Sunday, March 24, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Historical Movie
Last night we viewed the doumentary movie, "Black Wall Street", about the terrible mob lynching and massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921 -- an event which seems to have been hidden. I want to know why this historical event is so little known. You can view the film here. To avoid being sickened, the first several minutes could be skipped.
The date was June 1, 1921, when "Black Wall Street," the name fittingly given to one of the most affluent all-Black communities in America, was bombed from the air and burned to the ground by mobs of envious whites. In a period spanning fewer than 12 hours, a once thriving 36-Black business district in northern Tulsa lay smoldering--a model community destroyed, and a major African -American economic movement resoundingly defused.
I was reminded of the Rosewood Massacre of 1923 which also is mostly lost history.
The date was June 1, 1921, when "Black Wall Street," the name fittingly given to one of the most affluent all-Black communities in America, was bombed from the air and burned to the ground by mobs of envious whites. In a period spanning fewer than 12 hours, a once thriving 36-Black business district in northern Tulsa lay smoldering--a model community destroyed, and a major African -American economic movement resoundingly defused.
I was reminded of the Rosewood Massacre of 1923 which also is mostly lost history.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Better Week
I'm glad to say I'm feeling much better this week.
Sunday, a week ago, we ushered for the Boston Pops Orchestra at The Kravis Center. It was a delightful concert and we felt lucky to be there.
Tuesday we ushered for the sold out house for Billy Elliot at The Kravis Center. I enjoyed it but had too high expectations. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I could have been down front and not working. Saturday we attended the open house of The Four Arts’ new Dixon Education Building. (pics below) You should see the wonderful renovation. And right after that, we went to see a performance of The Foreigner at Lake Worth Playhouse. It's a comedy and as we've come to expect from LWPH, very well done. I recommend it.
Sunday, a week ago, we ushered for the Boston Pops Orchestra at The Kravis Center. It was a delightful concert and we felt lucky to be there.
Tuesday we ushered for the sold out house for Billy Elliot at The Kravis Center. I enjoyed it but had too high expectations. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I could have been down front and not working. Saturday we attended the open house of The Four Arts’ new Dixon Education Building. (pics below) You should see the wonderful renovation. And right after that, we went to see a performance of The Foreigner at Lake Worth Playhouse. It's a comedy and as we've come to expect from LWPH, very well done. I recommend it.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Lost Week
Last Sunday we went to the street painting in Lake Worth (pictures below), then, in the evening we enjoyed the "Oscars" on TV -- something we never miss. It was pretty much a lost week with my undiagnosed ailment and Jane's routine eye exam turning to disaster from a clinical error. She's about back to normal today. I spent the week agonizing over the labyrinthine and convoluted income tax return instructions.
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