming of "Salamander " is something you should really experience for yourself in her book. Instead we leave with this passage from sheilacjohnson.blog: "For those who may not know me, I am Sheila C. Johnson. But you can just call me Sheila. And while there are so many things I could say about myself, for simplicity sake, please consider me a recovering ? but proud and unbowed ? violin and cheerleading addict from Maywood, just west of Chicago. Also, please understand too that as both an African American and a woman ? one who came of age in the very heart of the white and male-dominated 1950?s and 60?s ? my perspective is that of something of an outsider, one who?s spent her entire life working and fighting, often against the longest of odds, to gain even the smallest toehold on the American Dream." - Andromeda Gibbons
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I conic Speeches By A n y M e a n s Ne c e ssa r y M a lc o lm X A d d r e sse s Po li c e Br u t a li t y Th e Ba llo t o r t h e Bu lle t Pr o sp e c t s Fo r Fr e e d o m M e ssa g e t o t h e Gr a ss Ro o t s
B e 'B o u t W h a t Y o u b e T a l k i n ' 'B o u t Principle of Boosie Pt II
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T h e L o v e f o r Gr e a t n e s s My 5th-grade teacher asked the class, "I want you to raise your hand and tell me what you want to be when you grow up." "I want to be a firefighter," said one classmate. "I want to be a doctor," said another. I raised my hand with all the confidence in the world. "Yes. what do you want to be?" My teacher asked. "I want to be in the NFL. I wore a football uniform with the cleats and all for career day. I even had my helmet. I studied the stat lines of all the players. I even studied the game's history and remembered the names and milestones of players who had died years before I was born. I even did a 1st-place science fair project on whether running backs made more than offensive linemen. I did not know this back then, but my love for the game created my appetite for being elite in whatever I set out to do.
W i t n e s s i n g Gr e a t n e s s Colleges sent stacks of mail to my Mom every week. Recruiters visited the school to talk to me. My compounded labor was paying off until I got injured in the first game of my senior year. Fortunately, my reputation with a recruiter (Now NCAA Division 1 National Head Coach of the Year), Jamie Chadwell, was so great that he signed me to a scholarship at North Greenville University. I started every year in college. After receiving
All-American awards for my time there, I was approached by some NFL recruits, but the road to the big stage was a long one when you come from a smaller school like mine. Ultimately, I decided to forgo that path to pursue law school because I wouldn't say I liked how I was subjected to chattel stock in a field. Instead of being perceived as a big jock, I wanted to move around with my mind and be perceived as such. See, the thing is, when I left that NFL path I held on to as a child, it transitioned into everything I wanted to do for my life's work as an adult. I saw how the best dedicated their time and energy towards their craft. I witnessed NFL players work out from can't see morning to can't see night. When game day came, they embarrassed their competition. I developed the mindset that if I wanted to be the best I could be, I had to lock in that intensity. T h e St r u g g l e Work-life balance. These are the three words I did not account for when I dedicated my life to being at the top tier of my pursuit. Yes, I could put in the time and be a force to reckon with, but what about the other areas of my life? What about my time with God? What about being a good husband to my wife? What about being a great father to my children? What about getting the rest I needed without hitting two to three coffees daily? Today, I wrestle with being the best I can be with all I have to manage. And when I say best, I don't
infer any competition with anyone like my glory days on the
football field. When I say best, I mean I am on a quest to engage with a "Dream Schedule." A schedule where I don't neglect a single aspect of myself and the other lives that I manage. "I 'm B o u t W h a t I B e T a l k i n B o u t " That dream schedule is almost in my possession. When it comes to producing how I want and not neglecting myself, it has been a rough few weeks to begin this New Year, but it is improving. My saving grace to the commitment I wrote to myself lies in this clause: "I won't chase numbers, but I will make the time in my schedule to produce in that area." Without this one, I would fall into that doing too much with too little category. My pursuit reminds me of a quote by Annie Dillard: "The thing is to stalk your calling in a certain skilled and supple way, to locate the most tender and live spot and plug into that pulse." This "tender spot" Dillard refers to is the sweet science of doing the best you can with the time you have without neglecting what you need. This self-discovery process is one that requires accounting, though. Like Nikki Finney said: "Watch your life as if it were a film. Absorb everything. What you see, hear, and feel will stamp every alphabet of your work." I have that Dream Schedule guide ready to read when you can. Until then, stand on what you say you'll do this year. I know I will. Cause I'm Bout What I Be Talking Bout! CHUCH! Ism!
