Excited to be working on a feature about documentary photographer Michael Santiago. He was born in The Dominican Republic and grew up in New York. He talked about his unlikely course to becoming a photographer. Soon come people, hold ya nostrils. …
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“You can’t be born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1955 and grow up in South Central [Los Angeles] near the Black Panthers headquarters, and not feel like you’ve got some kind of social responsibility. You can’t move to Watts in 1963 and not speak about it. That determined a lot of where my work was going to go,” said artist Kerry James Marshall. The alluring black figures in his paintings use light to only reveal their prominent features and beautiful silhouettes. They’re compelling and vulnerable. Popping out like …
Democracy Now headlines – October 3rd, 2014. [Democracy Now] Democracy Now – Umbrella Revolution: Hong Kong’s Biggest Protests in Decades Challenge China on Political Freedom Breaking The Set – The Roots of Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Revolution’ 31 Intense And Stirring Photos From Inside The Hong Kong Protests – Tens of thousands in Hong Kong have taken to the streets to call for democratic elections. [Buzzfeed] FireChat mobile app powers Hong Kong protests. [BoingBoing] Why Hong Kong protesters are using Firechat for peer-to-peer communications …
Democracy Now 9-26-2014 Headlines. [Democracy Now] Statement from Grace Lee Boggs’ Bedside – “I am coming to the end of a long journey…” [Angry Asian Man] Katie Couric interview US Attorney General Eric Holder, who has announced a his step down from the position U.S. settlement with Navajo Nation is largest ever for a tribe. [LA Times] Native tribes from Canada, U.S. sign treaty to restore bison to Great Plains. [CTV] This Indian Does Not Owe You – Just because you’re curious about my ancestry, my …
Scotland votes against independence, 55% no to independence vs 45% yes to independence. [Buzzfeed] [Buzzfeed] Braveheart (3/9) Movie CLIP – They Will Never Take Our Freedom (1995) HD Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Scottish Independence Noam Chomsky (2014) on “Scottish Independence” What Scottish indie musicians think about independence. [Vice] Scots musicians react as the country rejects independence – In Rustie’s words: ‘Scotland, u fukin shitebagss.’ [Dazed] Democracy Now – A People’s Climate Movement: Indigenous, Labor, Faith Groups Prepare for Historic …
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