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Would President Trump Have Been a Slave Owner?
On April 26, 2018 October 28, 2018 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary2 Comments
Edward Baptist's The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism (Basic Books, 2014) gives greater detail to the argument that America's economic fortune was built upon an infrastructure forged by slavery. In the wake of the bloody Civil War, the second industrial era's twin links of mass production and mass consumerism birthed unforeseen prosperity and inequality. Yes, good ol' American ingenuity and innovation had plenty to do with the boom, but as Baptist writes, an economic trampoline had been constructed before the war through the hands, arms, and torsos of enslaved Americans.
Baptist argues that white historians' over-emphasis upon American ingenuity and innovation is part of the ruse to downplay our enslaving heritage. He also argues that the North wasn't exempt from the economic benefit provided by southern slavery. Southern cotton fields produced millions of fiber bales that were eventually processed into clothes and durables in English mills, but northern states' industry supported the enslaving enterprise with bank credit that financed firms selling slaves, and saws to clear-cut fields and shovels to till soil. If you assume that Baptist writes history from a narrow perspective because he is black, check yourself. He's white and grew up in North Carolina. He teaches nineteenth-century history at Cornell University, and tells students, as he does readers of his book, that cotton was the nineteenth century's oil that fueled the majority of its economic activity before the latter resource did the same for the following century.
The United States outlawed the importation of slaves in 1807, but enforcement lagged. Domestic slave trading was not addressed by the new law. The Half Has Never Been Told chronicles, among other moral transgressions of the era, the constant breaking apart of black families in Virginia – a true feeder system – as the economic locus in southern states and territories shifted from Old Dominion tobacco farms to cotton plantations in the Deep South. While reading Baptist's descriptions of forceful family breakups (not only in Virginia), the connection between that brutal history and present-day realities suffered by numerous African-American families made me shake my head in shame. Enslavement is inequality at its most basic and gruesome level. Its effects didn't simply fade away with the passage of time, and have been girded up by prejudice and racism which still thrives, incredibly, in the twenty-first century, in this land where we profess to uphold "liberty and justice for all."
Of course, I can be aghast. I had a solid northern upbringing in the Land of Lincoln, no less, that included the following teaching about the Civil War: the battle was all about slavery. When I moved to Texas more than twenty-five years ago, I picked up the alternative notion that the Civil War was about the North attempting to dominate the South economically. I wasn't entirely convinced by the argument, but noticed that a lot of research and footnoting went into it. In recent years, I've also read about "states' rights" as a justification for the war. Both arguments contain some truth, but not enough to override or even dent Baptist's assertion: the Civil War was not only about the maintenance of slavery, but its expansion. The vestiges of that desire plague this society yet today.
Before the Civil War, ten of the fifteen presidents owned slaves, eight of them while serving the office. This society – down to its core DNA – has always been a conflicted jumble consisting of freedoms, privileges, and advantages for some, and enslavement, bondage, and inequalities for others. I'm not mocking the values that we hold dear and confess to be part of our heritage. I'm doubling down on one of Baptist's points: the playing field has always been significantly imbalanced and not to recognize it only perpetuates its effects. As I argue in Just a Little Bit More, the pursuit of Mammon has been the overriding spirit that has, in great part, made this country what it is. Our true national religion – the pursuit of "just a little bit more" – is simultaneously a great blessing and curse. This spirit helped build this country into the leading economic power in the world. But it also justified slavery the during the colonial days and the first eighty-five years of the nation's existence, and the effect of this justification lingers like a permanent hangover.
Reading Baptist's book made me think: How many kick-ass business types – money accumulation and attainment their modus operandi – would be enslavers if they had lived in pre-Civil War days (or would be today if slavery were still legal)?
Provocative blog posts titles, posed as hypothetical questions, don't prove anything. They can, however, spur our thinking. In the oval office, the current president proudly has hung a portrait of the seventh president. Andrew Jackson, a slave owner, helped clear out Native Americans from Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi via the infamous "Trail of Tears" in the 1830s. Much of this land, in subsequent years, produced cotton picked by enslaved people, many who had been forcibly marched south and west from Virginia or South Carolina.
The challenge to look at and understand history in a new way can lead to transformed thinking, which in turn can lead to actions and interactions of greater love, clarity, and justice. May it be so in this land of stony roads and chastening rods that have not wiped out the faith and hope taught – and wrought – even from the dark past.
Tim/T. Carlos Anderson – I'm the Director of Community Development for Austin City Lutherans (ACL), an organization of fifteen ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) congregations in Austin. I'm also the author of Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good (Blue Ocotillo/ACTA, 2014) and There is a Balm in Huntsville (forthcoming, spring 2019).
Just a Little Bit More in Houston
On May 31, 2017 July 7, 2017 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary1 Comment
I'll be in Houston on Sunday, June 4 to present themes from Just a Little Bit More, kicking off four Sundays of conversation on faith and inequality. Thanks to the folks at Chapelwood United Methodist Church for the invitation. Chapelwood's address is 11140 Greenbay Street on Houston's west side. My presentation, starting at 11:00 a.m., is the first of four adult education sessions on Just a Little Bit More themes scheduled for the four Sundays in June. My good friend Kathy Haueisen and Noel Denison will lead the three remaining sessions.
Social and economic inequalities continue to command attention in American society, as they have for the last thirty-five years. How do people of faith respond to the ongoing challenges inequalities present? This general question brings us together for conversation that, hopefully, helps clarify our faithful response, individually and collectively, to some of the problems created by excessive inequalities.
Legend tells us that John Rockefeller, history's first billionaire in the early twentieth century, when asked the question How much is enough? answered ingeniously and accurately described American culture: "Just a little bit more." One hundred years later, Rockefeller's legendary response still describes American culture spot-on and it serves as my starting point for the June 4th presentation.
We'll also consider biblical passages and stories, including the parable of the rich fool from Luke 12 and Jesus's intriguing statement to explain the parable of the sower (found in all three of the synoptic gospels): "For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away" (Matthew 13:12, NRSV). This statement seemingly endorses inequality. We'll talk about it and more! Come and join the conversation!
This blog and website are representative of the views expressed in my book Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good. Distributed by ACTA Publications (Chicago), JaLBM is available on Amazon as a paperback and an e-book. It's also available on Nook and iBook/iTunes, and at the website of Blue Ocotillo Publishing.
If you're a member of a faith community – Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or other – consider a book study series of Just a Little Bit More. The full-length book (257 pgs.) is intended for engaged readers, whereas the Summary Version and Study Guide (52 pgs.) is intended for readers desiring a quick overview of the work. It also contains discussion questions at the end of all eight chapter summaries.
Readers of both books can join together for study, conversation, and subsequent action in support of the common good.
The Spanish version of the Summary Version and Study Guide is now available. ¡Que bueno!
¡El librito de JaLBM – llamado Solo un Poco Más –está disponible en Amazon y el sitio web www.blueocotillo.com!
The Immigrant Spirit
On March 30, 2017 April 1, 2017 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary2 Comments
Thanks to the Austin American-Statesman for running a condensed version of this blog post in the Saturday, April 1 edition. No foolin' . . .
Some of you know that I'm working on a new writing project, and no longer serving as a full-time parish pastor. That doesn't mean that I don't have opportunity to preach on Sundays – I was honored to preach recently at Palm Valley Lutheran in Round Rock, Texas. Solo es que prediqué en Español. I preached in Spanish for the congregation's Hispanic Ministry effort. Thanks to colleague pastor Joaquín Figueroa for the invitation. Most of the gathered faithful were immigrants, born outside of the United States. They reminded me about el ánimo (explained below) – part of the immigrant spirit, a principal foundation of this society.
I used Isaiah 58:1-9 for my message. This post-exilic text – leaders returning to a destroyed Jerusalem to reconstruct the city and its temple around 500 B.C.E. – entreats people to remember that the best religious practice balances worship piety and social concerns. Plain and simple: gathering for worship to sing, pray, and uplift Scripture goes hand-in-hand with the good acts of feeding the hungry, welcoming refugees, and practicing justice in the market place.
On the surface, our current societal context in the United States is much different from Israel's in the 5th century before Christ. The Israelites lacked material resources as they returned to their homeland with hopes and dreams. Here in the United States, material resources abound for many to pursue their hopes and dreams. What the two disparate contexts have in common is anxiety – personal and societal. Israel was anxious about the momentous task of rebuilding their city while having to protect themselves. In the United States, we have levels of personal and societal anxiety that are off the charts.