Red emp t ion Song Robert Nesta Marley February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981 Old pir at es, yes t h ey r ob I Sold I t o t h e m er ch an t sh ips M in u t es af t er t h ey t ook I Fr om t h e bot t om less pit Bu t m y h an d w as m ade st r on g By t h e h an d of t h e Alm igh t y We f or w ar d in t h is gen er at ion Tr iu m ph an t ly Won't you h elp t o sin g Th ese son gs of f r eedom ? 'Cau se all I ever h ave Redem pt ion son gs Redem pt ion son gs Em an cipat e you r selves f r om m en t al slaver y Non e bu t ou r selves can f r ee ou r m in ds Have n o f ear f or at om ic en er gy 'Cau se n on e of t h em can st op t h e t im e How lon g sh all t h ey k ill ou r pr oph et s Wh ile w e st an d aside an d look ? Ooh Som e say it 's ju st a par t of it We've got t o f u lf ill t h e book Won't you h elp t o sin g Th ese son gs of f r eedom ? 'Cau se all I ever h ave Redem pt ion son gs Redem pt ion son gs Redem pt ion son gs Em an cipat e you r selves f r om m en t al slaver y Non e bu t ou r selves can f r ee ou r m in d Have n o f ear f or at om ic en er gy 'Cau se n on e of t h em can st op t h e t im e How lon g sh all t h ey k ill ou r pr oph et s Wh ile w e st an d aside an d look ? Yes Som e say it 's ju st a par t of it We've got t o f u lf ill t h e book Won't you h elp t o sin g Th ese son gs of f r eedom ? 'Cau se all I ever h ave Redem pt ion son gs Redem pt ion son gs
Rober t N est a M ar ley How does one discuss social justice, music, the Movement, Freedom, Righteousness, Pan-Africanism, love, creativity and not include the name Robert Nesta Marley. Bob Marley is one of the great icons of music, known for songs such as ?One Love,? ?I Shot the Sheriff,? ?No Woman, No Cry? and one of my all-time favorites, ?Get Up Stand Up.? Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Jamaica and he later died on May 11, 1981. Marley is a pioneer of Reggae .Throughout his musical career as a singer, performer, and songwriter, he oftentimes fused elements of reggae, ska, and rock-steady to create the sound that we love and attribute to his musical genius. Bob Marley and the Wailers, a group formed with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, began as the Wailers. After 11 albums and signing to Island Music, they changed their name to Bob Marley and the Wailers. Bob Marley was a vocal figure in conversations regarding Pan-Africanism, legalization of marijuana, and democratic socialism.In 1976, due to his controversial (at the time) political views, someone attempted to assassinate Marley in his home. One of his band members and his wife were seriously injured and they survived. Bob Marley sustained injuries as well and 2 days later, he was on stage performing for ?Smile, Jamaica? that had a crowd of over 80,000 people and was organized by the Prime Minister of Jamaica. Bob Marley died in 1981 of Melanoma, a form of cancer, that had spread throughout his body to include his brain at the tender age of 36. His works live on through his children, grandchildren and fans. We will always remember the Gr eat Bob M ar ley.
K NOW TH IS - ?Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness. Before you start a day, have it finished. So the night before plan ahead. If you?re going to go to the gym lay your shoes and your gym clothes out. Already have your bag prepared. Get it all ready at night. Setting your intentions, it makes it easy for you to be able to do it the next day. Showing up is half the battle. If you could just show up to work. Just show up. If you just show up, half the battle is won. If you show up for church, if you show up for school, if you show up for practice, if you show up for family and friends, half the battle is already won. Consistently turns average into mastery. - Success called and said, if you want it come get it because it?s not coming to you. - You cannot build with people who are not there. You cannot build your life, you can?t build a business, you can?t build an organization, with people that refuse to show up for you. You can?t bank on people who won?t show up. You?ve gotta be with somebody who?s going to show up. Show up and be present! - If it doesn?t add to your life, it doesn?t belong in your life.?
Si d n e y Po i t i e r was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he ranked among one of the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars". Poitier was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 19 2 7 - Ja n u a r y 6 , 2 0 2 2
Sidney Poitier and Beverly Todd "They Call Me Mr. Tibbs" (1970)
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"A Raisin in the Sun" (1959) Louis Gossett, Jr. and Ruby Dee Sidney Poitier and Larry Gates "In the Heat of the Night" (1967)
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