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Exclusive to the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival, TCM host Dave Karger interviews award-winning actress, producer, and director
Debbie Allen. In this intimate conversation presented by Citi, Allen discusses her life and career, beginning as a dancer and choreographer through her many successes in film and television. She also shares past challenges being a woman of color in the entertainment business, as well as advice for future generations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FUjClYMASg
nyotenda
https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-nyotenda

Well... it is another Friday, another day to love, to Oxum, Oshun, Freya, or Venus, another day to Kizomba!
Bonifacio Aurio & Josy Semkiz , never stopped looking like they are having a blast.
Some key notes:the 45th second is very good my favorite, difficult technique,55th second the azonta stop,1:47th nice drag and dip,2:16 nice dips, he has many nice dips throughout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPSG5g2h5eY

enjoy my book, please read and tell me what you think 
https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-nyotenda

Huzzah!  So happy to announce this! ### “The Path of Pen and Sword” A workshop in creative writing and martial arts with   Steven Barnes WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH, 12-3PM (Pacific Time) IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM The “Twofold Path of Pen and Sword” is also known as   Bun Bu Ryo Do —   “The samurai were successful for so long because they studied both cultural and martial arts. They mastered both the pen and the sword, making them formidable intellectual and military opponents.” The Chinese concept of the “Master of the Five Excellences” is looking at the same phenomenon, as is the yogic concept of the “Householder Yogi” who lives in the world of spirit while functioning superbly in the world of flesh. The truth is that there is much in common between the disciplines of creative writing and martial arts: both ask questions about personal identity and the nature of reality. Both demand energy, access to the unconscious mind (Stephen King’s “Boys in the basement” or Bruce Lee’s “It” as in the quote “I do not strike. IT strikes”), and in studying the one we can deepen our understanding of the other. This workshop, an expansion of the original Lifewriting specifically for writers and martial artists, will use two major tools: Joseph Campbell’s structure of the Hero’s Journey, and the yogic “chakra” map of human energy, as a launching point for a discussion and workshop delving into the nexus of breath, flow, focus, fear, commitment, and dynamic living. Come play with us!  No previous experience in either writing or martial arts necessary, but all levels welcome. Bring notebooks, loose clothes, and a flexible mind! STEVEN BARNES has published over three million words of fiction, including over thirty novels, episodes of ANDROMEDA, STARGATE SG-1, TWILIGHT ZONE, and THE OUTER LIMITS, including the Emmy-winning episode “A Stitch in Time.”  The creator of the Lifewriting system of writing and personal development, he has taught at UCLA and Seattle University, and lectured at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC In the martial arts, he was the Kung-Fu columnist for Black Belt Magazine, holds three black belts, has studied and taught Wu style Tai Chi for forty years, was voted into the Black Karate Federation (BKF) Hall of Fame,  was a senior Kali student under Danny Inosanto, and studied Pentjak Silat Serak under Stevan Plinck for almost ten years. When: Saturday, June 5th, 12 noon-3pm, Pacific Time   On ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2461580494 / ID #:  246 158 0494                                                                     Or In Person: Taoist Institute, 10630 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601                   FEE:  DONATION BASED, with all proceeds going to the Taoist Institute               RSVP: Email: taocore@taoistinstitute.com / Phone: (818) 760-4219

Donations Increase Threefold For North Philly Horseback Riding Club That Inspired New Netflix Film

Riding the success of Netflix's Concrete Cowboys, a Black-owned horse riding club in north Philadelphia has nearly tripled its fundraising efforts as a result of the film sparking interest in the neighborhood’s fight against gentrification and invasive city politics.

Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club (FSURC), the group that the film is loosely based upon, saw a fundraising surge on its GoFundMe campaign this week, raking in more than $150,000 as of Tuesday afternoon. Over the past nine months, the organization that mentors local youth had raised just about $40,000, according to local news outlet Billy Penn.

The proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to care for the horses, stables, and finance a documentary that will be produced in collaboration with the nonprofit. The crowdfunding campaign also alleviates some financial stress for founder Ellis Ferrell, who has paid for many of the FSURC’s expenses out of pocket.

https://blavity.com/donations-increase-threefold-for-north-philly-horseback-riding-club-that-inspired-new-netflix-film?category1=news&category2=culture&fbclid=IwAR3mUTh4A6mP1ufan0XNtXfskvnnKRc8kscLQQz6WwSWv3XBpHUj684WOc4

some interesting articles

The list of the most challenged and banned books in America for 2020 has been released by the American Library Association, and anti-racism books are all over it.
https://www.theroot.com/anti-racism-titles-are-all-over-the-list-of-10-most-cha-1846634839?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%208%2C%202021&utm_term=lithub_master_list
Joye Hummel, the first woman to pen a Wonder Woman comic, has passed away.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joye-hummel-dead/2021/04/08/e3527018-97ad-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html
Anyone who took a Shakespeare class is well versed in iambic pentametre, but this article poses the question: are we reading Shakespeare’s work correctly?
https://daily.jstor.org/are-we-getting-shakespeares-rhythms-all-wrong/
And last but certainly not least: Did you know Sherlock Holmes has appeared on the screen over 250 times?! Wild, I know. Lucky for us, Crime Reads has ranked the top 100 Sherlocks for us (Although I would have put Brent Spiner higher on the list).
https://crimereads.com/100-sherlock-holmes-ranked/

How are you readers? On Earth day what do you think on the idea on all life on earth being children of Earth? 

