YOUR META WELCOMES YOU TO THE YEAR TWENTY-AUGHT-TWENTY AND ONE!
Welcome to another year of hope, relevance, relief, self-awareness and SELF-CARE-NESS! We've brought you:
THE INTERVIEW! With EMMITT THROWER and BARBARA JOHNSON THROWER
And we're still serving up music, mindful, and META: ALLLLL the things YOUR BLACK META does with PASSION AND PANACHE!
HOLD US TIGHT BEFORE THE WIND KIDNAPS UUUUUUUSSSSS. . . !
—Your Black Meta!
TheBlackMetaWKNY@Gmail.com
WORDSofWISDOM&RELEVANCE
“If a person cannot solve a conflict with a friend, how can they possibly contribute to larger efforts for peace? If we refuse to speak to a friend because we project our anxieties onto an email they wrote, how are we going to welcome refugees, immigrants, and the homeless into our communities? The values required for social repair are the same values required for personal repair. And so this discussion must begin in the most micro experience. Confusing being mortal with being threatened can occur in any realm. The fact that something could go wrong does not mean that we are in danger. It means that we are alive. Mortality is the sign of life.” —Sarah Schulman, Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility and the Duty of Repair
LOCAL 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
THE INTERVIEW
EMMITT THROWER
Producer, Filmmaker, and Director
Wabisabiproductions.com | Behance.net/emmittthrower | Facebook.com/emmitt.thrower | About.me/emmittthrower
Barbara Johnson-Thrower
Bio | Barbara Johnson Thrower began her teaching career in the late 1980's at East Side House settlement Head start in the South Bronx. She is currently working as an assistant teacher for special needs children. Throughout her years of teaching she collaborated with her colleagues to provide quality education for young learners. Barbara taught her scholars to express themselves on stage through poetry, and multicultural performances. The students were able to flourish through participating in the arts. One of Barbara's students was accepted to a prestigious school in Manhattan. Based on the child's performance, the school accepted the 5 year old immediately. The young scholar recited a brief Bio of Diana Ross , and song “Reach Out And Touch.” Barbara is the Vice President of Wabi Sabi Productions Inc. She supports her husband Emmitt H. Thrower in many capacities. Including working at the box office collecting tickets to hosting and serving the customers before entering the theater. She also gives active and constructive feedback on Emmitt's film documentaries. Barbara has performed in the play "Songs of My Childhood" in which she portrayed 4 different characters. In the award winning comedy/drama short film and web series Pigs In the Bowl produced, written and directed by Emmitt H. Thrower. Barbara desires to be on stage acting in the future.
MENTION-ABLE MENTIONS
About | When She Was King is a performance piece by International "Gender Illusionist " Diyaa (a.k.a. Mildred Gerestant) formerly known as "DRED." When She Was King is a funny, funky, superfly, thought and spirit provoking performance on life, and conditioning, gender and diversity. An interesting twist of Madea, Martin, and The Klumps -- A hilarious and delightful experience unlike any you have seen before. Diyaa calls attention to the oppression that results from society's rigid ideas of gender (not to mention race and religion) as she morphs from Shaft into P. Diddy quicker than you can ask, "Who's that, uh, girl?" You won't believe your eyes. Directed By Emmitt Thrower. Mark Muro, Anchorage Daily News, says "Gerestant is a trickster. Watching her channel her characters produces a strange sensation. As her costumes change, we witness transformation by degree, an experience that not only challenges our assumptions but also teases us with an uneasy feeling of dislocation. Just as we settle into one character, Gerestant pulls a quick change and sends us looking for another label. A gifted dancer and superb physical comedian, Gerestant repeatedly brought down the house with her outrageous antics." Group Sales Number (10+): 917-716-6635 Appropriate for teens and upwards.
About BAD | The Autobiography of James Carr. An unapologetic, brutal memoir from notorious 60s career criminal and Black Panther James Carr. BAD covers Carr’s life from his first arrest at age 9, through merciless stints in San Quentin, through his post-incarceration murder in San Jose in 1972. A savage indictment of the American penal system. Includes a new introduction by his daughter, Gea Carr, and an afterword by his widow, Betsy Carr.
About | REACH. Emmitt Thrower and ArtistMagnet.Com in Association with John Pallotta Studios Present A concerned group of institutions from the NYC theater community work together to bring a teen issue based play created by high school students from York Pennsylvania to NYC for a showing at The Players Theater.
- Founder of ET Music Publishing (ASCAP) and Whispers and Promises Music Publishing (BMI) divisions of Wabi Sabi Productions Inc.
