Kamala Harris-107 Days

 

 I watched former Vice President Kamala Harris on the Late Show last night as she was being interviewed by host Steven Colbert. It was good to see her apparently reassured, rested and forward thinking. Even though she did announce she was not running for governor of California. To paraphrase her response. I just think our Democracy is in a fragile condition and it's broken. She said Oh no, I'm not giving up. I'm still in the fight."

At one point in the interview he asked her about her political predictions and touched on those predictions she had made about her political challenger then and what she viewed on the horizon for our country if he was elected. How they all seemed to come true.There was one word she emphasized and which stuck with me as she responded to his question about what is going on now with the current administration and the political mood of congress. She responded--the capitulation. She just couldn't have predicted that.

Check out her new book--107 Days- in which she shares her experiences during last year's history making campaign to become the first woman  and first black woman to be elected President of the United States. 

Music Icon Stevie Wonder's Upcoming Documentary on How the Martin Luther King Holiday Came to Be

 We all love Stevie Wonder, his legendary contribution to the Motown sound and his driven,humanitarian and artistic approach to voicing concerns about social ills using his music. He is a visionary artist who has had a tremendous impact upon our culture throughout the years and has spread huge doses of peace, love  and great music along the way.

Wonder who played an instrumental role in the struggle to make Martin Luther King Jr. holiday a reality with the help of activist attorney Theresa Cropper has a development deal on track for a documentary that tells the story on the screen. His iconic hit "Happy Birthday to You" which was written and composed  to promote the King holiday has become over the decades a standard birthday song celebrating birthdays internationally  across various cultures and musical genres.

 For more information about the documentary check out Time magazine's article and take a listen to an excerpt from one of my podcast audios with brief mention of the back story below:

 

 

Cynthia,