And what do individuals and societies do when they experience high levels of anxiety? They turn inward. Adopting survival-mode is a logical response – and some will argue, a biological one – to anxiety. It's natural to turn inward and to close ranks; individuals put me first, and societies adopt us and them language and put tribe, ethnic group, or nation first.
Be careful, however. Turning inward is a legitimate response for emergency situations; as a long-term strategy, however, turning inward doesn't make for a better me, you, us, or nation. This was the prophet's message from two and a half millennia past. Reaching out to the hungry, welcoming the stranger, and treating others fairly in the market place were vital components to the right practice of religion. They still are.
After the worship service, we gathered for Estudio Bíblico – Bible study. Pastor Figueroa invited me to present a few themes from my work on faith and inequality from my book Just a Little Bit More, now available in summary form in Spanish as Solo un Poco Más. We had a lively discussion, using Ecclesiastes 5:10 as a guide. We talked about work, money, faith, responsibility, and el ánimo – best translated in English as drive, enthusiasm, effort. The stories shared spoke of sacrifice, perseverance, and dogged hope – and good ol' hard work. All of the men who were present work in construction; the women work as house and office cleaners, and in healthcare. Almost all send money to relatives in their native countries. These are great American traits and practices – busting one's tail for extended family, paying taxes, teaching children the value of hard work, and uplifting common good by attitude and lifestyle. This is the immigrant spirit that so many have brought to these shore through the generations and still today. This is the positive spirit of just a little bit more.
The negative spirit of just a little bit more has shaped American society as well. Slavery and the near-extermination of indigenous inhabitants were carried out, whether the perpetrators knew it or not, in the spirit of social Darwinist conquest. In that day for many, the end result justified the means used. Today, greedy Wall Street firms and pharmaceutical companies blatantly ripping off customers are only two examples of the pervasive negative spirit of getting what's mine at the expense of someone else. Today we know that neither the means nor the ends are justified when someone takes advantage of another socially or economically.
Drive, enthusiasm, and effort – el ánimo – are great traits when used for the betterment of family, community, and society. Life is complicated; efforts at betterment, small or large, must be examined continually to make sure that others are not taken advantage of in the process.
High levels of personal and societal anxiety explain why a lot of Americans voted for nominee Trump. His promise "to put America first" struck a chord. What "America first" means precisely and whether he can carry it out in the globalized twenty-first century remains to be seen. While he doesn't disdain immigrants or migration generally – First Lady Melania is an immigrant – his specific disdain of people of Mexican heritage, Mexican migrants (whether legal or undocumented), and his attempted ban of Syrian immigration sends a clear message: some immigrants are not to be trusted. No one has or ever will accuse the president of being a historian; his strategy of turning inward goes against the best moments of our history and joins some of the worst (the Trail of Tears in the 1830s; FDR interning Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor; the flourishing of the Klan in the 1950s; and, the era of McCarthyism).
When the president models reactionary behavior concerning immigration, it follows that some ugly bits of our history will be repeated. Take a stand – either from religious conviction or human solidarity – and welcome the stranger in your midst. We have more in common than that which differentiates us. The following story exemplifies the best of the immigrant spirit.
I travelled to Detroit with eight of my high school youth two summers ago for a five-day national youth gathering – 30,000 Lutherans descended upon the Motor City. The Detroit Chamber of Commerce slipped up a bit; apparently word didn't get around that the Lutherans – 30,000 hungry people with money to spend – would be arriving mid-week. Late that Wednesday afternoon of our arrival we walked downtown Detroit with the goals of taking in a few sights and getting some eats. I had checked the Web previously and picked out a place called Gateway Deli (I'm a big sandwich guy, and my youth gave me first dibs on choosing a place to eat). We found the place – 333 W. Fort Street – but it was closed!! The restaurant's hours were 7am – 4pm. We were so disappointed – and hungry. I looked inside past the "CLOSED" sign to see if someone was inside. A guy came to the door and opened up. He said, sorry, we're closed. He had an eastern European accent. I explained our dilemma. He said that he heard a big group was coming this weekend, but he had no idea people were arriving today. He said he'd been there that morning since 4:30am. I said your menu looks great – I had perused it online. Then he said the magic words: "Come on in. I'll take care of you." He had already put in twelve hours that day.
And he did take care of us. One of his wait staff was still there. Between the two of them they served us – a group of ten – with smiles, hospitality, and great food. And, yes, we gave our server, a middle-aged white woman who had to moved to Detroit from Arkansas, a hefty tip. As the youth finished their meals, I went over and talked to the kind man who let us in after they had closed. He said call him "Q." He was the proprietor. Yes, he was an immigrant from eastern Europe; I didn't ask which country. He had previously lived and worked in New York City, and then moved to Detroit in 2013. He heard that rents were cheaper in Detroit, and that the city was making a comeback from the turmoil of the 2008-09 economic crash. And he was right – Detroit is coming back, thanks to immigrants like Q and other hard-working Detroiters. Three days later we came back and had a great breakfast. That weekend he stayed open later for dinner and had staff to cover. Our second meal at Gateway Deli was just as good as our first, and all of our youth got a kick out of thanking our new immigrant friend who went by the cool name of Q.
The immigrant spirit. There's no America without it. The immigrant spirit reminds us where we've come from; it reminds us that this land originally did not belong to us; it helps keep us honest and focused. Spend some time and talk to the next person you encounter who speaks English with an accent. Listen to their story. Their immigrant story just might surprise you – for the better.
Q and T. Carlos – Gateway Deli, Detroit – July 2015
Faith, Inequality, and the Pursuit of Common Good
On October 4, 2016 October 19, 2016 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary3 Comments
I'm looking forward to the fall season of presentations on "Faith, Inequality, and the Pursuit of Common Good." I'll be presenting in Austin and Beeville, Texas. One of the presentations in Austin will be in Spanish (on Thursday, November 17) coinciding with the release of the summary version of Just a Little Bit More in Spanish. Solo un Poco Más, expertly translated by Lilia Martínez, reaches out to Spanish speakers with the goal of explaining the American cultural history of wanting and needing "just a little bit more" – both its positive and negative aspects.
Legend says that John Rockefeller Sr., history's first billionaire, was asked the question "How much is enough?" His purported answer aptly describes a widely accepted and practiced American way of life: "Just a little bit more." American ingenuity, drive, and accomplishment – flowing from the spirit of "just a little bit more" – has made the world a better place many times over. When this spirit of attainment goes too far, however, social and economic inequalities exacerbate and common good suffers. The spirit of "just a little bit more" has its rightful place in American and other societies, but it must be harnessed. How can it best serve the common good?
The presentation of "Faith, Inequality, and the Pursuit of Common Good" furthers my work that started with the publication of Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good in 2014. The fast-paced interactive presentation spiced with history, sociology, religious wisdom, and modern cultural understandings will introduce you to the Caddy Man and the Hungry Ghost – among others. You'll be glad you came and I trust you'll be inspired and encouraged to consider what you might do alongside your neighbor to uplift common good for community, society, and world.
"T. Carlos Anderson is an American treasure. He knows this country's history well and uses it to promote common good. Time flew by during his presentation as he wove his book's message with humor and kindness."
Lanny Wilson, MD, Hindsdale, Illinois
"Anderson's presentation is lively, open, and engaging. Hopeful and personal, this conversation nudges us away from our habitual competition in the culture of excess and into thoughtful commitment to the common good—into being neighbors."
Dawn Silvius, pastor, San Antonio, Texas
The Spanish version of the Summary Version and Study Guide will be available in September 2016. ¡Que bueno!
¡El librito de JaLBM – llamado Solo un Poco Más – saldrá este Octubre de 2016!
The Donald for Class President – or Not
On August 12, 2016 August 12, 2016 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary6 Comments
A friend teaches US history at a local middle school (6th-8th grades). He is of retirement age, but he told me he wants to teach one more year in order to process the 2016 presidential election with his students. "It's just too interesting to pass up," he said with a smile.
I agreed with his assessment of the upcoming election and ventured the opinion that "Trump is like a seventh-grader running for class president." His response: "Exactly!" My teacher friend knows the territory quite well.
Don't get me wrong – I have respect for many of Mr. Trump's supporters and know a few who will vote for him in November. As is well-documented, Mr. Trump and Senator Sanders both tapped into the malaise of many lower- and middle-class Americans. Trump is no isolated, rich aristocrat. He's in touch with what a number of Americans feel in their gut: things aren't as they should or could be.
