We can be encouraged by young folk like my niece, Karen, working on the ground in many ways to “lift every voice”.
Category: America Revived
#1 From the Archives: Women’s March on D.C. ~ January 21, 2017
Post #1 of 7 this week Celebrating 7 Years… For reasons I have yet to understand this was my all time most viewed post in the history of this blog. Delivered mind-blowing stats last January: the busiest day had over 1,200 views (unheard of for me!). Didn’t make it to the March but PSM.blog played… Continue reading #1 From the Archives: Women’s March on D.C. ~ January 21, 2017
Think your vote doesn’t count? THINK AGAIN.
Breaks my heart to hear young folk say they don’t vote because their vote doesn’t matter. How did we get THIS far off course from the work of the Freedom Riders of the 1960s? College students and teenagers lead that Movement—risking their lives against police with billy clubs, cattle prods and water hoses to make… Continue reading Think your vote doesn’t count? THINK AGAIN.
Millennials—VOTE 2018: Herzig Video to share
Lucky for us, Mark Herzig has produced several quality voting videos aimed at various demographics for us to share widely on social media. Born in Pasadena, California, Mark made an early commitment to the fine arts, studying painting and printmaking, before surrendering to filmmaking in 1980. Based in San Francisco. I will share a Herzig… Continue reading Millennials—VOTE 2018: Herzig Video to share
New Poor People’s March: Coming May 2018
ANITA GAIL JONES:Fortunately, as we celebrate MLK day today, there are many modern day civil rights leaders picking up the baton to keep America in the race for equality. As Coretta Scott King said, “Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.”Last week on Democracy Now! (KPFA, Berkeley) host Amy… Continue reading New Poor People’s March: Coming May 2018
~ #MyGivingStory ~ Asking for your VOTE
This coming Tuesday, November 28th is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving started in 2012. For America I think of it as a peaceful protest against the commercial gluttony of Black Friday and Cyber Monday and a powerful way to kick off the charitable season. I serve as Co-Founder and Exec. Director of our small family… Continue reading ~ #MyGivingStory ~ Asking for your VOTE
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World (mind-blowing film)
Thank you, RUMBLE, for taking the high road.
Lena Dunham says “Speak Louder”
Lena Dunham is speaking out RE: Harvey Weinstein and the Silence of Men. The American actress, writer, producer, and director is is best known as the creator, writer and star of the HBO series Girls, for which she has received numerous Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. “When we stay silent, we stay… Continue reading Lena Dunham says “Speak Louder”
Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes
Poets in Unexpected Places pop up at the holiday market in Union Square with poems in response to police brutality, a day after the non-indictment for the killing of Eric Garner. Abena Koomson performs “Let America Be America Again” by American poet Langston Hughes, written in 1935. It was originally published in the July 1936 issue of… Continue reading Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes
Get Out ~ A Quantum Leap for Film Genre
Anita: Get Out is one small step for The Stepford Wives and a quantum leap for the film genre. A group of five of us went to see the new film Get Out yesterday —all of us people of color and none of us fans of horror films. I purposefully did not watch the trailer—they give away… Continue reading Get Out ~ A Quantum Leap for Film Genre