Respecting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jan 1, 2014

Rev Dr King2Civil rights, so important for society, so easy to take for granted.  Martin Luther King, Jr. day is so much more than a three-day weekend.  Here’s a collection of articles and photos that reveal more about the man who stands as a symbol for equality, self-respect, and love.

Life magazine’s great historical photo archive documents the March on Washington, where Dr. King gave the legendary “I have a Dream,” speech, August 28, 1963.  It’s impossible to look at the faces in the crowd and not be moved by the powerful energy and emotion.

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Intimate photos of Dr. King’s life and family, a man with a genuine smile.  Charisma is eternal.  The King Center has more photos and a detailed list of his many accomplishments as a  writer, orator, and social leader.

Enacting change requires control, strength, and support.  Slate has a copy of the Montgomery Improvement Association’s guidelines for boarding a bus while black immediately after segregation was ruled unconstitutional.  Even though the document’s written in an even tone, the threat of violence and intimidation is chilling to this day.

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Photos of the Lorraine Hotel, the night MLK was assassinated from Life magazine.  Sad, grave, sobering.

A Memphis jury found the US government guilty of a conspiracy to assassinate Dr. King, but documentation of this verdict is sparse.  The King Center has a statement on the assassination trial verdict from Coretta Scott King and her family.  A must-read.

More information will be revealed in 2027, when sealed records the government has regarding Dr. King will be released.

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And now for some proof that our society still has a LOT of work to do.

  • The Gap invokes Martin Luther King, Jr.   For a sale.  Featuring white models.  With no context for what this national holiday represents.  Not smart.

 

 

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On naming your experimental feminist art band

Jan 1, 2014

amanda and suzy take la copyThere’s a zine in the works, the brainchild of a hyper-intelligent and super-fun woman:  Amanda McParty!  Inspired by the attitude of Sassy magazine and the wildly creative spirit of punk zines, a small collective of feminist ladies and dude are combining forces to create a brainbomb of rad ideas.

I’m psyched to be a part of the clique.  One of my additions is a comic strip about the tribulations of an experimental feminist art band. The idea’s been kicking around for years, but the biggest problem I face is one bands have wrestled with for years:  what to name the group?

A few ideas….

CUNT BOMB-SUZYMAE TEMP JOB PERM- SUZYMAE HAUSFRAU- SUZYMAE WHOREMONE BITCH BISCUITS- SUZY MAE LOTUS FLOWER- SUZY MAE CRACKWHORE- SUZYMAE Feminist Art Band_6 FAGGY TAMPON PEGASUS- SUZYMAE GUITAR CENTER- SUZYMAE SLUTTY PIZZA- SUZYMAE SPELLVIA PLATH- SUZYMAE

 

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Link City: Surveillance states and monsters

Jan 1, 2014

Intimidating news is happening.   Not only are we being watched, monsters are real.

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Surveillance states of America

  • Surveillance for your mom.  This French monitoring system (called Mother) lets mom keep tabs on you from afar.  Invisible Leash Torture would be a better name.

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Ways to maim

iPhone cases can tase you now.  Waiting for the Droid alternative.

A snake and a hawk fought in Los Angeles.  Some tiny purse dog in the hills is counting his blessings and shivering inside a tiny Chanel sweater.

Colorado residents are doing real good with their newly legal marijuana highs, smashing into cop cars.  It’s been what, two weeks?

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  Giant monsters

  • Ancient sea monsters were heavily pigmented– not green or blue like lizards, but black.  Just a little something for your nightmares.
  • Remember that extinct shark species?  It’s actually still around, and can be found in  MIddle Eastern fish markets.  Marine biologists… you had one job.
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