Whereas Sanders took the high road – not denigrating those he blamed for the malaise ("1 percenters") or demonizing opponents – it didn't win him a party nomination. Trump, on the other hand, ran his primary campaign as would a seventh-grade bully. Stereotyping in large strokes, name-calling, and fear-mongering with bravado flair – these helped him win a nomination. The tone of his presidential campaign continues on the same trajectory. Being the bully (or the most anti-politically correct candidate), however, won't win him November's big prize.
Attacks on Mexicans, Americans of Mexican descent, and Muslims in America; the condoning of violence at campaign events, and the enticing of violent reaction (if he doesn't win the election) aren't very presidential in manner or form. Personal attacks and threats of violence are reactionary devices that come straight out of a seventh-grade bully's playbook, and in the end, they won't help The Donald get to the Oval Office.
In my book Just a Little Bit More, I describe the current era of excess that began in 1980. Extremism, one of the era's hallmarks, manifests itself politically (gridlock), financially (increased inequality), and socially (anxiety). Only during an era of excess could someone like Mr. Trump actually pass as a legitimate candidate for president. In an era of greater egalitarianism, candidate Trump's overstatements and sweeping stereotypes would not have garnered him or his campaign any traction with voters. Additionally, his braggadocio concerning his financial bottom line ("I'm the most successful person to ever run for the presidency") would have disqualified him because during eras of egalitarianism fewer people consider great wealth to be a societal virtue. Historically, Trump is one of the least philanthropic of wealthy Americans. Son Eric outdistances his father substantially as a philanthropist.
Bullying gets results in the short-term and thrives in an environment where it is hidden or underexposed. But once a sufficient number of people organize and leverage their power to expose the bully and the bullying, the game is over. As Trump's message and antics go nationwide, they are exposed as simplistic, sensational, and lacking of substance. His poll numbers trend down, evidence that he now alienates more voters than he attracts.
Seventh grade, as we all know, doesn't last forever; and neither does a bully's day in the sun. Things in our country could and should be better, as Mr. Trump claims. But that better day, if it comes, will not be forged through bullying, violence, or rage. We've learned these important truths in our history classes; it's not time to abandon these valuable and hard-earned lessons now.
¡El librito de JaLBM – llamado Solo un Poco Más – saldrá este Septiembre de 2016!
On June 28, 2016 July 5, 2016 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary3 Comments
America has more guns overall, and more guns per capita, than any other nation. Most estimates claim that Americans own as many guns as there are residents – 320 million. Other nations with higher percentages of gun ownership don't come close to America's dominating rate of 100 guns per 100 residents – Serbia rates at 75; Yemen (54) and Switzerland (46) are next closest. Neighbors Canada and Mexico are estimated, respectively, at rates of 30 and 15. US domestic arms sales have been robust since 2008, but concentrated among a smaller group of owners. Fewer American households today have guns (estimates range from 33-40 percent) than was the case in the early 1970s (50-55 percent). Rural life in America has always been associated with gun ownership; increasing urbanization helps explain the decreasing household gun ownership rate.
In my book Just a Little Bit More I detail the rise of the current era of excess that began in 1980 – more profits for the owner class, greater debt for the working class, more polarization, more inequality. The National Rifle Association's "all or nothing" quest, dating to the mid-1980s – defining any attempt at gun control legislation as an attack on the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights – fits in the same category of excess. The NRA has a legitimate voice in our open democratic society, and can serve to help the society maintain a proper balance as concerns gun rights and restrictions. For many decades since its inception in the late nineteenth century, the NRA has served that purpose. It's more than ironic, however, that the NRA's generation-strong stranglehold on all congressional Republicans and some Democrats enables homegrown hate mongers – Omar Mateen, the latest – to slay fellow Americans with legally purchased assault-style rifles. There are numerous responsible gun owners in America who fully support the Second Amendment and don't see the need for citizens to own AK-47s or AR-15s in order to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.
More is not always better; the plethora of easily accessible weapons in the US simply means that these types of mass-shooting events will continue to occur. Some of these events will be thwarted, yes, by well-meaning and heroic gun owners. But the long list of mass shootings beginning with Columbine in 1999 won't be ending any time soon – as long as this society allows for the status quo to continue.
More than 30,000 Americans die yearly by gun violence; each day more than thirty die by homicide and more than fifty by suicide. Gunfire injures an additional 240 Americans per day. A colleague of mine recently commented that "America is a society addicted to violence." Call of Duty, the best-selling war-based video game, is played by youngsters all across the US. Learning the art of war, unfortunately, is a necessity in our world of disagreements, disputes, and evil intentions. Perpetuating a culture desensitized to violence and killing, however, is not necessary.
Twentieth century Christian theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (credited with writing the Serenity Prayer, used by twelve-step groups) wisely opined concerning human progress: "There is therefore progress in human history; but it is a progress of all human potencies, both for good and evil."
It's a good thing when an armed American woman is able to protect herself from sexual and physical violence from a perpetrator. This current progress wasn't a reality in previous generations. We've made progress in another area, lamentably: the ease by which we can kill one another.
Fratricide is one of the first stories in the Bible – Cain killing his brother Abel. The prominent place given to the story speaks to its universality. Humans will continue to kill one another, acting upon the angst that lurks in our souls. Because of this ever-present angst, human community is a continuing challenge.
Achieving and maintaining balance between self-protection, constitutional rights, and the question of who can possess firearms is the hard work of common good. There are no rights that are unlimited. That's a modern reality in progressive, democratic societies – unlimited rights exist and existed in autocratic and monarchical societies. While politicians in Washington DC are mostly inactive and stymied on the intertwining issues of gun control and gun rights, progress moves forward in communities across the nation. Recent legislation for tighter gun controls in California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New Jersey, Maryland, and New York are giving evidence that the NRA is no longer the sole dominant voice in the gun debate at the public square of Gun Nation.
This blog and website are representative of the views expressed in my book Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good. Distributed by ACTA Publications (Chicago), JaLBM is available on Amazon as a paperback and an ebook. It's also available on Nook and iBooks/iTunes, and at the website of Blue Ocotillo Publishing.
"Faith and Inequality" Presentations
On March 28, 2016 April 11, 2016 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary2 Comments
In a world of fluff (supermarket tabloids) and misplaced immaturity (presidential candidates commenting on the size of certain anatomical features of an opponent), it's good to have other options of information gathering and personal interchange. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to converse with others on important social issues such as childhood poverty, the causes of inequality, and the pros and cons of economic growth. Building on these themes and others explored throughout Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good, I'll be making presentations at points near and far in the next number of weeks. Enlightening and purposeful conversations will continue in support of common good construction.
"Faith and Inequality: Seeking Common Good and Kingdom Connections" will be presented in San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas; Fairfax, Virginia; and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Thanks to the church-related groups that have extended invitations to present and to many who have joined in conversation via book study groups on JaLBM themes. The "Faith and Inequality" offering covers a diverse set of related topics – faith development, American social and economic histories, poverty, the pursuit of common good, among others – in seventy-five minutes (or so!) of presentation and discussion. Join us!
Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, San Antonio, Texas – Wednesday, March 30, 7 pm
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fairfax, Virginia – Tuesday, April 5, 7 pm
Gettysburg Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Thursday, April 7, 7 pm
Faith Lutheran Church, Fort Worth, Texas – Wednesday, April 20, 7 pm
Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and many indigenous traditions agree: management of the natural human propensity toward greed is a main task of religious activity. Failure of a group or society to keep its appetite for greed in check contributes to its demise. Intriguingly, our various religious traditions formulated these ideas long before the proliferation of capital. While the Industrial Revolution has arguably been a great blessing to the human family, greed management is more crucial now than ever before. We live in an era that makes the case that more is always and exponentially better. I argue, to the contrary, that our traditions have a strong and united message against the spirit of more as always better.
While I'm grateful to Lutheran groups extending me (a Lutheran pastor) an invitation to speak, I'm more than ready to venture beyond. Other Christian denominations and other congregations within the broader faith community have plenty to contribute to this important conversation. The "Faith and Inequality" conversation is intended for all persons of faith, uniting various and diverse voices together in pursuit of common good in our midst.
For Christians, the possible connection between common good and what we understand as "kingdom of God" merits exploration. The Social Gospel movement at the turn of the 20th century – born during Gilded Age inequities – offers guidance. The 21st century needs to make its own response to social and economic inequalities. Join me and many others as we respond to significant inequalities social and economic with energy, smarts, and compassion.
Special thanks to the congregation I serve, St. John's/San Juan Lutheran Church, Austin, TX for the opportunity to go to Washington, DC where I'll participate in continuing education events. I've never been to the nation's capital and am looking forward to networking with leaders in the movement for social and economic justice.
