Song Of The Day....
Today's Reflection:
"Create all that you are capable of doing. Your disabilities can be turned into capabilities. You really can overcome and prosper." -- Miles Patrick Yohnke
Friday, December 4, 2015
Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 12/04/15
Song Of The Day....
Today's Reflection:
"Create all that you are capable of doing. Your disabilities can be turned into capabilities. You really can overcome and prosper." -- Miles Patrick Yohnke
Thursday, December 3, 2015
These People Complaining About “The Wiz” Seem To Have Forgotten That “The Wizard Of Oz” Exists (Via BuzzFeed)
As you might already know, The Wiz Live! is premiering on Dec. 3 and it’s probz going to be amazing.
It’s a live performance of the now-classic 1970s musical, which was famously made into a film starring Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, and many other incredible performers.
The musical, which was written to feature an all-black cast, is based loosely on The Wizard of Oz, which had its own screen adaptation.
Let the record show that The Wizard of Oz had an all-white cast.
Some people aren’t aware of the difference between the two, though, and seem ~confused~.
Still not getting it.
Nnnnnnope.
Maybe we should tell them that The Wiz and The Wizard of Oz are two different musicals.
And that there’s already been an all-white Wizard of Oz.
Because they really seem confused.
Not grasping the concept. Or the irony.
Sorry, everyone, but Glee did it first.
It’s a live performance of the now-classic 1970s musical, which was famously made into a film starring Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, and many other incredible performers.
The musical, which was written to feature an all-black cast, is based loosely on The Wizard of Oz, which had its own screen adaptation.
Let the record show that The Wizard of Oz had an all-white cast.
Some people aren’t aware of the difference between the two, though, and seem ~confused~.
Still not getting it.
Nnnnnnope.
Maybe we should tell them that The Wiz and The Wizard of Oz are two different musicals.
And that there’s already been an all-white Wizard of Oz.
Because they really seem confused.
Not grasping the concept. Or the irony.
Sorry, everyone, but Glee did it first.
Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 12/03/15
Today's Reflection:
"We acquire the strength we have overcome." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 12/02/15
Today's Reflection:
"Grace
Give me a day
Too beautiful
I had thought
To stay indoors
& yet
Washing my dishes
Straightening
My shelves
Finally
Throwing out
The wilted
Onions
Shrunken garlic
Cloves
I discover
I am happy
To be inside
Looking out.
This, I think,
Is wealth.
Just this choosing
Of how
A beautiful day
Is spent." - Alice Walker
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The misuse of 'Allahu akbar' and how the phrase has been co-opted by terrorist
Lisa Biagiotti Contact Reporter
Attackers in Paris and Mali shouted the phrase "Allahu akbar" before firing shots and killing people. "Allahu akbar" translates simply to "God is greater." Muslims explain how misuse of the phrase has affected their lives in the U.S.
They discuss the media sensationalism, religious extremism, Donald Trump and fascism, and their cultural adjustments because of the backlash.
On what it means ...
"It is perhaps the most defining term in Islam, which reminds those who use this term that they would give up their egos, that they would not use their political, cultural, social, ethnic and geographic interests to promote their own ideas." — ASLAM ABDULLAH
On its misuse ...
"One phrase itself doesn’t explain the whole heart of Islam. Islam does not tell people to go and kill." — RAHMAT PHYAKUL
On recent terrorist attacks ...
"And when terrorists use this 'Allahu akbar,' they are hijacking this term, they’re hijacking religion, hijacking God." — ASLAM ABDULLAH
On the role of the media ...
"The media has become a vehicle for religious extremism. Because the lens of extremism is what dominates the definition of religion, especially when it comes to Islam. ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram want nothing more than for us here in the West to believe that Islam has no place in the West, that Islam is alien to the West." — SALAM AL-MARAYATI
On the backlash against Muslims ...
"My hijab, I have to do the adjustment, also because I don’t want people to attack me. It’s sad but it’s a reality." — HEDIANA NIES HADI
"We have to achieve political integration so that we are countering the hatred from people like Donald Trump that wants to see more waterboarding, more surveillance, national registration. Those are fascist ideas." — SALAM AL-MARAYATI
On fear of flying ...
"Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. There’s a little prayer that Muslims say when they travel. Now I have to worry that if the person sitting next to me and hears this under my breath that now all of a sudden, we have to turn around the plane and land or everyone’s going to freak out." — MARC MANLEY
Contact Lisa Biagiotti at lisa@latimes.com or @lisabiagiotti on Twitter.
Contact Irfan Khan at irfan.khan@latimes.com or @latfoto on Twitter.
Song Of The Day.... & Daily Reflection 12/01/15 (World AIDS Day Edition)
Today's Reflection:
Ignorance and prejudice are fueling the spread of a preventable disease.
World AIDS Day, 1 December is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS....
It's up to you, me, and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.
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