Monthly Archives: February 2011

Monday Blues (02.28.11)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Susan Tedeschi (Boston, MA, 1970-) performing “Wait For Me” (written by Felix Reyes) at Austin City Limits (2003).

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JFK’s Last Night Alive

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

JFK spent his last night alive with a room full of Mexican Americans! The above photo was taken at the Rice Hotel, in Houston, on the evening of November 21, 1963.  JFK and LBJ and their wives were the guests … Continue reading →

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What is a movement?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

On September 16, 1965, the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) voted to join a strike of grape pickers begun by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC). AWOC and the NFWA were distinct organizations–the constituency of the first were primarily Filipinos … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues (02.21.11)

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Sammy Davis Jr. (New York, 1925-1990) might not be thought of by anybody as a performer of the blues. As a dancer and a vocalist, however, he drew heavily from his upbringing on the Vaudevillian stage, from a performance space … Continue reading →

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Rep. Jackie Speier on Abortion

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to remove federal funding from Planned Parenthood yesterday. California Representative Jackie Speier made an impromptu speech on the floor against it. If you seek an example of patriarchy you need look no further than … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues (02.14.11)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

I know it’s not technically “the blues” but it is the day of love. Fernando Delgadillo (Nalcapan de Júarez, Mexico, 1965-) is one of the best know independent musical artists in Mexico, a 21st century voice in the nueva canción … Continue reading →

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“Minorities” are the Future Majority

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

I found this little article about non-white and immigrant voters in Virginia interesting. It doesn’t say much in its content–other than provide a sounding off board for a bunch of trite and recycled political “knowledge” about Latinos, et. al.–but its … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues (02.07.11)

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Blues god Albert King (Mississippi, 1923-1992) and the prophet Stevie Ray Vaughan (Texas, 1954-1990) performing King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign” in 1983. (King made the tune famous, but it was penned by William Bell and Booker T. Jones.)

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