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15 March 2026
This event began 03/15/2025 and repeats every year forever
John McCloskey was the 1st united states catholic christan cardinal 1875, march 15th
As arch bishop of New York State he made the first parish for Black Catholics in New York.
It was St. Benedict the Moor organized in 1883. This parish was established in an old Unitarian temple on 210 Bleecker Street.
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St benedict the moor- don't know photographer
https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/st-benedict-the-moor-manhattan-sold/
lithography of Mccloskey, 1878 saxony & o'neill - a lithograph is made on a flat surface where drawing is made of an oil based material...so 1) you take any flat material available or after process: stone/metal/wood/plastic. 2) Draw on it with an oily material, for example crayola crayons, but it must be thick for the sequent layers will eat into it... 3)then you make a mixture of water+ gum arabic with nitric acid and layer it on, this is to coat the parts not drawn on with a material that will not accept ink, as it is aqueous it will displace away from the crayola crayon. 4) now set, you can wet the surface with water and 5) and roll over the water with ink and a roller, a dry ink, but experiment, and the ink will repel away from the water and to the ink. 5) apply paper and press.
old instructions
After the oil-based image is put on the surface, a solution of gum arabic in water was applied, the gum sticking only to the non-oily surface. During printing, water adhered to the gum arabic surfaces and was repelled by the oily parts, while the oily ink used for printing did the opposite.
https://archive.org/details/catholicchurches01shea/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater
Lithograph Print
Mokulito which is Lithography on wood - moku is the nipppon word for wood- I need to try this
From the Black Catholic Messenger
St. Benedict the Moor in Manhattan sold to Taiwanese billionaire
The first Black Catholic parish north of the Mason-Dixon line has been sold by the Archdiocese of New York.
Nate Tinner-Williams
January 17, 2023 . 7:18 AM
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church in New York City, the first Black parish north of the Mason-Dixon line, has been sold to a developer in a $16M deal.
The historic property in Hell’s Kitchen, which over its 154-year existence has hosted prominent Black Catholics from around the country, had been deconsecrated since 2017. The buyer is the JMM Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit associated with Taiwanese billionaire Walter Wang.
“'It was the first Catholic church [in NYC] to welcome Blacks and was always used to call attention to racial prejudices in America,” said the late Auxiliary Bishop Emerson Moore of New York in 1983, upon the church’s centennial.
“'This was the stepping stone for blacks from the Village to Harlem.”
The church by those years had become largely Hispanic, according to the New York Times, and had moved from its original location in Greenwich Village, where the congregation was founded in 1883. In the late 1890s, the current property was acquired for the Black Catholic group from a German Protestant congregation.
The golden years of St. Benedict the Moor soon followed, with thousands of registered members and a congregation made up of roughly 50% converts; the church served as a national parish for all the African Americans of the city.
Black Catholics and others also chose the parish for significant events, including the first stateside High Mass of Venerable Augustus Tolton, held at the original property following his 1886 ordination in Rome as the first openly African-American Catholic priest. Fr Norman Dukette, the first Black priest ordained in Detroit, assisted at the parish's golden jubilee Mass, held at the Hell's Kitchen location in 1933.
St. Benedict the Moor was also known to host “lyceums,” discussion groups that attracted Black luminaries such as Hubert Harrison, John E. Bruce, and Arturo Schomburg; by this, the church became known as the “intellectual center of the New York Negro.” The famed Black physician and diplomat John E. W. Thompson was counted among the church’s notable parishioners.
The first African-American Catholic seminarian in history, DC area native William Augustine Williams, moved to New York later in life and served as the parish sacristan at St. Benedict the Moor until his death in 1901. Like Tolton, he had been born a slave and was renowned upon returning to the US as a well-educated Black polyglot.
The nation’s third-oldest surviving order of Black nuns, the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, was also connected to the parish, opening a nursery and convent there as well as operating an associated orphanage.
Though St. Benedict the Moor was at one point known as the most integrated within the New York archdiocese, within a few decades of its prime most of the neighborhood’s African Americans had moved to Harlem, portending the parish’s decline as a center of Black life.
By the turn of the millennium, the church was rumored for closure—a common fate for Black Catholic parishes following the religious decline of the late 20th century and the developments of desegregation. St. Benedict the Moor ceased operation as a worship site in 2007, and was deconsecrated a decade later.
Under the new purchase agreement, consented to by Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York on January 6, the church itself must remain intact for at least 20 years, but can be repurposed for other (non-profane) uses. The fate of a New York City Landmark application for the church, filed in 2017, is unknown.