And thanks to my publicist extraordinaire daughter, Alexandra Anderson, for her work on the above promo image!
I'm planning to do similar "Faith and Inequality" presentations this fall in Austin and Houston – and open to invitations elsewhere!
What Phil Gramm and Mr. Krabs Have in Common
On February 27, 2016 April 11, 2016 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary, ExcerptsLeave a comment
The following post is adapted from the book, Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good.
Congressional Republicans and Democrats differ in a number of ways, but they are essentially united when it comes to uncritical acceptance of the ways of Wall Street. Whereas roughly 1 percent of Americans are millionaires (as of 2010), 50 percent of US representatives and senators are categorized as such. Phil Gramm, who retired from the Senate in 2002, was a card-carrying member of the millionaires' club while serving on Capitol Hill. He most memorably was on record naming Wall Street "a holy place." To be wealthy is not an indictment; but to imagine one's wealth does not affect the way one votes, especially concerning issues involving personal financial interests, is naïve. As an old Russian proverb states, "When money talks, the truth is silent."
My son and I went to see the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie when it came out in 2004. He was twelve years old; the movie had something for both generations, as the theater was evenly populated by kids and their parents. SpongeBob is the main character in one of the most popular animated cartoons of the first decade of the 2000s. The series features a number of lead characters (all sea creatures); a handful of Internet bloggers revel in the alleged representation of the seven deadly sins in seven recurring characters of the show. Restaurant owner Mr. Krabs (who is, yes, a crab) is especially fond of money, both its procurement and its retention. In the movie, Mr. Krabs decides to open a second restaurant adjacent to his original one. At its grand opening, he confesses his love for money with an interviewer, as he is asked what inspired him to duplicate his efforts. He answers the question instinctively with one word: "Money."
Sometimes it's a jolt that comes from a change of scenery – in this case a cartoon – that helps one to hear the truth loud and clear. The implied mocking of Mr. Krabs's greed drew one of the largest laughs in the theater that day; even children are able to recognize that the inordinate love of money skews a person's – or a crab's – perspective.
Phil Gramm cosponsored the 1999 repeal (proudly signed into law by President Clinton) of the landmark Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act that had separated the activities of commercial banks and security firms. The repeal is now widely considered to be a primary culprit in the 2007-08 economic swoon. Gramm never anticipated the economic demise that he helped create. Let's be clear: There's nothing wrong with opening a second business or wanting to construct an environment where jobs and capital proliferate. But to be shrewd to the ways of greed is an elusive wisdom.
Gramm was blinded by his love for money – that which he has in common with Mr. Krabs.
Pastor Brad Highum on "Just a Little Bit More"
On January 12, 2016 January 14, 2016 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn CommentaryLeave a comment
Brad Highum, a pastor at Abiding Love Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Austin, highly recommends you and your congregation do a book study of Just a Little Bit More. As he emphasizes in the video clip below concerning social immobility, rising inequality, and elevated childhood poverty, "We have to know how we got here, in order to begin to address ideas about how we move from this place, how we move forward."
Pastor Brad has been a passionate supporter of Just a Little Bit More from its very inception. Back in 2011, we lunched over gyro wraps at Phoenicia Bakery on South Lamar Boulevard in Austin. We sat on a picnic table outside in the hot fall wind (Phoenicia, abundantly stocked with Greek and Arab staples, doesn't have indoor seating) and went back and forth about the 2007-08 economic swoon – and how our faith confronts what it has brought forth. Brad's enthusiasm let me know that my thinking was on the right track.
The culmination of a three-year process, Just a Little Bit More, was published in May 2014. My own congregation, St. John's/San Juan Lutheran in Austin, and Brad's were the first congregations to participate in a book study of JaLBM. We conducted the studies concurrently with the purpose of compiling feedback and notes that would contribute toward a study guide for other faith communities.
I especially appreciate Brad's comprehension and dissemination of JaLBM's message. Our faith does have something to say in mitigation of economic and social inequalities. Brad is absolutely "on point" in this video clip as he encourages others in faith communities to look into a book study of JaLBM.
I first met Brad Highum when he was a student at the Lutheran Seminary Program of the Southwest (LSPS). While studying for ordained ministry (and previous to), he was serving as minister of adult education and programs at Riverbend Church in Austin. Brad is an excellent teacher and preacher. His scripture knowledge and recall are superb; his interpretation is progressive. His fluid articulation pulls in listeners to understand the message being shared.
Pastor Brad and I both conducted seven week studies of JaLBM at our respective congregations. Halfway through the study, one of Brad's congregants walked into the Sunday morning class at Abiding Love and gave Brad a knowing look. "Pastor Brad," he offered, "this book is not a light read."
Brad responded with a wink and a smile: "It's not a light topic."
Pastor Brad's got a quick wit, too.
For the congregant at Abiding Love and others who are looking for an easier version of JaLBM to digest, the Summary Version and Study Guide is now available. Amazon and the Blue Ocotillo Publishing website offer it for $6.95 (52 pages); ebook version, $2.99.
As stated above, Brad and the folks at Abiding Love (along with my folks at St. John's/San Juan) helped shape the discussion questions at the end of all eight summarized chapters. Consequently, readers of the full-length version of JaLBM and the Summary Version and Study Guide can join in the same discussion with the purpose of "understanding how we got here" so that we might better – together – construct societal common good.
Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good – full-length version, 277 pages – is available wherever books and ebooks are sold.
On December 28, 2015 February 16, 2016 By T. Carlos "Tim" AndersonIn Commentary6 Comments
"The Big Short," the film adaptation of Michael Lewis's book of the same name, explains the 2008 financial crisis by detailing the actions of four groups of investors who foresaw the burst of the housing market bubble. Lewis (Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Boomerang) is in very familiar territory depicting the dark side of Wall Street; his first book, Liar's Poker, recounted his days as a Wall Street bond market manager in the mid-1980s "when a great nation lost its financial mind." According to Lewis, not much changed in twenty-five years – save a few names and outlandish increases in the amounts of money bet and squandered on Wall Street.
Our family has been doing a Christmas Day movie for the past few years. Our initial Christmas Day excursion was in 2007 when we took in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story." The next year we saw what still rates as one of the best of the Christmas Day pics: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." "Up in the Air" (2009) and "Hugo" (2011) were good, but not memorable. "Anchorman II" (2013) was, predictably, funny in a juvenile type of way. "Les Miserables" (2012) had a great Sacha Baron Cohen as Thénardier, and . . . a whole lotta of singing.
"The Big Short" is well worth seeing. The movie title refers to the practice of short selling a stock or bond – betting that it will tank. The protagonists bet, correctly, that the housing market bubble would burst. The movie's two hours plus run-time works continually to explain this and other components of the 2008 economic swoon to both those who have and haven't delved into its causes. The movie's narrative, including "breaking the fourth wall" explanations from Ryan Gosling's character, and cameos from chef Anthony Bourdain, actress Margot Robbie, entertainer Selena Gomez, and economist Richard Thaler, help explain complex derivative trading, credit default swaps, collateralized debt obligations, and other roll-off-the-tongue market descriptors.
Neil Irwin, senior economics correspondent for The New York Times, reviews the movie favorably. He is critical, however, of the movie's notion that no one – save the four groups of protagonists – foresaw the burst of the bubble. Irwin rightly claims that many other people suspected the bubble's presence as early as 2005; the ferocity of the bubble's burst is what caught so many by surprise. Subprime mortgage loans' ability to corrode supposedly walled-off safer securities wiped out dreams on Main Street and Wall Street. American (and worldwide) common good took a beating: jobs and pension funds were lost; properties were squandered; and social and economic inequalities, on the rise for a generation, were exacerbated.
Steve Carell's character, Mark Baum (Steve Eisman in real life) – haunted and obsessive – doggedly seeks out some sort of justice in the midst of the darkness. He's a Wall Street player, undoubtedly, but the unmitigated fraud that imbues the financial side of the housing market won't let him rest. His pursuit of what turns out to be contorted justice gives a glimmer of hope.
As 2016 approaches, we're still a society that emphasizes fiscal over social policy. A balance between the two categories of policies would be an improvement. The lures of consumerism continue to take precedence over concern for and care of the environment. The realization and acceptance that we can't continue to burn through unlimited amounts of oil and coal to fuel our desires of economic growth at all costs would be another improvement. And many yet believe that market activity, like a washing machine working a load of soiled clothing, somehow turns our collective greed into good. It doesn't – and that's the simple lesson of the 2008 crash well-told by "The Big Short."
