H, I was reminded this: wanted to make sure that it is understood that i was not praising only Blacks, or the blacks I brought up to the general public attention in this essay; rather it is merely to get a message of Respect of all of our differences and similarities, while honoring those who never got to be honored for paving the way. With the example of the Kendall Square area of Cambridge and moving along, now transforming into an exquisite Industrial city ; and also while slowly losing its grasps on that part of History, this constitute a sheer reminder and an alert for all to stay connected to our compassionate and humane values as opposed to our mundane desires alone.

P.S: People of all colorful backgrounds represented before and then this city and still do: one generation after another, and with greater populaces of new immigrants and old ones, lower middle or higher classes, all harmoniously and amicably co-existing as one.

Let's all keep that in mind. So not to lose ourselves, and in that, continue to be an example of Diversity and Progressiveness, the right ways, vis-a-vis of 1 world we can not help to be somewhat exemplary to.

Thank you
Peace

Koré

For starter, I have to say that i really don't know if it's become slowly a matter of brainwashing effort or aptitude, or for that matter one of sheer lack of information or misinformation. I doubt that half of the population of Cambridge even knows that their former city mayor for the last 5 to 8 years was a black man, gay man, and graduate of Harvard Law School, who also has some West-Indies background as it pertains to its family's origins in Jamaica. Wonder if they even knwo anything about anything besides their books' contents and the superficialities of anything and everything that comes to their eyes' peripherals. By the way, that former mayor's name is Kenneth Reeves, now one of our present city councillors. read more...

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Koré

SOMETHING I JUST SUBMITTED TO THE SPARE CHANGE NEWS FOR PUBLICATION THE NEXT WEEKS POSSIBLY. IT IS A SHORT OUTLOOK AND PERSONAL ANALYSIS AS WELL AS CRITIC OF MY VIEW OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE US, COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD.

EDUCATION IS THE INTRODUCTORY SUBJECT OF THIS PIECE, YET AS YOU READ ON, YOU'LL SEE HOW IT DEPICTS THE PHENOMENONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHOSE INVENTIONS WERE NEVER TRULY AND OPENLY RECOGNIZED BY THE GENERAL AMERICAN PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE.

AS YOU GET DOWN THE LAST PAGES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO VIEW A FRAGMENT OF A HUGE AND LONG LIST PUT TOGETHER BY MS. PATRICIA SLUNY CARTER, A FORMER US TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS EXAMINER; WHOSE EXTENSIVE WRITINGS ON THE SUBJECTS OF THOSE GENIUSES NEEDING TO BE RECOGNIZED AND PRAISED FOR MOST OF THOSE LITTLE ELEMENTS AND THINGS WE UTILIZE IN OUR DAILY LIVES.

GOES TO SHOW YOU ALSO, HOW INSTITUTIONALIZED ISMS CAN REALLY RUIN MINDS, DEFER DREAMS AND STILL UNRELUCTANTLY COVER UP SOME WONDERFUL FINDINGS AND LESSONS THAT CAN ACTUALLY SERVE TO MOTIVATE A PEOPLE.

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THE FORGOTTEN GREATS:
AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS: read more...

I/WAM Addresses Inequalities in Media Representations, Access
Global Wire, March 31, 2008

The Women, Action and the Media Conference (WAM) began five years ago with a mandate to improve news coverage of women, people of color and other marginalized groups through grassroots media reform. With the advent of popular social networks like My Space, Facebook, You Tube and a deluge of blogs, opportunities has been provided for traditionally shut out voices to get a spotlight.

Chicana blogger and media justice activist Brownfemipower, spoke on a panel discussing immigration as a feminist issue. She says her blog gives her an opportunity to have real debates about immigration with anti-immigration advocates online.

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In a workshop called “Media, Technology and Social Justice,” attendees had an interactive discussion about what needs to be done to make technology available to all.

What is Media Justice?
• Media that reflects cultural, civic and economic diversity and equally accessible to all

What are the key trends preventing Media Justice?
• Lack of diversity
• Equality in access to all mediums read more...

I have been listening and thinking through a lot of Samantha Power Social Political Thoughts, as well as Philosophy on Humanitarianism and Foreign Policies. I am hoping to share the inspiration and refreshing perspectives that she brings to me overall.

There are more videos on her, national and international, on being former advisor on Foreign Policies to the Barack Obama Campaign; teaching and lecturing at Harvard University amongst other places, globally. I am impressed and filled with anticipation at the thought of eventually going through the pages of her two books, especially the latest one "Chasing The Flames", also Obama's two books, and more articles and reports feeds to grasp from the likes and journals of Bill Moyer, Tavis Smiley, Amy Goodman, Dan Rather net thingy, Keith Olbermann.

"Because of the kind of campaign that Senator Obama has run ... it seemed appropriate for someone of my Irish temper to step aside, at least for a while. We will see what happens there."

-Samantha Power

K.V.B.

MLK'S MURDER EVE: HOW JAMES BROWN SAVED THE NIGHT IN BEANTOWN

A ORIGINAL PIECE BY JONATHAN STORM

ROCK DOCS: THE NIGHT JAMES BROWN SAVED BOSTON

By Jonathan Storm

Philadelphia Inquirer Television Critic
All the longhairs watching and listening to Boston public broadcasting, WGBH, 40 years ago tonight got quite a surprise:

"We invite you to stay tuned now for a live memorial concert from the Boston Garden," intoned the announcer with those mellifluous modulations that were de rigueur on stations like WGBH, "featuring Negro singer Jimmy Brown and his group."

Quite a departure from the Godfather of Soul's usual introduction: "the hardest-working man in show business . . . Mr. Dynamite . . . the amazing Mr. Please, Please."

And his show April 5, 1968, was a departure, too. There's not enough of it there on The Night James Brown Saved Boston, a rock doc telecast tonight at 9 on VH1, because you can never get enough James Brown. read more...