- Harry Fox Agency registered
- Member of AEA (Actors Equity Association)
- Award Winning Filmmaker - Documentary
- Winner of the B.R.I.O. award for Documentary Film
- Audelco Award nominated Actor - Theater
- Recipient of the Independent Spirit Award in culture - Community Activism - Theater
- Recipient of the Katrina Award - Theater
- Published articles and writing contributions in...
- Black & Blue: Policing Disability and Poverty Beyond Occupy
- You only live Twice by Gumersiondo Vidot
- Founder / CEO of the 501 (c) 3 Not For Profit Production Company Wabi Sabi Productions Inc a NYC based company.
- We Produce Off Broadway Theater, Film and Live Entertainment Events, Theatrical and Music Projects, Video Projects, Webseries, Documentaries, Internet Radio Shows, Youth Performance and Developmental Projects and programs. Diverse Adult Developmental Performance Programming.
- Wabi Sabi Productions, Inc.
- Some samples of my work on Film, Music Videos, Documentaries, Webisodes, Trailers, Promos as a Producer, Editor,Videographer, Director, Writer Filmmaker and occasional Actor (at Behance.net).
SOCIAL MEDIA
http://www.etmusicpublishing.com http://www.pigsinabowl.com
Also, find me at: about.me/emmittthrower
FreedomWalker's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links
COFFEE & GREEN TEA COMBO
- No credits for this segment
THE SPRUCE
beetle's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links
(Re)Sources for “Meta on the Meta: The Assassination of... A Long-Awaited Update”
- "The Assassination of Fred Hampton: New Documents Reveal Involvement of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [10:58] Newly unearthed documents have shed new light on the FBI’s role in the murder of the 21-year-old Black Panther leader Fred Hampton on December 4, 1969, when Chicago police raided Hampton’s apartment and shot and killed him in his bed, along with fellow Black Panther leader Mark Clark. Authorities initially claimed the Panthers had opened fire on the police who were there to serve a search warrant for weapons, but evidence later emerged that told a very different story: The FBI, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Chicago police had conspired to assassinate Fred Hampton. FBI memos and reports obtained by historian and writer Aaron Leonard now show that senior FBI officials played key roles in planning the raid and the subsequent cover-up. “It was approved at the highest level,” says attorney Jeff Haas. We also speak with attorney Flint Taylor. Both are with the People’s Law Office and were the lead lawyers in a landmark civil rights case over the deaths of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org. February 1, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vewm6-FEIQs
Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_observation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief#Justified_true_belief
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_knowledge
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_concept
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_responsibility
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_rigor
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_virtue
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_(epistemology)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X_(disambiguation)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigour
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigour#Intellectual_rigour
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_ethics
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_terrorism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjectivity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Responsibility_of_Intellectuals
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_judgment
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#Sapience
[Referenced / resourced, but not aired]
- "The Assassination of Malcolm X: Ex-Undercover Officer Admits Role in FBI & Police Conspiracy." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [17:24] The FBI and New York Police Department are facing renewed calls to open their records into the assassination of Malcolm X, after the release of a deathbed confession of a former undercover NYPD officer who admitted to being part of a conspiracy targeting Malcolm. In the confession, Raymond Wood, who died last year, admitted he entrapped two members of Malcolm’s security team in another crime — a plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty — just days before the assassination. This left the Black civil rights leader vulnerable at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, where he was fatally shot on February 21, 1965. Raymond Wood’s cousin Reggie Wood, who released the confession last week at a press conference, tells Democracy Now! his cousin’s involvement in the plot haunted him for much of his life. “Ray was told by his handlers not to repeat anything that he had seen or heard, or he would join Malcolm,” says Reggie Wood. “He trusted me enough to reveal this information and asked me not to say anything until he passed away, but at the same time not to allow him to take it to his grave.” #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org. February 26, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_TPALkSMuk
- “We Want the Truth Uncovered”: Malcolm X’s Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz Backs Probe Into Assassination." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [10:49] The family of Malcolm X is demanding a new investigation into his 1965 assassination in light of the deathbed confession of a former New York police officer who said police and the FBI conspired to kill the Black leader. Ilyasah Shabazz, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and one of Malcolm’s six children, says the latest revelation is further evidence of how the authorities worked to infiltrate and undermine Black organizations during the Civil Rights Movement. “All he wanted was for America to live up to her promise of liberty and justice for all,” she says of her father. “I’m happy that the truth can finally be uncovered.” #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org. February 26, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gyY6N1gqag
