GOOD SUNDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! In commemoration of "Bloody Sunday", check out We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite as you enjoy your Sunday breakfast/brunch.... … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
Selma
LIVE STREAM: President Obama Speaks At #Selma50 (UPDATED w/FULL SPEECH)
President Obama walks across The Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma, Alabama on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday pic.twitter.com/rtIlVRgW0W— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) March 7, 2015 President Obama is holding hands with Civil Rights Leader Amelia Boynton Robinson, who was beaten unconscious on "Bloody Sunday". … [Read more...] about LIVE STREAM: President Obama Speaks At #Selma50 (UPDATED w/FULL SPEECH)
Sunday Afternoon Thread: Songs of Selma
The documentary Freedom Songs: Selma, Alabama, is a recording that chronicles civil rights protesters singing during a march from Selma, Alabama, to the State Capitol in Montgomery, to demand fair access to voting registration. The songs express hope and sorrow and a call for equality, and many of them are traditional with lyrics adapted for the protests. There are no … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: Songs of Selma