Understanding the 2008 crash, which had much in common with the economic crash of 1929, is essential knowledge for citizens who care about their families, neighbors, and communities. "The Big Short" – book or movie – is a good place to start. If you would like to understand the larger panoramic view, I humbly suggest you read Just a Little Bit More. Until Brad Pitt contacts me (ha!) to make a movie version of JaLBM (he co-produced "The Big Short"), this linked YouTube short on JaLBM will have to suffice!
This blog and website are representative of the views expressed in my book Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good. JaLBM, distributed by ACTA Publications (Chicago), is available on Amazon as a paperback and an ebook. It's also available on Nook and iBooks/iTunes, and at the website of Blue Ocotillo Publishing.
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Online casino operator Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc (GNOG) has published its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021, reporting a Q3 net loss despite having seen revenue increase significantly during the trading period.
GNOG's revenue for Q3 was $35.6m, a 37.4% increase compared to $25.9m recorded during Q3 2020. Revenue for the first nine months of 2021 improved as well year-over-year by 38.2% to $94.1m (2020: $68.1m).
The casino operator's net loss for Q3 was $31.3m (Q3 2020: net loss of $1.8m) which includes a loss on warrant derivative liabilities of $18.9m, stock-based compensation expense of $3.4m, and $2.8m of merger-related expenses whereas no such loss or expenses were recognized in the prior-year period. Net income for the first nine months of 2021 was $36.7m (2020: $2.5m).
GNOG recorded an adjusted EBITDA loss for Q3 of $2.5m (Q3 2020: adjusted EBITDA of $8.2m), and an adjusted EBITDA loss was $9.8m for the first nine months of 2021 (2020: adjusted EBITDA of $22.6m). It noted the decline in adjusted EBITDA is primarily attributable to growth investments in new markets, predominantly in Michigan.
Active First Time Depositors (AFTD) for Q3 grew 133.2% compared to Q3 2020, while 12-Month Active Depositors grew 111.9%. For the first nine months of the year, AFTD grew 188.2% compared to the first nine months of 2020.
Chairman and CEO Tilman Fertitta commented: "We are pleased to deliver another quarter of double-digit revenue growth in an increasingly competitive market. Golden Nugget Online Gaming continues to pride itself in making the right investments in product, marketing and technology without wavering from our ultimate goal of profitability – as we have achieved in New Jersey.
"With successful launches in West Virginia and Virginia now under our belt, we look forward to expanding into new jurisdictions where we can bring our players a premium player experience."
During Q3, GNOG deployed 103 new games in Michigan and 90 new games in New Jersey on the web, iOS, and Android, and the operator expects to bring its New Jersey offering to over 1,000 games in Q4.
In New Jersey, the operator partnered with Greentube to help the firm make its US debut, launched Live Dealer Auto-Roulette in its Live Dealer studio, and continued work on a 1,800 square foot expansion of its Live Dealer Studio, increasing its table capacity from 18 to 33 tables. The studio expansion is now expected to be completed by the end of the year.
GNOG's Live Dealer agreement with Entain in the Garden State was extended for three more years as well during Q3 and it includes a commitment to operate additional private tables once the Live Dealer Studio expansion has been completed.
In Michigan, the casino operator launched player-favorite promotion Free Spins and initiated a refresh on its Live Dealer tech stack, which will be replaced by an Amazon Web Services solution to improve resiliency.
In West Virginia, GNOG launched its online casino and sportsbook and was granted permanent igaming and sports wagering management services provider permits by the West Virginia Lottery.
In Virginia, the operator launched its online sportsbook as an untethered license holder. At launch, it made a $1m donation in support of the five historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the state as part of its commitment to be a part of meaningful change. It will continue to support the HBCUs by sharing proceeds from Virginia operations on an annual basis going forward.
GNOG has temporarily withdrawn its petition with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for an interactive gaming certificate to facilitate the prompt consummation of its proposed merger transaction with DraftKings Inc. It expects to promptly reapply for the certificate after the merger closes.
The casino operator now expects to commence Pennsylvania operations at the end of Q1 2022, subject to regulatory approvals. As a result of its delayed launch in the Keystone state, the operator expects to come in at the low end of the range of its 2021 revenue guidance.
President Thomas Winter stated: "2021 continues to be a banner year for growth at GNOG. In Michigan, we continue to grow revenues, posting a 26.3% GGR increase over Q2 2021, while the rest of the market grew 4.7%.
"Our market-leading growth in market share in the state during the quarter is a direct reflection of our steady focus on customer acquisition and retention, while our 33.6% quarterly growth in Net Gaming Revenue, outpacing our GGR growth, illustrates our financially disciplined approach to new markets.
"In Q3, Michigan accounted for 70% of our new active depositors, Net Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) kept growing in line with our forecast and we expect this trend to continue, as the weight of returning players, especially VIPs, increases in our players mix. This customer loyalty gives us further confidence that Michigan will eventually be at par with New Jersey in our revenue mix."
"Elsewhere, we expect to build on this growth with our recent launches in West Virginia and Virginia and look forward to continuing our expansion plans as we move closer towards bringing the premium content and innovative features, synonymous with the Golden Nugget brand, to Arizona, Ontario, and Pennsylvania, subject to licensure and regulatory approvals."
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est une chanson du groupe de rock progressif britannique Pink Floyd écrite et chantée par le claviériste Rick Wright. Elle apparaît sur l'album A Saucerful of Secrets sorti en 1968.

Enregistrement
La chanson a été enregistrée durant les sessions du premier album du groupe, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Son titre original était Sunshine. Toutefois, la Pink Floyd Encyclopedia suggère que la chanson a été entièrement refaite ce mois-là.

Syd Barrett apparaît aussi sur cette chanson, jouant de la guitare acoustique, guitare slide et chœurs. Comme l'autre composition solo de Rick Wright pour l'album, See-Saw, les paroles et l'atmosphère créées par la musique, idyllique, rappelant l'innocence de l'enfance, forment un contraste net avec la noirceur de la plupart des autres chansons sur l'album.

Composition
Ce morceau est remarquable par son changement de signature rythmique. En effet, le chiffrage est de 3/4 durant les 16 premières mesures, avant de basculer définitivement sur 4/4. Ce genre de changement, peu répandu alors dans la musique populaire, fut notamment popularisé par les Beatles. Concernant Pink Floyd, l'archétype de ce changement de tempo est certainement la chanson à succès Money, dont la majeure partie est en 7/4 sauf la partie rock, en 4/4.

La mélodie est typiquement modale. Elle utilise le mode de sol, courant dans la musique anglaise des années 1960. Celui-ci concilie en effet les trois influences majeures qui caractérisent cette musique : celtique, indienne et, bien sûr, le blues avec sa gamme pentatonique.

Personnel
 Syd Barrett – guitare acoustique – guitare slide, chœurs
 Richard Wright – piano, chant
 Roger Waters – guitare basse
 Norman Smith – batterie

Notes et références

Liens externes et sources
  Site officiel de Pink Floyd
  Site officiel de Roger Waters
  Site officiel de David Gilmour

Chanson interprétée par Pink Floyd
Chanson de 1968

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If she were an adult, maybe, or annoyed just by one or two peers.
But you've got a child in her formative years with a systemic problem. It's learn now or risk isolation later, when it will be harder for her both to learn new habits and find groups of peers to learn on.
Watching a child get shunned is agony. Your protectiveness is understandable. However, you need to keep that instinct in balance with the parental imperative to accept measured risk as necessary for children to learn skills they'll need as adults.
In this case, yes, heed the therapist on trying to assimilate — but deploy safeguards first to protect her from and reinforce her against the effects of the meanest kids.
Start by asking her to figure out which classmates are kindest to her. Her teachers can be a huge help here. There's nothing wrong with shopping for a sympathetic audience – in fact, reading one's welcome is a crucial skill.
And, role-play with her. Practice not only ways she can approach peers — tempering vs. ingratiating herself — but also ways to extract herself from encounters gone wrong. If anything, that's more fraught, since there's a blood-in-the-water nature to groups of young kids.
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The Crosby High School girls basketball team enjoyed a strong showing at the East Texas Baptist University camp in June. According to head coach Michelle Trotter, the Lady Cougars showed great teamwork as a young team continues to figure out how to work together heading into the upcoming season this winter. From left, Taylor Stermon, Sequoia Carroll, Caitlin Harris, Zaraiya Lee, Cortni Harris, Katie Harris, Kaylynn Collins and Julia Malac.
