Written by Azizi PowellI wrote these two comments as part of a discussion thread on an astrology forum in which some of the comments were about the non-indictment of Darren Wilson for shooting to death the unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown, Jr.http://starlightnews.com/wordpress/2014/11/israels-angry-mood/#commentsComment #1: Azizi, November 27, 2014 at 10:19 pm ...When I was in my teens (in the mid 1960s), I went through a time when I was desperately looking for some good White people. By “good White people” I meant White people who weren’t...
Friday, 28 November 2014
Thursday, 27 November 2014
What Did Darren Wilson Mean When He Said That Michael Brown Jr Was Like Hulk Hogan?
Posted on 00:05 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post includes an excerpt from an article about the Grand Jury testimony of Darren Wilson, the White Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot and killed unarmed Black teenager Mchael Brown, Jr on August 9, 2014 as well as further comments about that excerpt. From http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/11/the_demonization_of_michael_brown.htmlHow Darren Wilson Demonized Michael BrownFor Michael Brown, the stereotypes that Darren Wilson believed proved to be deadly. By: Sophia A. Nelson, Posted: Nov. 25 2014 6:00...
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
I Don't Do Nobody Nothin (African American Prison Work Song)
Posted on 03:58 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a prison work song entitled "I Don't Do Nobody Nothin".The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owner.Thanks to the unknown composer and singer of this song for putting into words what is felt when people are unjustly treated because of their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender orientation, and/or other things that some people wrongfully consider reasons for injustice.Thanks also to the publisher of this sound file...
Sunday, 23 November 2014
The Cultural Need For The "Happy To Be Nappy" Slogan
Posted on 16:03 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post explores the cultural ramifications of the African American slogan "Happy to be Nappy". This post includes excerpt from books and online articles, examples of African American children's hair insult rhymes, and videos about the "happy to be nappy" slogan.This post is presented for cultural purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. ****GENERAL OVERVIEW"Happy to be nappy" is an African American slogan that promotes acceptance and appreciation of the natural hair...
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Early Examples Of The Children's Rhyme "What's Your Name Puddin Tane"
Posted on 12:57 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi Powell This post presents examples of the rhyme "Puddin Tane" (or similarly sounding words). These examples are date from the 16th century on. This post is presented for folkloric and recreational purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. ****COMMENTS ABOUT THE RHYME "PUDDIN TANE"These comments are presented in chronological order accordint to their posting date online, with the oldest comments given first.COMMENT #1: From: http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0110A&L=ads-l&P=R5702...
An Overview Of Foot Stomping Cheers, Part II - Cheer Examples
Posted on 10:34 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi Powell[revised November 20, 2014]This is Part II of a post on foot stomping cheers. This post provides examples of foot stomping cheers from four different categories of those cheers. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/05/an-overview-of-foot-stomping-movement.html for Part I of this post. Part I provides a general overview of the textual structure and performance of foot stomping cheers. Part I also includes my theories about the sources of this children's recreational activity. I coined the term "foot stomping cheers"...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
How Stomp Cheers Differ From Foot Stomping Cheers
Posted on 11:00 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellGENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FOOT STOMPING CHEERSIn the early part of 2000s I coined the term "foot stomping cheers" to refer to a sub-set of American children's and teenagers' cheerleader cheers. The earliest examples of those cheers that I've found are from the 1970s, and up to at least the beginning of the 21st century those cheers appear to have usually been performed informally as part of the receational activities of two or more African American girls between the ages of 6-12 years old. The term "foot stomping cheers" refers...
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Shirley Caesar - "Shouting John "(Hold My Mule) videos, lyrics, and comments
Posted on 07:30 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two videos of Shirley Caesar singing the Gospel song "Shouting John" (also known as "Hold My Mule". The basic lyrics to "Shouting John" and an explanation of story of that song are also included in this post.The content of this post is presented for religious and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to Shirley Caesar for her musical legacy. And thanks to the publisher of these videos on YouTube.****SHOWCASE VIDEOSShirley Caesar "Shouting John Hold My Mule" chj333, Uploaded...
Thursday, 13 November 2014
(Letters S - Z) Videos Of Traditional Music Instruments
Posted on 23:23 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is the sixth in a series of seven posts on traditional music instruments throuighout the world. This post features one or two videos of and information about various traditional instruments whose names begins with the letter "S" - "Z".To access other posts in this series, click the "traditional musical instruments" tag below. In the context of this series, with a few exceptions such as pan ("steel drums"), vibraphone, and vuvuzelas, my definition of "traditional music instruments" are those instruments that were created...
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