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Tag Archives: racism
AMPLIFY THE PROTEST: CARLEEN ANDERSON’S ‘GRAINS OF DUST’
While echoes of Ferguson still resonate across Amerikkka and the rest of the globe Carleen Anderson, who originally hails from the deep south, has penned a poetic and moving reflection on this never ending cycle of violence. She is joined … Continue reading
MARILYN & ELLA: Against Jim Crow in Hollywood’s Clubland!
Here’s a good story about Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald that I came across via Bob Wisdom’s Facebook… Back in the n the 1950s, the popular Mocambo nightclub on West Hollywood’s famous Sunset Boulevard applied the Jim Crow laws to … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff, Is That Jazz?
Tagged apartheid, Ella Firgerald, Hollywood, Jazz, Jim Crow Laws, Marilyn Monroe, Mocambo, racism
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APOLOGIES… bit of a reflection comin’ on… steppin’ back to north London in the mid 80’s… then jumping to now… time to ‘Get Up, Get Into It Get Involved’…
It’s been a vexing time. The lame speeches, the frustrating TV debates, David Starkey…. I’ve even had recurring images of the intro to Shameless… the burning car, the estate… and philosophical Frank ‘avin’ a “Paaaaarty!” I’m tired of them all. … Continue reading
Posted in Follytricks!, Urban runnings...
Tagged activism, Arts, Base 33, Big Society, Brixton, Broadwater Farm, Cameron, Culture, Darcus Howe, drugs, EMA, gangs, Gary Younge, Hackney, hoodies, James Brown, Johm La Rose, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mike Connolly, Oxbridge, philanthropy, politics, racism, resistance, Riots, Secret millionaire, social inequality, St Pauls, Starkey, Sutton Report, toxteth, Youth Centres, Zulu Rockers
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