Community and religious leaders, local officials and celebrities will join together to protest the targeting of American Muslims and Arabs in upcoming congressional hearings in support of equitable civil rights for the Today, I Am a Muslim, Too, rally.
Today we say farewell to Mama Africa, Miriam Makeba. She was both a singer and activist originating from South Africa. When Miriam testified against apartheid, her South African citizenship was revoked and she fled to the United States. During that time, she met and married Black Panther member Stokely Carmichael (aka “Kwame Toure”) and also continued her singing career that including moments like performing for the late President Kennedy. Her duets with another legend, Harry Belafonte, produced some of her most popular classics “The Click Song” and “Pata Pata.” Miriam collapsed after performing in Italy and later died from cardiac arrest. Still a singer and activist until her dying moments, the concert was to support author Roberto Saviano who received death threats after publishing a book about the Italian mafia.
There are moments in your life that you feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to experience. Nina Simone was one of them. When we lived in the Philly area, I quickly jumped on the opportunity to see her perform. It was my hubby, one of his college roommates/lifetime …
