On the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s murder, we say you are never forgotten and may you rest in peace, you beautiful soul.
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Thank you, PrettyFoot58
Posts Tagged ‘Justice
19
Jan
15
Early Owl Chat - MLK Day
A few songs to recall and reinvigorate the struggle.
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Shirley Verrett - Oh Freedom
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Mavis Staples - We Shall Not Be Moved
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20
Aug
14
We Are The Media
After #Ferguson, don't fucking tell me Twitter doesn't matter
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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) August 14, 2025I haven’t written much about Ferguson since my last post, mostly because I can’t believe that in 2014 we’re reliving the 1960s.
But, this is something I haven’t done in the string of nights of unrest. I haven’t once turned on our vaunted mainstream media. No CNN, no MSNBC, heavens no Fox News. I’ve relied solely on Twitter to get information.
“But LL,” someone will say, “Twitter? People writing from their parents’ basements?”
Here’s a bit of what Twitter has produced.
We're going to tell the story whether we're given permission to or not.
#Ferguson
youtube.com/watch?v=DA4IT-…
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Elon James White (@elonjames) August 20, 2025Fairness? White rancher in Nevada REFUSES to pay grazing fees & backs govt down! Black citizens in #Ferguson protest LEGALLY & get gassed!!!
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Michael Terry (@michaelterry337) August 19, 202518
Aug
14
Night owl chat - Paul Robeson
True story: Every once in a while, I’ll break out into “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”. And invariably, it’s Paul Robeson who tries to come out. He doesn’t, but once you hear him singing that song, no other voice can fill it in your head.
For our night owl chat, some of the inestimable Paul Robeson.
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Ol’ Man River
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
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