Here are some dates you may have missed and can reflect on and some dates you can consider

April 4th - Linus YAle jr was born in 1821, he invented the cylinder lock, and you actually have used that lock a lot
April 6th - 1896 the first modern Olympic games occurred in Athens, Greece
April 8th- the birthday of Baseball Pitcher , JAmes Catifsh Hunter, 1946, he was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 games by 31 years of age. He told his wife when he became a free agent by court order: "We don't belong to anybody", two weeks later he became the highest paid pitcher or baseball player. 
April 9th - in 1981 the Nature magazine published the longest scientific name ever, a circa 207,000 letters long name of DeOxyriboNucleic Acid, or what some know as DNA
April 16th- Konwatsi'tsiaienni died in 1796, she was a Mohawk leader who sided against the Colonies in the war of independence but gained land from the british in what is not Canada
April 19th - Roger Sherman was born in 1721, the only person to sign the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution
April 20th- Christopher Robin Milne , friend of Winnie the Pooh, died in 1996
April 21st- Rome was founded by Romulus, friends of countrymen, lend me your ears
April 23rd- William Shakespeare was born 1514... William Shakespeare died 1616... All's well that end well
APril 24th- Rovert B Thomas the founder of the Farmers Almanac was born 1768
April 26th - the first weather report was broadcast in the usa  in 1921
April 28th - The first space tourist , carried on a SOyuz TM32 to the International Space Station occured in 2001, his name was Dennis Tito

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Richard Murray Questions episode 1

The series Richard Murray Questions is simple. I ask questions.

The internet is full of those telling others what to think , how to think , when to think. I will merely ask questions.

Two questions , four is best for foundation to those who know numerology, but ...My questions are simple:

1)

Can you name a city in the USA where the mayor is black/the majority in the city council are black/the chief of police or sheriff is black/the majority of law enforcers that patrol the city are black/ the majority of the businesses are black owned/the majority of the municipal workers are black/the majority of real estate properties are black owned?

2)

If you can answer question one with a yes, what will need to happen for you to live there OR if you can answer question one with a no, do you think the first question need every black person to answer yes?

https://richardmurrayhumblr.tumblr.com/post/648498459590148096/the-series-richard-murray-questions-is-simple-i

Happy Easter
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yesterday was the anniversary of the first time a us president lived in washington d.c. and that president was... john adams:)

Today is the greatest elongation between mercury and the sun, that means today mercury will appear farthest from the sky than any time after until the next greatest elongation

Tomorrow is a lunar penumbral eclipse. MEaning the moon will go across the penumbral which is where the light of the sun is refracted off the side of the earth, not the umbral where the sunlight is blocked by the earth.

It is also a strawberry full moon, a better word I think is totluc moon meaning total light moon. The moon is always full. Where as the %paraluc moon can be for the other phases of the moon outside the new moon , which is more appropriately anluc meaning no light.

It is called a strawberry moon based on the habit of algonquin's , a native people that used to live where the midatlantic states in the usa reside, who will pick strawberry's around this time of year.

It is also the roman catholic st bonafice day who is known as the patron saint of the germans. As well as an Ember day for the Latin Catholics, so be ready to fast you latins.

PHotographers , take a look https://www.deviantart.com/team/journal/Photo-Challenge-Still-Life-836367753

I made an audio version to the zenith power collage, it is self explanatory in the first slide but all you need to do is saw the movie the First Power and then the rest is enjoy the collage elements, wherever they take you. If you like the idea, I will try to make time to make the legend collage into an audio.

https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/179-richard-murray-collages/

The art of lying:) from #Omarosa enjoy what is the lesson concerning the fury from black folk that lick white people's balls or the lies we tell, for she is trying to bring down the, i quote her, the most powerful man in the universe, and she has the audiotapes to try  https://photos.app.goo.gl/G9RxaEaqCzGNepML9

What is the lesson to all artist after reading this article? never sell what you create, never! 

http://comicsalliance.com/superman-check-jerry-siegel-joe-shuster-dc-comics/

supermans torn cape
Artist: Sandra Chevrier
place: Bülowstr. Berlin

 ile aye live, it is starting now 8pm est http://www.tve.ba.gov.br/tveonline

There is a deadlock in the public paths voting, I want the public to decide so I will wait till the end of february if need be, if you have not voted:) use the link below