Lady Cougars return from successful college camp
Girls basketball update
The Crosby Lady Cougars are going to be a much younger basketball team next season.
That's why head coach Michelle Trotter is doing what she can to get them out to events that can only help the squad prepare for the grind of Class 5A basketball.
The Lady Cougars traveled to East Texas Baptist University in Marshall for three days of basketball competition and Trotter came away happy with what she was able to see.
The games were more of a round-robin set up and not an actual tournament. However, the university did have teams play in a tournament-type setting of an overtime competition where a game starts with a jump ball and had one minute to win the contest, similar to a shortened extra period after regulation.
"It gave them an in-the-game scenario," Trotter said. "That one they played a tournament. I and the kids liked it and it gave a good taste of what an in-game situation looks like. It gave them an idea of the mindset you have to have when you get down really quickly 2-0. You have to have the mindset of we can do this, we can comeback."
"I really liked the concept of how they did that tournament so that is something I would like to use.
Crosby's girls made the final of the overtime series.
Trotter appreciates what the girls have been able to do in order to get on the same page.
"What I really liked is that they are playing as a team," Trotter said. "They are supportive of each other and they hold each other accountable and no one gets hurt feelings. The character side of it, team bonding is really great."
The way they look on the floor has also pleased Trotter.
"The skill is getting better," Trotter said. "Every time you step on the floor, you are going to improve. There are still things we need to work on since we haven't played together since April."
One thing that is apparent is the younger players, who tried to do right by the older players last season are now stepping up as the go-to kids and embracing those roles.
"Those freshmen that played on varsity during the season, there was that dilemma of trying to do things right and give the seniors a good year, so there was that nervousness," Trotter said. "Playing together this summer, now it's their team and their program so there is this comfort that they can make mistakes and learn from them. There is no pressure. It's all about getting better."
One of the players, Kaylynn Collins, was enthused by her team's play over the course of the tournament.
"Our team, since we were together the whole time, we improved so much over the three days," Collins said. "Other teams would finish their games and go right to the dorms, but we would stay and watch games and stay together."
Collins also noted their apparent youth is not that big of a factor.


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Lewis Brice – Young
Brice Releases New Single Following Streaming Success of "It's You" Which has Amassed More Than
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"Over a banjo laced melody accented by a funky beat" (The Boot / Angela Stefano) Lewis Brice brings the nostalgia with his new single "Young," available today. The single, which premiered exclusively on The Boot, was co-written by Brice with Rozes and Joshua Logan Tangney and co-produced by Brice with his brother Lee Brice and Ben Simonetti. This is the first release since Brice's single "It's You," which has become a streaming sensation, garnering more than 11 million streams since its release earlier this year.
With lyrics that take you right back to your youth, listeners will want a front seat to Brice's sentimental trip down memory lane in "Young."
First kiss and firefly wishin', Downpour rain that never missed us. Rope swing and backflippin', Skinny-dippin', Whiskey sippin'
"Young is a song that takes you back to when you were still figuring it out, where mistakes and memories were made that last a lifetime," Brice tells The Boot. "I know looking back on when I was a lil' younger always brings a smile to my face."
Brice's previous single "It's You" has seen tremendous streaming success, amassing more than 11 million streams and has been added to key country and all-genre playlists, most recently Amazon's Country Heat. Additionally, the single has spent four weeks on the Spotify Daily Viral 50 Charts and three weeks on the Spotify Weekly Viral 50 Charts, garnering around 870k streams weekly across all streaming services. The "perfectly romantic love song (CMT.com)" was co-written by Brice with Ben Simonetti and Niko Moon. Ben Simonetti also produced the track, which has been featured on pivotal playlists including Spotify's Global Viral, Hot Country, US Viral, Breakout Country and New Boots, Apple Music's Breaking Country, Pure Country Radio, Pandora's New Country Radio playlists and many more. Fans can watch Brice perform this single and more fan favorite hits during his weekly Monday night Happy Hour, "Live with Lewis," at 5 p.m. CST on his Facebook and Instagram.
Here's an overview of playlists including "It's You":
Spotify Hot Country, Spotify New Boots, Spotify Wild Country, Spotify New Music Nashville, Spotify Next From Nashville, Spotify Breakout Country, Apple Music Soundcheck, Apple Music Country Lovin' (Canada), Apple Music Breaking Country, Apple Music Light My Fire, Apple Pure Country Radio, Radio Disney Country Playlist, YouTube Country Paradise, Pandora New Country Radio, Spotify Global Viral 50, Spotify US Viral 50, Spotify Country Songs 2020 – Best Country Music Playlists 2020, Spotify May 2020 Monthly Country Music Hits, Spotify Country Top Tracks, Spotify Canada Viral 50, Spotify Viral, Spotify As 50 virais do mundo, Apple Country Risers, Sirius XM On the Horizon, Pandora Country Love Songs, Pandora Emerging Artists, Amazon Fresh Country
For more information and the latest news on Lewis Brice, follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit LewisBrice.com.
ABOUT LEWIS BRICE:
Lewis's debut self-titled EP, produced by himself and his brother Lee Brice, was released via Pump House Music on July 14th, 2017 to glowing reviews, landing at No. 11 on the US iTunes Country chart. Since then, Lewis has been named one of Rolling Stone Country's "New Country Artists You Need to Know" and Billboard's "Country Artists to Watch in 2018". Tracks from the EP were featured on SiriusXM The Highway, CMT Music, and Spotify's New Boots & Wild Country playlists, and its lead single 'Best Ex Ever' reached the Top 40 of MusicRow's Country Breakout radio chart. The next chapter of Lewis's music was unveiled on November 23rd, 2018 as the first single from his forthcoming second collection of songs, titled 'Blessed', was introduced to the world by a special Thanksgiving acoustic performance premiere with his brother Lee Brice. With more new music on the horizon, 2020 promises to be the best year yet for Lewis Brice!
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Black Lives Matter in Pittsburgh
By: Symara Wilson
In the last five months, protests have sparked across the world in response to several devastating acts of injustice against black people. It began in Minneapolis, Minnesota, home to George Floyd, a man killed by three Minneapolis police officers after allegedly trying to make a purchase with a counterfeit bill. Officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were all charged in the murder of George Floyd. From that moment, protests and riots erupted across the nation and even ventured beyond the United States. Unfortunately, George Floyd wasn't the only killing prompting outrage. Countless other incidents have occurred since then, and even those resurfacing from years before fuel the momentum of the movement. Black people being unjustly killed by police has been an act of violence prevalent in the media as of recent years. Now, people are no longer staying silent on how they feel. Millions of people have come together everywhere in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
As protests erupted across the United States, four months have passed and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is still going strong in their fight for justice—and this sadly isn't the first time. In June of 2018, 17-year old Antwon Rose ll was shot in the back in East Pittsburgh by officer Michael Rosfield, who was not found guilty, even though Antwon was unarmed. Protests filled the streets that summer and fast forward years later, Pittsburgh still marches for Antwon and several others. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Elijah McClain, Robert Fuller, Rayshard Brooks, Oluwatoyin Salau, Daniel Prude and Jacob Blake compile just a small list of Black lives that have been at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement recently.
Protests in Pittsburgh have gone on for a consecutive 16 weeks. Started by Black, Young, And Educated, "Civil Saturdays" were youth-led protests that called for the amendment of PA Section 508, which is the justification for the use of force (even deadly) by law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania. Black, Young, And Educated is one of several black-led organizations in Pittsburgh fighting to make a difference in the community. Though Civil Saturdays have recently ended, protests in the city are not letting up.
Some other Black organizations are Pittsburgh Feminists for Intersectionality, an organization created to promote intersectional feminism, and SisTers, a Black and trans-led organization providing education and resources to local transgender, non-binary, and other gender-nonconforming individuals, as well as helping with transitioning and providing shelter. Protests in support of Black trans lives have been happening in Pittsburgh recently as well. With how big the Black Lives Matter movement has gotten; the Black Trans Lives Matter movement has also grown in notability and is just as important.
Crimes against those who are transgender are often times swept under the rug and don not receive attention in the media. We already know anti-transgender violence is not a new occurrence, but according to a 2018 report from the Human Rights Campaign, we also know that "it disproportionately impacts young transgender women of color, and we can identify common risk factors shared among many of its victims." It is even said that the life expectancy of Black trans women is just 35 years old. Why do Black trans women and men face an alarmingly greater rate of violence than those who are white and/or cisgender? This is where the importance of intersectionality within activism lies.