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15 March 2026
This event began 03/15/2025 and repeats every year forever
Sly Stone born 1943
DANCE TO THE MUSIC
Lyrics by sly stone
[Cynthia:] Get up and dance to the music! Get on up and dance to the fonky music! Dum-dumm du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm Du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm - du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm [All:] Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music [Freddie:] Hey Greg! [Greg:] What? [Freddie:] All we need is a drummer, For people who only need a beat, yeah! [Drummer] I'm gonna add a little guitar And make it easy to move your feet [Guitar] [Larry:] I'm gonna add some bottom, So that the dancers just won't hide [Bass] [Sly:] You might like to hear my organ I said 'Ride Sally Ride' [Organ] Cynthia, Jerry!! You might like to hear the horns blowin', Cynthia on the throne, yeah! [Trumpets] Listen to me [Cynthia & Jerry got a message they're sayin':] [Cynthia:] All the squares, go home! Aaaaah, yeah!!! [Trumpets] [Listen to the basses:] Dum-dumm du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm Du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm - du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm [All:] Dance to the Music, Dance to the Music
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I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE
from Otis Redding
Lyrics
I'll never turn you loose now If I do, I'm gonna lose my pride now I'll never, never turn you loose, yeah If I do, I'm gonna lose my pride now I can't turn you loose for nobody 'Cause I love you, baby, yes I do Hip shakin' mama, I love ya I'm in love with only you, child Do it, baby, if you don't I'm gonna give you everything that you want You got to keep on movin' You gotta keep on pushin' now You got to keep on movin' Yeah, baby, gotta move Hey now I'll never turn you loose now If I do, I'm gonna lose my pride now I'll never, never turn you loose, yeah If I do, I'm gonna lose my pride now I can't turn you loose for nobody 'Cause I love you, baby, yes I do Hip shakin' mama, I love you I'm in love with only you, child Do it, baby, if you don't I'm gonna give you everything that you want (Yeah, yeah, yeah) See R&B shows near New York Get tickets as low as $35 You might also like If You Want Me To Stay Sly and the Family Stone Provider Sleep Token Man of the Year Lorde Keep on movin' You gotta keep on movin' Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah You gotta keep on pushin' now You gotta keep on movin' now You gotta keep on singin' now You gotta keep groovin' I'll never turn you loose now If I do, I'm gonna lose my pride now I'll never, never turn you loose, yeah If I do, I'm gonna lose my pride now I can't turn you loose for nobody 'Cause I love you, baby, yes I do Hip shakin' mama, I love you I'm in love with only you, child Do it, baby, if you don't I'm gonna give you everything that you want now You got to keep on movin' You gotta keep on movin' You gotta keep on movin' Yeah, baby Yeah, yeah You gotta keep on movin' You gotta keep on pushin' You gotta keep on singin' now You, yeah, yeah You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta keep on movin' Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Can't turn you loose
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LIFE
lyrics by sly stone
Life, life Clouds and clowns You don't have to come down Life, life Tell it like it is You don't have to die before you live, ooh You might get angry sometimes But don't let it turn you around All you gotta do is get your livin' now Life, life Clouds and clowns You don't have to come down You might be scared of somethin', look at Mr. Stewart He's the only person he has to fear He'd only let himself get near He don't trust nobody If he stopped bein' so shady He could have a nice young lady Life, life Tell it like it is You don't have to die before you live You're gonna be sad sometimes You might wake up to find your pet is gone But maybe, he's tired of bein' alone Dog gets hip, it has to go If you're lovin', you can't be sad no more Life, life Clouds and clowns You don't have to come down Life (ooh, ooh), life (ooh, ooh) Tell it like it is You don't have to die before you live
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M'LADY
lyrics by sly stone
[Chorus] M'lady M'lady M'lady M'lady [Verse 1] A smile of pleasure Beautiful and kind A pretty face, a pretty face Oh, what a gorgeous mind [Verse 2] She's a winner, hey Give her some attention Just thought I'd mention that [Bridge] Give her some time (Time, time) Give her some time (Time, time) Give her some time (Time, time) Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey [Chorus] M'lady M'lady M'lady M'lady [Interlude] Boo-boo-boo-nigh-ah Boo-boo-boo-nah Boo-boo-boo-nigh-ah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] M'lady M'lady M'lady M'lady M'lady
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STAND
lyrics by sly stone
[Verse 1] Stand In the end, you'll still be you One that's done all the things you set out to do Stand There's a cross for you to bear Things to go through if you're going anywhere Stand For the things you know are right It's the truth that the truth makes them so uptight Stand All the things you want are real You have you to complete and there is no deal [Chorus] Stand, stand (Stand), stand (Everybody, yeah, yeah) Stand (Stand, y'all), stand (Stand), stand (Ooh, ooh) [Verse 2] Stand You've been sitting much too long There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong Stand There's a midget standing tall And the giant beside him about to fall [Chorus] Stand (Yeah, yeah), stand (Stand, yeah), stand (Ah) Stand (Stand), stand (Stand, y'all), stand (Ooh, ooh) [Verse 3] Stand They will try to make you crawl And they know what you're saying makes sense and all Stand Don't you know that you are free? Well, at least in your mind if you want to be (Everybody) [Chorus] Stand, stand [Outro] Stand, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na Stand, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na Stand, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na Stand, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na Stand, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na