- "The Young Lords: Exploring the Legacy of the Radical Puerto Rican Activist Group 50 Years Later." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [26:32] Fifty years ago this week, a group of young radical Puerto Ricans took to the streets of New York City to announce the formation of the New York chapter of the Young Lords. Formed in the same radical tradition of the Black Panther Party, the activists soon became a force in the community that inspired people around the nation. The Young Lords occupied churches and hospitals to offer services to the community, and educated people about Puerto Rican culture and history. They called for self-determination for all Puerto Ricans, independence for the island of Puerto Rico, community control of institutions and land, freedom for all political prisoners and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, Puerto Rico and other areas. While the group disintegrated in the mid-1970s, its impact is still felt today. Ahead of a commemorative event at the Schomburg Center in Harlem Friday, we speak with three former Young Lords: Denise Oliver-Velez, Carlito Rovira and Democracy Now!'s Juan González, who helped found the organization and served as its first minister of education. We also speak with Johanna Fernández, associate professor in the Department of History at CUNY's Baruch College. She is the author of the upcoming book “The Young Lords: A Radical History.” #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org. July 24, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAJS0a1kgg
[Referenced / resourced, but not read on-air]
Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites
- "Tamara Lanier’s Fight to Reclaim Her History Could Be Any One of Ours." Vanessa K. De Luca, Medium.com. Imagine if you learned that photographs of your enslaved ancestors had been rediscovered in a museum at Harvard. Then imagine how you would feel if someone told you that you have no right to those photographs. Such is the plight of Tamara Lanier, who has taken on the Ivy League behemoth to secure the rights to the photos, which languished in a drawer out of sight and away from the public eye for years. The daguerreotypes depict women and men, breasts and genitalia exposed, their haunting stares a riveting testament to the degradation our ancestors endured during slavery’s shameful reign. February 3, 2021. https://zora.medium.com/tamara-laniers-fight-to-reclaim-her-history-could-be-any-one-of-us-9824dc49c365
- "The 10 Most Infuriating Things People Have Said to Me as a Black Woman." Sondra Rose Marie, Medium.com. ‘Do you know how to read?’ In the time of coronavirus, I spend a lot of time sitting around with the friends in my quarantine circle trading stories about our lives before the pandemic. Recently, our conversation turned to the worst dates we’d ever been on, and as I relayed one of my dating failures, I shared a racially charged comment one suiter made on a first date. January 24, 2021. https://zora.medium.com/the-10-most-infuriating-things-people-have-said-to-me-as-a-black-woman-bd8355da546e
- "Woman fights Harvard over rights to nude SC images of her enslaved ancestors." Jennifer Berry Hawes, Postandcourier.com. What on earth were these? Nothing in the drawer explained what they’d discovered. Only small, handwritten labels affixed to each offered clues: “Fassena (carpenter), Mandingo, plantation of Col. Wade Hampton, near Columbia, S.C.” “Jack (driver), Guinea, plantation of B.F. Taylor, Esq., Columbia, S.C.” “Jem, Gullah, belonging to F.W. Green, Esq.” One of the researchers rushed downstairs to summon their colleagues. The discovery sent Reichlin and others on a quest to solve the disturbing mystery. It continues today, 45 years later. But Harvard historians weren’t the only ones hunting for clues. In 2019, a woman named Tamara Lanier sued the university for possession of the daguerreotypes. Based on her own research, she claimed to be a descendant of two people captured in them. February 1, 2021. https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/woman-fights-harvard-over-rights-to-nude-sc-images-of-her-enslaved-ancestors/article_72ddeef0-45e8-11eb-a13a-6b9662e76945.html
- "GOP-Led States Still Mad About The 1619 Project, Considering Legislation to Dictate How Slavery Is Taught." Joe Jurado, Theroot.com. It’s Thursday, so you know what that means: Another round of Republicans being unwilling to face the fact that slavery was the horrific, violent foundation upon which this country was built. In several states with GOP leadership, legislation is being considered to ensure that the brutal reality of slavery isn’t taught in schools. February 4, 2021. https://www.theroot.com/gop-led-states-still-mad-about-the-1619-project-consid-1846198928
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_observation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief#Justified_true_belief
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_knowledge
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_study
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_model
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsifiability
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_concept
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_responsibility
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_rigor
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_virtue
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_(epistemology)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_consequence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_observation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observational_study
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operationalization
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mind
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigour
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigour#Intellectual_rigour
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_ethics
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_terrorism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjectivity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffering
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testable
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Responsibility_of_Intellectuals
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_judgment
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#Sapience
Music Playlists
FreedomWalker's Playlist:
- Gotye: “I Feel Better”
- Michael Kiwanuka: “Home Again”
beetle's Playlist:
- Lauryn Hill: “Ms. Lauryn Hill "Jammin/Master Blaster" | Austin City Limits Web Exclusive”
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