These Cousins of Ours

Just where would we be without music? In fact, where would America be without the secret sauce of soul? Once upon a time nobody wanted to touch black music, didn't even want to play it on the radio. Now, soul themes are everywhere. Black music Month 2022

Celebrating Black Music Month Recapping the roots of music in America. 

There is so much going on at the same time.  Our young people are often conflicted by what they know is right, what they think is right and what they see going on all around them. Harlem, during the Great Depression when everybody was in short supply of basic needs still had to find their way thru life.  The purpose here is for them to understand even during times of great turmoil and stress there were men, black men who put a constructive spin and a positive commitment to African Americans everywhere for a higher mentality to support a decent life. 

Thank you everyone for your patience. I found myself going north, south, east and west all at the same time.  I'm sharing an update on what I have been doing, and what I plan to do.  I managed to write two plays since the holidays and ready to share it with the world. When the Truth Comes Out is my way of celebrating black women from our history, we don't hear much about. They changed the social and political American landscape and it's about time they had a good and proper shout out. Enjoy! Oh, yes. Feel free to reach with questions, comments ideas etc. Smart asses will be blocked.

Vivan Malone came from hard working people who just wanted the best for their children. That motivation encouraged Vivan to get her education even if it meant defying segregation laws of Alabama during the early 1960s. Amid incredible distractions, and at times incredible danger, she completed her education and became one of many brave women of color in our history. James Hood had the same goal as Vivan. Together they opened a pathway toward education easier for people of color.

It was Aurelia Browder's case that ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott in November 1956. She was not afraid and tired but rather sick and tired of disrespectful treatment on the Montgomery Alabama Transit System. April 1955 Aurelia filed a lawsuit. Among the plaintiffs were Claudette Colvin, Susie McDonald and Mary Louise Smith. They had had enough too. Here is the story behind the story of Women who changed the direction of this country.

American historical narrative has been neglected, sidelined and in some cases seen as an unacceptable threat to the comfort of some people. I want to share a story written be Gil Scott Heron. It's hilarious because it's true. Sad because it's true. He articulates the comfort zone, albeit a lie, that would please the ears and textbooks across America. It is entitled His Story written by Gil Scott Heron. I am reciting his piece and take no credit.

Part Two of a remarkable woman. She was an attorney for the NAACP fighting for people to gain access to education. She was on the front line for civil rights long before the modern civil rights movement began. Let's celebrate her life and contribution to the elusive struggle for equality and freedom 

We should be paying close attention to the candidates for the Supreme Court. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, South Carolina U.S. District Court Justice Juliana Michelle Childs, and U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Garner. One of them could possibly be the first black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Their consideration was made possible, in part, by the Honorable Judge Constance Baker Motley. don't know about her? Tune in.

Did you see the ABC special? Do you know the history?  The evil and shame of American History. It's not Critical Race Theory. It's American History.