The term "intersectionality" has caught on more in recent years, but has been around since 1989, coined by law professor, Kimberlé Crenshaw. In a paper, she argued Black women face more discrimination because of racism and sexism within our society. Since then, the term has grown and shows us that oppression can come from multiple sources. Race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and physical ability all play a part in intersectionality. In order to progress, we have to look at the way oppression overlaps, and appreciate the reality that certain marginalized groups are more susceptible to violence and discrimination than others. This is why organizations like Pittsburgh Feminists for Intersectionality and SisTers are crucial to provide advocacy and resources for the LGBTQ+ community. Tony McDade, Riah Milton, Tete Gulley, Dominique Fells, Aaliyah Denise Johnson, Nina Pop, and Monika Diamond are just a few examples of Black trans lives lost this year that protestors have also been marching for. Their stories deserve just as much attention, as well as justice.
So, when will justice finally be served?
It's no secret that America has a very long way to go when it comes to repairing a system that was built on racism since the beginning. The Supreme Court's recent upsetting decision in the Breonna Taylor case has only motivated protestors all over the country, especially in Breonna's home of Louisville, Kentucky. Brett Hankison, only one of three officers involved, was indicted on charges for shooting into the neighbor's house, not for the actual murder of Breonna in her sleep. Therefore, the end of the fight for equality is still nowhere in sight. Although many argue that the protests are doing nothing to help the movement, Elijah McClain's case being reopened and the Supreme Court choosing to further investigate Breonna Taylor's case demonstrates actions matter. Sharing resources, donating, making calls and emails to officials, protesting, signing petitions— it all counts.. There is much more to be done here and America's youth has shown the world that they are not letting up anytime soon.
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The Inoculated Canaries Fly High with New Music and Appearances
The Exciting Young New York Quartet Set to Sing and Glide Their Way to Stardom This Summer and Fall with Deep Grooves, Melodic Hooks and Exciting Live Performances
Imagine walking into a record store and finding a vinyl that takes you back to a time, a decade, where songs had guitar solos, piano melodies and real drums. Think "OLD SCHOOL ROCK WITH A MODERN TWIST" and you've just about opened the Canaries' cage.
On the heels of the release of their single and video for "Sneakers", The Canaries are gearing up for their brand new song "Donna", set to drop on the major services September 20th – with the video for the track coming out on Sept 26th. Don't miss their performance at Bowery Electric in NYC on Fri Sept 27th.
Singer/Guitarist Mike Rubin says "The lyrics to "Donna" are very tongue and cheek. The song is not meant to take itself too seriously."
Upcoming Performances:
Mon July 29th – LIVE on 90.3 WHPC radio, Long Island (9pm EST)
Thurs Aug 8th – LIVE on 90.5 WBJB radio, NJ (7pm EST)
Sun Aug 18th – LIVE at Revolution Bar & Music Hall
Fri Sept 27th – LIVE at Bowery Electric, NYC (8pm EST)
"The Inoculated Canaries are a four-piece rock outfit from New York City with influences they describe as including Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, The Black Keys and Pink Floyd. That Whitman's Sampler of artists is certainly on prominent parade in the group's straight up, grass-fed approach to the rock-n-roll realm's thumping beats and six-string gymnastics."- ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE BEAT
Eclectic, boundary defying, and never lacking in sarcastic remarks, The Inoculated Canaries (in.oc.u.lat.ed ca.nar.ies) are a rock and roll force to be reckoned with. Hailing from New York, the "four guys who can't dance" are striving to leave their musical legacy; inspired by artists such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Nirvana, The Inoculated Canaries are constantly pushing themselves to explore new, innovative sounds while making their presence known.
The unforgettable quartet is composed of Michael Rubin (guitar, vocals), James Terranova (drums), Dylan Gross (bass), and Brian Sweeney (keyboard). Coming from diverse backgrounds and varied musical influences, the band values creativity above all else; striving to combine familiar elements with the unexpected, The Inoculated Canaries attempt to make sense of individualism and humanity in the most honest way possible:
"We want to take those raw human emotions we all feel in the darkness of our minds and write songs about them. We're not here to be rich or famous, we're here to be great. To us, Greatness means making music that is real, and we are absolutely relentless about every single note. Greatness means learning from the best, but always being original. Greatness is sometimes having to stick up your middle finger to authority, convention and even the person in the mirror… Side-Effects may include crying, laughing, a sudden sense of existential dread, and/or hearing-loss."
The rockers are immensely passionate about the music they share and the experience they create for fans. The band had the opportunity to open for The Mowglis in 2017 , COIN in 2019 and played 'Cult of Personality' live with Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish of Living Colour. The Inoculated Canaries also worked directly with Matt Squire (producer of Panic! at the Disco, Ariana Grande, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Demi Lovato and more). They have also worked with producer David Caggiano (who worked with Art Garfunkel).
The Inoculated Canaries' first EP "The Blue Laws" was soon followed by their single "Don't Be Late", a live prog performance "The Fifth Song" and an acoustic version of their song "Jericho". Their second EP "Trying Times" was also followed by singles "Count Me Out", "Who Are You", "The Lawyer's Wife" and "Sneakers".
For more info on The Inoculated Canaries,
Website: http://theinoculatedcanaries.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theinoculatedcanaries/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/theinoculatedcanaries
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrltZFT46Qu4lZ4fbGgIUtQ
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/the-inoculated-canaries
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/2xbllUZKJ2S7vk555hWwlA
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Casely Pioneers Monthly Subscription Box for IPhone Cases
Casely is an online tech-accessories retailer and operates the first and only phone case subscription club on the market. Casely strives to bring customers unique cases that reflect trends before they happen.
They aim to inspire the next generation of young style-istas to be the best version of themselves, and to be confident in everything they do–with or without a Casely in hand. Casely is your one-stop-shop for cases inspired by the latest fashions with that Brooklyn spunk.
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YFL Kelvin New Video
YFL KELVIN RELEASES NEW VIDEO "BANDS ON TOP OF BANDS"
YFL KELVIN FEATURED IN DEF JAM'S UNDISPUTED COMPILATION, OUT MARCH 8TH
READ "HOW DEF JAM PLANS TO RECLAIM ITS HIP-HOP CROWN" ON BILLBOARD.COM
"Cleveland is on the map in a big way… YFL Kelvin is certainly in the conversation of one of the most refined sound behind his ability to channel his come-up story."
"YFL Kelvin is an Cleveland based emcee who has been battling adversities his whole life but his musical talent is about to change everything for him."
ABOUT YFL KELVIN
For YFL Kelvin, hip-hop is the soundtrack to his struggle. "My story is rags to riches," the 21-year-old explains. The Cleveland native has found solace in music since his father was gunned down—in an accidental shooting—when he was just five. Kelvin began recording out of his home studio, but music was secondary to the lure of the streets, taking his rap name from his biological father and the aspirational acronym "Young, Flashy, Lifestyle."
The street life landed him behind bars on three occasions, "My little brother is in jail. Like, everybody who I used to be with is in jail." No matter the tribulation, it doubled as a sonic inspiration. In 2016, his beef with a former friend sparked his first major release, "Mayweather Freestyle." "I knew I was destined then. Something good was going to play out from all the tragedy that I've been through."
2018's "NASDAQ" would be the rocket that'd catapult Kelvin beyond Cleveland, released on YouTube the hit song has generated over 300k views. The remix with Moneybagg Yo will lead Kelvin's first project, Out of Here.
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Introducing YFL Kelvin: Def Jam's Cleaveland-Based Prodigy Teams Up With Moneybagg Yo For The "NASDAQ" Remix
For YFL Kelvin, hip-hop is the soundtrack to his struggle. "My story is rags to riches," the 21-year old explains. The Cleveland native has found solace in music since his father was gunned down–in an accidental shooting–when he was just five. Kelvin began recording out of his home studio, but music was secondary to the lure of the streets, taking his rap name from his biological father and the aspirational acronym "Young, Flashy, Lifestyle."
The street life landed him behind bars on three occassions, "My little brother is in jail. Like, everybody who I used to be with is in jail." No matter the tribulation, it doubled as a sonic inspiration. In 2016, his beef with a former friend sparked his major release, "Mayweather Freestyle."
"I knew I was destined then. Something good was going to play out from all the tragedy that I've been through," he says.
