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April 24, 2014
“Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.”
Shirley Chisholm had her priorities right, it wasn't about gender or color, it was about the best person for the job.
12. They broke barriers for little girls with presidential aspirations.
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Oil on canvas, Kadir Nelson, 2008
Before there was Hillary, there was Shirley. Shirley Chisholm, a fiery congresswoman from New York, was the first black woman to run for president n 1972. When she announced her historic candidacy, Chisolm cut right to the point.
"I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud," she said. "I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that. I am the candidate of the people, and my presence before you now symbolizes a new era in American political history."
"I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud," she said. "I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that. I am the candidate of the people, and my presence before you now symbolizes a new era in American political history."
April 24, 2014
His religion taught him that dark skinned people bear the mark and curse of Cain
His stupidity may be convenient, but he didn't come by it all on his own.
April 20, 2014
Muscle Shoals (2013) Trailer
Muscle Shoals Movie CLIP - Artists
Muscle Shoals Movie CLIP - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You
Jimmy Hughes - Steal Away
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
This documentary is filled with music, old photos and clips, woven into the magical history of Muscle Shoals. Great watching for a lazy Sunday.
Muscle Shoals, about a place filled with magic and music, legend and folklore . . .
MUSCLE SHOALS is a documentary about a place filled with magic and music, legend and folklore, where the river is inhabited by a Native American spirit who has lured some of the greatest Rock and Roll and Soul legends of all time, and drawn from them some of the most uplifting, defiant, and important music ever created. In Muscle Shoals, Alabama, music runs through the hills, the river, and the spirit of the people. It is a place where, even before the Civil Rights Movement really took shape, the color of your skin didn't matter inside the studio.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/muscle_shoals_2013/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/muscle_shoals_2013/
Muscle Shoals (2013) Trailer
Muscle Shoals Movie CLIP - Artists
Muscle Shoals Movie CLIP - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You
Jimmy Hughes - Steal Away
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
This documentary is filled with music, old photos and clips, woven into the magical history of Muscle Shoals. Great watching for a lazy Sunday.
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