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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

January 14, 2020: "Lift EV’RY Voice . . . And SING"




As always, YOUR BLACK META is bringing MAXIMUM AWESOME! Music, Mindful, and Meta; local news and upcoming events; opportunities for engaging with and supporting local communities!
Art by Will Lyle, of Thorneater.


This week, YOUR META's tackling cannibal parrots, the FANCY hash with the bits of potato and onion in it, Star-Spangled racism, and why the mega-wealthy who WON'T be stealing your UBI, Medicare for All, or tuition-free state colleges/universities!

 PLUS . . . we get deep and lyrical with THE SIMI STONE.

Tune-in and PLEASE, don't dress ANY of your pets like Winston Churchill . . . but ESPECIALLY if they're tropical fish--


--Your Black Meta!

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Support Our Community AND BE INFORMED





Community organizations to connect, to listen, and to be heard:





  • https://citizenactionny.org/about
  • https://citizenactionny.org/events/venues/7-grand-st-kingston-ny-12401-usa





  • https://kingstontenantsunion.org/
  • https://kingstontenantsunion.org/events/
  • https://kingstontenantsunion.org/news/





  • https://riseupkingston.org/
  • https://riseupkingston.org/blog





HASTAGS WORTH HASHING-OUT



  • #FreeNewYork
  • #DemandJustice







Upcoming Local Events & Demonstrations
#DemandJustice Committee Meeting



WHAT | WHY: A 2020 Action & Events Planning Meeting around Education Justice, and (Criminal) Justice Reform, and electoral politics.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 15th
WHERE: 7 Grand Street, 6:00pm
WHO: YOU!

Open to the public. 




For more info contact Fanon: 845.750.0295 | Ffrazier@citizenactionny.org




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Your Meta will keep you updated regarding local events and demonstrations as we hear about them!




THE INTERVIEW:


From left to right: Simi Stone, beetle, FreedomWalker. Photo by Nate Brogan.


Simi Stone | Singer, Songwriter, Musician | Simistone.net 



Simantha Molly Lou Sernaker (aka Simi Stone) is a renowned musician, songwriter, and visual artist born and raised in the storied town of Woodstock, NY.  With a Jamaican father and mother a disciple of Swami Satchidananda, Simi fit right  in to the creative “hippie” culture of the notable town while still remaining an artistic outlier.
With a knack for music, performing, and comedy, it became very clear to Simi’s mother that her outgoing, yet sensitive child needed an outlet for her talents.  At only seven years of age she began playing classical violin and studying ballet. At age ten she was writing and recording her own songs while performing them on the playground.  She was soon admitted to the New York Conservatory for the Arts, where she became a student of musical theatre, jazz dance, and received vocal training. During this time she attended high school where she thrived in an improv comedy troupe and a highly renowned youth orchestra. https://www.simistone.net/home#expand-1






UPCOMING and NEARBY:





Flyer courtesy of Simi Stone.




SIMI STONE - TOUR DATES & TICKETS


  • https://www.simistone.net/tour






SIMI STONE - VISUAL ART
  • https://www.simistone.net/visual-art


SIMI STONE & THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS

  • https://www.thenewpornographers.com/





SOCIAL MEDIA







  • https://www.facebook.com/SimiStoneArtist/
  • http://instagram.com/simistoneofficial
  • https://open.spotify.com/artist/55i4uzNpHK1SYrow6LIZz8
  • https://twitter.com/SimiStone
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcg8h7_H3rOElwdYGsvedpw


FreedomWalker's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links





COFFEE & GREEN TEA COMBO



  • Welcome - good new network.org - Dec. 26 2019, "New Spray Gel Could Bring an End to Frostbite" - Jan. 3, 2020.
  • "Uber Passenger Goes out of his way to pay off Driver's College Debt," by McKinley Corbley





THE SPRUCE
  • Thespruce.com





K-TOWN NEWS
  • Almanac Weekly













beetle's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links





Sources for MoTM: "'Stars' Ain't All It's Spangled With"


Multimedia
  1. "Finale: My Country Tis of Thee & Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." Libertas Memphis, Youtube. August 2, 2019. [3:10]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRkpNvvYNTA
  2. "The Missing Verse of The Star Spangled Banner That May Change Your View Of Our Anthem." Thom Hartmann Program, Youtube. August 29, 2016. [3:24] Thom reads an article by Shaun King, which shares the racist, missing verse of the Star Spangled Banner that has made him never want to stand for the Anthem again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEl9gUOgvZQ
  3. "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Aeolians Of Oakwood University, Youtube. February 5, 2018. [4:39] In celebration of Black History Month, here is our interpretation of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” arranged by Roland M. Carter.  The Aeolians are headed to South Africa for the 2018 World Choir Games! However, we need YOUR help to make this trip possible. Next week we will release more information on how you can contribute, so stay tuned! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji2LomEgYyM



Lyrics



  1. https://genius.com/Francis-scott-key-defence-of-fort-mhenry-star-spangled-banner-lyrics
  2. https://genius.com/James-weldon-johnson-lift-every-voice-and-sing-annotated
  3. https://genius.com/Samuel-francis-smith-my-country-tis-of-thee-lyrics



Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites
    1. "KING: Why I'll never stand again for 'The Star-Spangled Banner'." Shaun King, Nydailynews.com. August 26, 2016. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-stand-star-spangled-banner-article-1.2770075


    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(My_Country,_%27Tis_of_Thee)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Colonial_Marines
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Weldon_Johnson
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation_(settlement_or_colony)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_in_the_American_South
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond_Johnson
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Francis_Smith
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_King
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star-Spangled_Banner_(flag) 
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_India_Regiments






    Music Playlists





    First Hour Music and Playlists:



    1. Simi Stone: "Pyramid"
    2. Libertas Memphis: "Finale: My Country Tis of Thee & Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing."








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