Peace, Love and Crime Fighting! 1970 brought us some of the hippest, coolest crime fighters in the hottest threads! They kept the streets crime free and dazzled all the foxy ladies” or at least that is what the Sistas thought. Listen to this episode to find out who these great crime fighters were.
1970 Detectives Episode 3
“While the tonal values of Marshall’s figures are universal, their impressions are extremely varied— Marshall’s figures assume all facets of black life. Marshall’s 2012 painting, School of Beauty, School of Culture portrays a scene inspired by the cosmetology school “Your School of Beauty Culture” located in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago’s South Side. The world defined in Marshall’s painting designates a space in which black women determine their own images of ideal beauty. With a nod to Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Ambassadors, Marshall uses the anamorphic Sleeping Beauty head to register Euro-centric standards of beauty, populated in the academy for centuries, as a distorted reality. “
I didn’t think I was going to like this movie, but I was wrong. It is cute, quirky and fun. If you need something light and Christmasy, this is good. I also like it because it has a diverse cast. Check it and let me know what you think.
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Tis the season for parties and celebrating with the ones you love. Whether you are going to a big party or celebrating with a few folks, remember the spirit of the season. Be kind and gentle. Bless others.
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The Journey
These people took a journey to find something they had only heard in folklore. But something compelled them to move forward. The thing was a star and they began to follow it.
The Bible tells us they came from the East and were called wise men. Imagine the smartest people in the world at the time were following an astronomical phenomena. Whatever was at the end of it had to be life changing.
Christian folklore sometimes refer to these wise men as kings using Isaiah 60 and Psalm 72. They also give them a racial identity making one from China, or India or Persia or even Africa.
Regardless of where they were from. They went somewhere. The star led them on a journey that changed everything.
It’s attributes are kindness, tenderness and being mild mannered. The word for the month is Gentleness. Imagine the most powerful being in the universe wants to commune with His creation. He came in the most gentle form to meet us.
Lets be Gentle this month.
Everyone needs encouragement, especially parents. We rely on each other to get us through the terrible twos, the middle school maladies, and teenage anguish. It is all of the people around us who make us successful.
We are looking for good parenting advice. You can give it on Infants, Toddlers, Elementary, Middle School, High School or Adult Children. You can post this advice on one of three social media sites UPP Creative, on FB, Instagram, or Twitter.
The advice will be judged based on likes and comments. The best advice will win a copy of my book, How to Raise God Wise Kids, An inspirational notebook with a 12 month calendar from The Krown Kollection, and a cute 15 oz ceramic campfire mug in Christmas Mint with white Prepare Him Room lettering.
This will be great quiet time material for any parent. Share. Repost. #parentingtips, #parentingadvice, #helping #village
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Kerry James Marshall is an American artist and professor, known for his paintings of Black figures. He previously taught painting at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2017, Marshall was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. (Wikipedia)
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