Showing posts with label Sherwood Akuna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sherwood Akuna. Show all posts

Monday, October 29, 2012

A Rose Bush That's Grown Taller Than A Tree


Gardner: Edward Martinez
Rose Bush Location 
5641 Homeside Ave.
(End of the block on the right hand side)
Los Angeles, CA

Living my 'touched by an angel' lifestyle, 
I witness many wonderful things that expand the word possible.  
Here's something beautiful and determined and strong, 
A Rose That's Grown Taller Than A Tree.


Mother Clara Hale of Hale House in Harlem was known for saying 'Look Up!'  It was a day when my friend Amy had to be rushed to a hospital and the EMT folks did not want to take her.  As Amy & the EMT crew pulled off, I looked up and saw a rose growing out of the top of a tree across the street.  The Los Angeles, CA homeowner is a  most amazing gardener and really great soul.  He  has been grooming this plant for about 15 years. Love is great.


My husband Sherwood Akuna and I took these pictures to share.  
In the meantime, some things are too precious not to share.  





The next time you think something is impossible, remember the reality of a rose bush that's grown taller than a tree.


AMEN!

Monday, August 13, 2007

Chauncey Bailey - Genocide or Homocide Reading



Chauncey Bailey was the hardest working man in journalism.


Ignored by big media, Chauncey fought for decades for the voiceless, telling their stories and the lessons they reveal, even if big media never listened.


Here's what I learned from Chauncey's piece above GENOCIDE OR HOMICIDE: BLACK ON BLACK MURDERS.


Take two humans in America, one White, the other Black.


Everything in their experience is equal, education, social standing, health, finances, etc. The only difference is exposure to racism in America.


Chauncey reported the Department of Justice statistic that the Black person is six times more likely to be the victim of homicide and seven times more likely to commit homicide.


The stress burden of racism in a human life is go great that for many, violence is perceived as the only acceptable solution to a problem, especially since the peace pipe is illegal.


The pressure must be relieved if these numbers are to change.


Like Dennis Kucinich said in this summer’s YouTube CNN Presidential Debate, this country needs to repair the damage it’s done in order to go forward in peace and prosperity.


Article by Chauncey Bailey, reading by J. Nayer Hardin, music HONESTY from AFRICA BEFORE INVASION, by Najite, Sherwood Akuna - Bass, Nate Morgan -Keys and Omo Ogun - drums.