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Weekend America: A Native American Take on Independence

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:59:51 -0500

Weekend America: A Native American Take on Independence:

So the Mandan and Hidatsa people who lived at Fort Berthold decided that if the Fourth of July was one of the few occasions when they could celebrate their native customs, then why not celebrate the Fourth of July? By the early 1900s, the Fourth had become a big day on the reservation, Dennis says, starting at dawn and lasting well in to the evening with traditional dances and ceremonies.
“All kinds of singing and dancing, exchanging of gifts,” he says. “They would visit friends, initiate people into societies and do all the sorts of things that they were ordinarily prevented from doing, under the cover of this patriotic celebration.”

Buffalo Soldiers, from the photo collection of my Great Great...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:02:36 -0500

Buffalo Soldiers, from the photo collection of my Great Great Uncle and Aunt John and Josephine Myricks. My Uncle John was a Buffalo Soldier. (via The Black Snob: Born on the Fourth of July)

Mamady Keita & Sewa Kan, “Fankani” from Wassolon...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:10:55 -0500

Mamady Keita & Sewa Kan, “Fankani” from Wassolon Percussions Malinke

lalilster:via http://www.cafepress.com/joteria

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:51:36 -0500

lalilster:via http://www.cafepress.com/joteria

indigen:Chief Smurf (via stereoke!)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:47:57 -0500

indigen:Chief Smurf (via stereoke!)

it's true: filipinos are not supposed to be alone

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:38:00 -0500

Me: Hi, it's me. What's up?
Mom: Finally!
Me: I don't check voicemail on my cell phone very often.
Mom: How is [our sick dog]?
Me: He's fine. Emaciated. We got a second opinion and he's got... this infection ... sounds like echinacea ... (ie., ehrlichea).
Mom: I just wanted to see how you're doing.

Dad: How's [sick dog]?
Me: (repeat information) Besides taking care of him, I really needed to stay at home because I have to finish things for work.
Dad: Your book?
Me. Uh-huh.
Dad: When will [my partner] be back?
Me: In a week.
Dad: What are you eating?

Edward Weston’s refreshing photograph of his wife, Charis....

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:53 -0500

Edward Weston’s refreshing photograph of his wife, Charis. (via The Year in Pictures: A Summer Album)

Marianna Revenko, 19. Photo by Guillaume Herbaut, “The...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:48:00 -0500

Marianna Revenko, 19. Photo by Guillaume Herbaut, “The return of the Amazons” via subjectify and oeil public

Amazons of Greek myth originated from present-day southern Ukraine. Recently, Katerina Tarnouska founded a movement called Asgarda, a militia of 150 women training and living in the Amazon tradition.

(via tien)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:06:41 -0500

(via tien)

falling man (via fake is the new real)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:05:42 -0500

falling man (via fake is the new real)

chelc:Chelsea Clarke, 2006. Scott Bullock. Oil. 38x38

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:03:53 -0500

chelc:Chelsea Clarke, 2006. Scott Bullock. Oil. 38x38

missmodular:antoinetta

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:58:24 -0500

missmodular:antoinetta

Detail of Collocation No.4 (Today) via www.mickeysmithart.com

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:16 -0500

Detail of Collocation No.4 (Today) via www.mickeysmithart.com

Collocation No. 1 (Money) via www.mickeysmithart.com

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:16 -0500

Collocation No. 1 (Money) via www.mickeysmithart.com

Invincible, “Ropes” f. Tiombe Lockhart from...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:48:38 -0500

Invincible, “Ropes” f. Tiombe Lockhart from Shapeshifters

"I am pulling for for a sixth all-Williams Grand Slam final. I hope they play a great three-set match..."

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:31:45 -0500

“I am pulling for for a sixth all-Williams Grand Slam final. I hope they play a great three-set match that will go down in tournament history. While the tennis press is quick to frame Roger Federer’s achievements in historical terms, and the golf press tracks Tiger Woods’ historic dominance, the Williams sisters are seldom discussed as historical figures in the history of their sport. After more than a decade of stellar tennis, a celebration of their historic careers is long overdue. Perhaps an all-Williams final at this year’s Wimbledon will prompt a discussion of what could rightfully be described as the “Williams Era.””

- The Afro-Latino Critic: The Williams Era

"Here, even now, aged Chinamen sit around on boxes in front of stores. Many of them toothless. They..."

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:26:22 -0500

“Here, even now, aged Chinamen sit around on boxes in front of stores. Many of them toothless. They articulate with clear and positive understanding. They talk about the past. When they get deep into their subjects, they are experts in spitting long distances and never failing to hit the mark. They make a point, with emphasis. They are a veritable “Knowledge Box.” They are INFORMATION. “Young men for war; old men for wisdom.” Ask them a question, if you are a Chinaman, you get an answer; but if you are an American, they stare at you in blank ignorance—but not so ignorant as you think. The older men argue, crack their fists, become vehement; but some of them have never found their way to Pershing Square. They claim to have eaten far more “salt” than young men ever ate; salt, in their dialect, means knowledge gained by experience.”

- Garding Lui, Inside Los Angeles Chinatown, 1948. (via larebelde)

We Are Family Design

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:37 -0500

We Are Family Design

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:06 -0500

We Are Family Design

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:14:28 -0500

We Are Family Design