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Jesse Palter-The Paper Trail
Detroit born, LA based, prolific singer/songwriter Jesse Palter releases debut EP The Paper Trail October 22 on Artistry Music, featuring five tracks of aggressive, piano-pounding pop/rock in the vein of Carole King, Sarah McLachlan and Sara Bareilles. The first single going to radio is "Heavy Is The Crown," an edgy, incisive pop-rocker examining narcisscism and victim-hood at is best. Check it out here.
Comments Palter: "All of these songs are paving the way towards establishing myself as an artist and songwriter. My approach throughout this project was to find a way to capture a full snapshot of my life and what I've been going through. This is the beginning of what I hope will be a long, fulfilling journey."
Palter, who launched her career in Detroit and Chicago before moving to Los Angeles to focus on her development as a pop artist, was supported in her sound and overall vision by producer Doug Petty, a veteran keyboardist who has worked with Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Nick Lachey and Lisa Loeb, among others. Petty kept the integrity of Palter's songs from demo stage through the various layers and textures brought forth to compliment her unique artistry. A high caliber of studio musicians played on the project including bassists Tim Lefebvre and Alex Al and drummers Matt Chamberlain and Aaron Sterling.
With The Paper Trail EP, Palter has committed herself to the discipline of perfecting the craft of songwriting. She focused on strengthening her creative muscles to discover what melodies, lyrics and chord changes work best, allowing herself to be vulnerable, brave and brutally honest at the same time. The songs are autobiographical, representing her life and what's she's been through.
Palter launched her jazz career as a teenager, performing oboe and trumpet in the school jazz band. She connected with singer/songwriter Andrew Gold ("Thank You For Being A Friend"), who brought her to Nashville to work on original material and record a demo, which generated interest with several major labels. At 15, she began working with the Grammy-winning production team the Bass Brothers (Eminem). Her skill for improvisational singing and a developing passion for legendary jazz vocalists, led to her shift towards jazz. She studied at the University Of Michigan as a jazz and contemplative studies major.
Her eclectic musical upbringing includes exposure to a wide array of music that inspired her to deeply respect the art of great songs and songwriters, from Carole King and Joni Mitchell, to Prince, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and The Beatles. Music and singing was always in her blood. Her grandmother, Doris Raynor, was once an opera prodigy in NY.
In early 2019, Artistry Music will follow up The Paper Trail EP with the single "Sever The Ties" and a full-length debut album.
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FXXXXY's New Release
FXXXXY just recently released his newest single "Need U."
The song features Gunna through Rule #1/Interscope Records.
The track delivers swift-melodic rap before transitioning into a pleading chorus which BEGS its listeners to not make promises that, truly, can't be kept…pretty relatable, huh?
Staying true to his murky underground sound, "Need U" is FXXXXY's first summer release, and you can listen to it by clicking here.
"'Need U' is a song that means a lot to me because it's mostly based on a true situation. As soon as I did the beat I knew it was gonna be a way for me to vent and then Gunna came throughand completed the version for it," says FXXXXY.
The Dallas-based rapper has also had previous music success from EPs such as Cartel Shawty and Flawed Up Shawty. This also includes his singles, "Lip Service 6" and the Zane Lowe-premiered "Beep Beep."
With meticulous production, memorable books, and agile flows, the young music artist ahs continued to showcase his talent as both an emcee and producer.
FXXXXY currently resides in Los Angeles where he continues to record develop his sound–so stay tuned in to this star as more magic comes to our ears.
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MADISON RYANN WARD x MIRROR
Inspired by artists from many different genres, Madison Ryann Ward combines bluesy, soulful melodies with folk, rap and gospel-influenced lyricism to create a classic sound that remains all her own. An impressive fuse of elements ranging from organs to reggae beats, Madison Ryann Ward is creating the kind of music that has the ability to achieve what Jay Z told Letterman "lasts forever." LISTEN TO "MIRROR" HERE (Post & Share)
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GALLANT x GENTLEMAN
GRAMMY Award-nominated critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and R&B iconoclast GALLANT returns with a preview track entitled "Gentleman" today. Get it HERE via Mind of A Genius/Warner Bros. Records. Watch the video HERE.
Representing a palpable and powerful evolution, the track conjures the spirits of late nineties and early two-thousands R&B within a sphere of cinematic production cooked up by frequent collaborator and producer Stint [Banks, Santigold]. Over a minimalist hum, the artist's seductive and show-stopping falsetto blazes brightly and brilliantly.
Additionally, he unveiled a stunning music video awash in dark blue hues for "Gentleman." Built around tight angles and extreme close-ups, the physicality of the clip evokes the single's energy and showcases what he calls, "My take on a nineties bedroom jam."
"Gentleman" is Gallant's first release since 2016's full-length debut, Ology, which earned a GRAMMY Award nod in the category of "Best Urban Contemporary Album" at the 2017 ceremony. Most importantly, it heralds the arrival of his anxiously awaited sophomore album, coming very soon. Keeping things personal, he even personally shared what's to come with a fan on Twitter, allowing her to break the news.
Tonight, he headlines an intimate sold out performance at Public Arts in New York followed by shows at National Sawdust April 5 and the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Cemetery April 17.
Within the next weeks, he'll uncover his first single "Doesn't Matter," from his forthcoming album. Stay tuned.
Balancing vulnerability and vitality as well as sentimentality and seduction, Gallant proved himself to be an iconoclastic presence for R&B upon emerging in 2014. His breakout debut Ology landed a GRAMMY nomination for "Best Urban Contemporary Album," bowed in the Top 25 of the BillboardTop 200, placed on Entertainment Weekly's "25 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)," garnered a coveted 7.5/10 score courtesy of Pitchfork, and incited applause from The Guardian, Q, and more. Between touring with John Legend and gracing the stage at Coachella, he delivered unforgettable performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Later with Jools Holland, and NBC's Today, to name a few. Impressively, the single clocked over 33 million Spotify streams and counting. With all of these accolades, he laid the foundation to make a big and bold statement with his forthcoming second offering.
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Poll Finds UK Public Keen on Longer Sunday Shopping Hours
10th September 2012 15:51 - Retail
A nationwide poll by YouGov on behalf of business law firm DWF has discovered that 45% of UK shoppers support longer Sunday opening hours on a permanent basis, instead of just during the recent London 2012 Olympic Games.
Of the surveyants who backed this, 83% thought shops should be allowed to open whenever they want on Sundays with no restrictions whatsoever, while more than a fifth said they would shop more on a Sunday if the extended opening hours were made permanent.
A further 24% strongly believed that a change to current legislation to allow for extended shopping would give the weak UK economy a vital boost.
In addition, almost four out of 10 (39%) believe the government will eventually introduce a permanent relaxation of Sunday shopping rules.
Hilary Ross, Head of Retail at DWF Ross, commented on the poll findings: "Our research provides a call to action for the Government. Many consumers clearly think the laws on Sunday trading in England and Wales are in need of modernisation to meet the needs of a modern multicultural society and the changing face of retail. Whilst this is unlikely to be a cure all for current economic conditions our survey suggests that shoppers would appreciate the greater freedom that longer opening hours provides."
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Of course I must begin by telling you that Maggie  & I arrived here safely about « past ten, after a tiresome journey. It rained, as you know, all the time and has not ceased yet, so you may guess how dismal is the prospect of seeing Derry. However we have got pretty comfortable quarters here and must try to make the best of it. We haven't come to any conclusion yet as to our future movements.


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William Beehan (1853 – 27 October 1917) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 22 June 1903 to 21 June 1910; and then 22 June 1910 – 21 June 1917 when his term ended. He was appointed by the Liberal Government.

He was from Auckland.

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1853 births
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"At a conference on the future of the European Union held in Brussels last week and co-sponsored by George Soros, it was advocated that the EU expel member states that are "not European enough." One country in particular which Europe should throw out because it hampers the EU's aim of transforming itself into a federal superstate is Poland.
What have the Poles done to antagonize the Eurocrats? Today (October 10) is the "European Day Against the Death Penalty." The EU wanted to inaugurate the event with a common European declaration against capital punishment. Poland thwarted this by refusing to sign the declaration because the EU did not condemn abortion and euthanasia as well.
Last month, during an EU meeting on the death penalty, the Polish justice minister confronted his Danish colleague with Denmark's annual 15,000 abortions and the latter got so angry that she left the room, slamming the door."
Other countries, such as Belgium and Portugal, accuse Poland of "immoral and unworthy behavior" by daring to compare abortion and euthanasia to the death penalty. Richard Howitt, a British Labor politician and the vice president of the European Parliament's human rights subcommittee, said that Poland's refusal to reject the death penalty brings into question its commitment to European values."