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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Sing Up! Part 2

Protests have taken place for centuries in this country, fundamental constitutional First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, association and right of peaceful assembly in the U.S. Often wonderful harmonic non-violent cadences rhythmically looping songs and chants have filled city streets and country roads with sounds of determined and intense righteous indignation soaring from crowds over some social ill or another. A mixture of traditional  Spirituals and popular songs like "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around",  "We Shall Overcome", " "Blowin in the Wind" were familiar during the sixties.


Recently, the brutal death of George Floyd witnessed and recorded live on tape as well as other unjustified killings of unarmed young blacks by nervous, fearful and hate filled police officers have resulted in protestors lifting their voices in outrage, marching in cities across the nation and throughout the world for miles on end.

Unfortunately, blacks have far too long witnessed cruel and inhumane acts, crimes fueled by racism of klansmen and other cloaked white supremacists terrorizing them as they traveled through remote towns of this country, especially in the south and frequently in their own neighborhoods. In northern cities the violent attacks against blacks came mostly at the hands of police officers.

Singing songs have been a means of communication during slavery and a peaceful and constructive way of  emboldening non-violent action as black people and other protesters supporting non-violent social change coped with clubbings from billie clubs, violent thrusts from water hoses and other actions by law enforcement to deter protests. now its pepper spray and flash grenades.

Music, sound and song brought comfort and healing throughout the ordeals. Sometimes the invisible shield of sound vibration created from hundreds of voices singing in unison made all the difference in creating and maintaining peace and harmony. I applaud and honor all who marched peaceably and who practice the teachings of King and Ghandi marching and lifting their voices until constructive change takes place in policing policies.


Here is a list of some of popular music's most notable protest and social observation songs and anthems over the years.

Wednesday, January 5, 2005

Visit to Second Ebenezer on the Way to New Orleans

Willie Baptist , UTS Poverty Initiative and 
Cynthia Wilson

Here is a link to a blog article I posted recalling my visit to Second Ebenezer  Baptist Church back in January 2005 as part of Union Theological Seminary’s Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Mission to the Gulf Coast.

http://heavieroctaves.blogspot.com/2006/01/povertyracism-and-katrina-first-stop.html?m=0


Note:

I tried to post “my photos” from this blog post that I took with my cell phone this morning, but they would not post. They are in fact my photos. Any ownership rights that are being claimed electronically this morning by others are unauthorized and not based on any fair, open and equitable negotiations. Nobody has exchanged a mumbling word with me about any such arrangements. I refuse to continue operating my blogging ministry, and now business, in the dark.  I did not negotiate any agreements with any other entity assigning my photo rights or any other rights away. As a matter of fact, I have been more than generous in sharing my insight, photos, videos and artwork images with the public over the years. My writings across the net via blogs is plentiful and I suspect legendary by now.

Concerning the blocked photos-I recall taking the photo of the church marquis, Pastor Warnock, Steed Davidson and had a friend to take the photo of me and Willie Baptist. So, your blockage of my posting of them this morning on this blog-which was made available for music fans for years, is woefully inappropriate, an act of harassment and duly unlawful. If you are protecting me from theft of photos, videos and the like, I appreciate your efforts, of course, if your intentions are pure. However, if this is just a “grab bag” action on your part to snatch as much “get”, as I have slowly learned it’s called, for yourself,  just make sure you give me credit both literary and financial for your “takings”. A commensurate donation will suffice. Find a link coming soon for donating on my site.Come on guys, let’s play fair and help one another out for real.

I should be the millionaire.

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