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I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER
lyrics by sly stone
Hey, hey, hey, hey Beat is gettin' stronger Music gettin' longer, too Music is a-flashin' me I want to, I want to, I want to take you higher I wanna take you higher Baby, baby, baby, light my fire I wanna take you higher Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom Hey, hey, hey, hey Beat is nitty-gritty Sound is in your city, too Music's still flashin' me Don't ya, don't ya, don't, don't, don't ya wanna get higher? Don't ya wanna get higher? Baby, baby, baby, light my fire (Woo) I wanna take you higher Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom Hey, hey, hey, hey Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom Higher Higher Higher Higher Higher (Won't ya light my fire?) Higher (Woo, yeah) Higher (Wanna take you higher) Higher Hey, hey, hey, hey Beat is there to make you move Sound is there to help you groove Music's still flashin' me Take your places I wanna take you higher (Higher) Wanna take you higher Baby, baby, baby, light my fire (Woo) I wanna take you high, high, high, high, high, high, high, high Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom (Higher) Wanna take you, do you wanna go Wanna take my fire Wanna take you higher Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom, Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom (Higher) Don't ya wanna get higher? I wanna take you higher Hey, hey, hey, hey Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom I wanna take you higher I wanna take you higher Boom laka-laka-laka, Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom Everybody higher, higher, higher
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EVERYDAY PEOPLE
lyrics by sly stone
[Verse 1] Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong My own beliefs are in my song The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then Makes no difference what group I'm in [Chorus] I am everyday people, yeah, yeah [Verse 1] There is a blue one who can't accept the green one For living with a fat one, trying to be a skinny one Different strokes for different folks And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-dooby [Refrain] Ooh, sha-sha We got to live together (Ooh, sha-sha) [Verse 2] I am no better and neither are you We are the same, whatever we do You love me, you hate me, you know me and then You can't figure out the bag I'm in [Chorus] I am everyday people, yeah, yeah [Verse 3] There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair For being such a rich one that will not help the poor one Different strokes for different folks And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-dooby [Refrain] Ooh, sha-sha We got to live together (Ooh, sha-sha) [Verse 4] There is a yellow one that won't accept the black one That won't accept the red one that won't accept the white one Different strokes for different folks And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-dooby [Chorus] Ooh, sha-sha I am everyday people (Ooh, sha-sha)
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HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME
lyrics by sly stone
All: End of the spring and here she comes back Hi Hi Hi Hi there Them summer days, those summer days That's when I had most of my fun, back High high high high there Them summer days, those summer days Rose: I "cloud nine" when I want to Freddie: Out of school, yeah Larry: County fair in the country sun Sly: And everything, it's true, ooh yeah All: Hot fun in the summertime x 4 All: First of the fall and then she goes back Bye bye bye bye there Them summer days, those summer days Rose: "Boop-boop-ba-boop-boop" when I want to Freddie: Out of school, yeah Larry: County fair in the country sun Sly: And everything, it's true, ooh yeah All: Hot fun in the summertime x 4
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THANK YOU ( FALETTINME BE MICE ELD AGIN)
Lyrics by sly stone
[Verse 1] Lookin' at the devil, grinnin' at his gun Fingers start shakin', I begin to run Bullets start chasin', I begin to stop We begin to wrestle, I was on the top [Chorus] I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again [Verse 2] Stiff all in the collar, fluffy in the face Chit-chat chatter tryin', stuffy in the place Thank you for the party, but I could never stay Many things on my mind, words in the way [Chorus] I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again [Verse 3] Dance to the music all night long Everyday people sing a simple song Mama's so happy, mama start to cry Papa still singin', you can make it if you try [Chorus] I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again (Different strokes for different folks, yeah) Thank you for lettin' me be myself again [Verse 4] Flamin' eyes of people fear burnin' into you Many men are missin' much, hatin' what they do Youth and truth are makin' love, dig it for a starter Now, dyin' young is hard to take, sellin' out is harder [Chorus] Thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again
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FAMILY AFFAIR
lyrics by sly stone
[Chorus] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair [Verse 1] One child grows up to be Somebody that just loves to learn And another child grows up to be Somebody you'd just love to burn [Verse 2] Mom loves the both of them You see, it's in the blood Both kids are good to mom Blood's thicker than the mud [Chorus] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair Over there, world gone bad [Verse 3] Newlywed a year ago But you're still checking each other out, hey Nobody wants to blow Nobody wants to be left out, uh-huh [Verse 4] You can't leave 'cause your heart is there But, sure, you can't stay 'cause you been somewhere else You can't cry 'cause you'll look broke down But you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all broke down [Chorus] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair Oh, hey, a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair (It's a family affair) It's a family affair Well It's a family affair It's a family affair
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