Black History Month

May I wish us all a celebratory Black History Month?
10 ?Must Watch? Black History Documentaries | PBS

Thanks Gail, a very meaningful month and list of documentaries.

Gail, thank you for an important thread and a great link.

Without unfeathered access to the knowledge of our History, we cannot hope to understand what is happening today, and risk (are doomed to) repeat the worst parts of our past.

Celebrate History!

Gail, thank you for the wonderful link! I agree, great thread

Abigail, thank you so much for this thread, and for that link to the list of documentaries you provided in your opening post. There are a few on that list that I have not yet seen, and I look forward to watching them with my wife and children.

There is such a rich history to be explored, and Black History Month isn't just about celebrating that history and culture, but also learning about and from it. So much of today's racial intolerance and social injustice stems from a simple lack of knowledge. Learning more about each other's culture, heritage and history serves only to bring everyone closer. After all, familiarity diminishes the fear and hatred often brought about by ignorance.

It is in this vein that I aspire to raise my boys, in the hopes that they will both grow up in, and contribute to, a society evolved. One more tolerant, diverse, and tightly woven than that which preceded it. One closer to the ideal dreamed of and aspired toward by Dr. Martin Luther King.

My pleasure.

One of my favorite fantasies is... what would today's America be like if Dr. King had not been murdered? He was so revered, and modeled such brave, non-violent civil disobedience, and encouraged such hard work and tolerance. He surely would have given positive direction to today's youth of all colors. If still alive, he would have been about 90, and might still have been leading people and demanding nothing but their best.

Your words are very inspirational and uplifting, my friends.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bz011IF2Pu9TUWIxVWxybGJ1Ync

This is a huge library of black history content.

Thank you, Abigail. That means a lot.

And that fantasy of yours is a good one. He is definitely one of those leaders whose life was cut far too short. We can only imagine all that he might have helped accomplish had he lived... imagine, and strive to do our part to realize his dream.

A tiny bit off the subect, but... you sound like the greatest dad!

Owlet said:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bz011IF2Pu9TUWIxVWxybGJ1Ync

This is a huge library of black history content.

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WOW!!! Excellent link!!!! Just Diana quick perusal and, if that library is anywhere near as expansive as it seems to be upon first glance, I'll be delving into this for hours on end! Good stuff, Owlet!

GaleriaGila said:

A tiny bit off the subect, but... you sound like the greatest dad!

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Awww, thank you! You're a sweetheart.

The person who I got the link from said they pay 5$ a month to keep it up and running. I don't know if they've paid extra for specific content such as articles and videos and what not though.

Oops... thought you said expensive, not expansive. Oops x'D Yeah it's pretty big!

GaleriaGila said:

My pleasure.

One of my favorite fantasies is... what would today's America be like if Dr. King had not been murdered? He was so revered, and modeled such brave, non-violent civil disobedience, and encouraged such hard work and tolerance. He surely would have given positive direction to today's youth of all colors. If still alive, he would have been about 90, and might still have been leading people and demanding nothing but their best.

Your words are very inspirational and uplifting, my friends.

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One of my favorite Steve Earle lyrics .. "what if you could wrestle back the hands of time? Maybe something could' been done in Memphis, and we wouldn't be living in a dreamless sky."

I recorded the rebroadcast of "Roots" earlier this year, because I never saw it when it first aired. Much more visceral experience than reading in a book. I've watched the first two episodes, constantly thinking something is going to become better, but slavery just didn't get better.

Kentuckienne said:

One of my favorite Steve Earle lyrics .. "what if you could wrestle back the hands of time? Maybe something could' been done in Memphis, and we wouldn't be living in a dreamless sky."

I recorded the rebroadcast of "Roots" earlier this year, because I never saw it when it first aired. Much more visceral experience than reading in a book. I've watched the first two episodes, constantly thinking something is going to become better, but slavery just didn't get better.

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No, the slaves of that time did not get happy endings to their tragic stories. But their pain and collective sacrifice wasn't in vain. Though we still have a long way to go when it comes to prejudice and inequity in this country, we have come so very far! There have been black inventors, justices, mayors and astronauts... even a black president! The path has been a long one, arduous, painful and fraught with peril, but the progress made has been progress earned, and it is all the more precious for it.

Beautifully and brilliantly said, Anansi!

And we have a fab super-hero... all hail the Black Panther. He's more than a comic book character. He's a PHENOM!