Saturday, August 31, 2013

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News Special: You Can't Kill A Revolutionary!!! Happy Life Affirmation Day Salute To BPP Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr.!!! (8/30/1948-12/4/1969)

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"He was a giant, and this is not some idle white worship of a Black man. This is a terrible way to put it, but the people who made it their business to kill the leaders of the Black movement picked the right ones."~Dr. Quentin Young, a member of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's inner circle on Fred Hampton, Sr.

"I believe I'm going to die doing the things I was born to do. I believe I'm going to die high off the people. I believe I'm going to die a revolutionary in the international revolutionary proletarian struggle."

"You can kill a revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution."~ Illinois BPP Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr. (8/30/1948-12/4/1969)


 Why We Should Remember & Never Forget The Sacrifices Of Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr.

65 years ago a true freedom fighter and revolutionary lover of justice and hue-manity made his earthly debut...Who knew that in only 21 short bright shining years that Fred Hampton, Sr., would cement his legacy as one of the greatest advocates for the liberation and justice for Black people in particular and for good people in general? He was coldly assassinated Dec. 4, 1969, on orders of the State under the auspices of both the Illinois State Attorney's Office of Edward Hanrahan and the F.B.I. of J. Edgar Hoover...His last meal was prepared by his head bodyguard and trusted confidante, a man named William O'Neal...Hampton just came from teaching an exhaustive political education course to an enthused audience that included BPP members as well as members of the community...O'Neal allegedly put some type of drug in Hampton's food to make him extra drowsy and tired for the tragic event to come...O'Neal was actually a double agent and informant for the F.B.I...Years later overcome by allegedly guilt and torment, O'Neal,whose name was changed and put in the Federal Witness Program at one point, committed suicide by running across the Eisenhower Expressway and getting hit by a car n January 1990...It was O'Neal who gave his F.B.I. handlers the blueprint of  Hampton's apartment for the Chicago Police Department raid in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 1969, which ended Hampton's life while he lay asleep next to his pregnant fiance, Deborah Johnson, who was 8 months pregnant and would give birth to his freedom fighting namesake just a few short weeks later...Also lost was BPP leader Mark Clark who fired the only shot from his rifle in reaction to getting hit in the chest while he died sleeping/sitting on the couch...Chairman Fred was given a truly Revolutionary State Funeral of which over 5,000 people attended and included such luminaries as Ralph Abernathy of MLK's SCLC and Rev. Jesse Jackson as well as representatives from the Young Lords and the Weather Underground and other radical and street organizations that Chairman Fred colorfully dubbed his 'rainbow coalition'...Jackson noted while eulogizing the slain BPP leader that "when Fred was shot in Chicago, Black people in particular, and decent people in general, bled everywhere."

 A Northern Lynching:



Although in the immediate aftermath and the days following the State tried to cover its role in the slaughter at the apartment on West Monroe Street on the West Side of Chicago, the truth eventually came out...Thousands of folks made pilgrimages to the West Side Chicago apartment where Hampton and Clark were crucified and martyred to see for themselves just how devilish, barbaric and depraved the machinations of the State was in getting rid of those who were truly obstacles to the status quo and agitators for justice and hue-manity...Many were more than shocked by what they observed with one elderly Black woman calling it 'a northern lynching'...The public outcry and demands for a true inquiry by outside agencies into the tragedy was mounting and all but assured from that time on....In a lengthy civil lawsuit trial that eventually awarded the grieving families of Hampton and Clark 1.85 million dollars along with the U.S. Sen. Frank Church Committee hearings of the 1970s which documented the State use of terrorism against its own citizens through the use of such projects as COINTELPRO, the evidence has been officially documented and available for all time that exonerates Chairman Fred of any true wrongdoing while at the same time showing the State and its actions in a very harsh, grim and disturbing light for all time...

With that said in celebration of the man, revolutionary and icon known as Bro. Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr., W.E. A.L.L. B.E News have dug into our archives to present you all with some special tributes that you won't find anywhere else...Please support by sharing the good news and please consider giving W.E. A.L.L. B.E. a donation to further continue the important work we have been undertaking since April 2006...Since W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Group Inc. is an official non-profit as of May 2013, all donations are tax deductible...One heart!!!

We All Be Yours & So Much More,
Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist, Founder & Chief Executive Artivist of The W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Group Inc.

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News: Daring To Struggle And Daring To Win…Remembering Chairman Fred, Sr., & Mark Clark 40 Years Later…
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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: "You Can Kill A Revolutionary, But You Can't Kill The Revolution...Remembering Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr., & Mark Clark 40 Years Later...A Conversation With Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr."
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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Still My Brother's Keeper: Bill Hampton, Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr.'s Brother, Interview..." 
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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: You Can't Kill A Revolutionary: Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr.'s Lawyer, Jeffrey Haas 12/2010 
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Friday, August 30, 2013

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News Special: What Would Martin Say? Interview With MLK's Speechwriter & Lawyer Clarence B. Jones

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"Except for Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, Martin Luther King Jr., in 12 years and 4 months from 1956 to 1968, did more to achieve political, economic, and social justice in America than any other event or person in the previous 400 years." ~Clarence B. Jones

On Aug 3, 2011, W.E. A.L.L. B.E. had the privilege of interviewing one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most trusted advisers and confidantes, Bro. Clarence B. Jones...Bro. Clarence B. Jones helped write the famous 'I Have A Dream Speech,' arguably the greatest public speech of the 20th Century and was also the lawyer who smuggled MLK's famous 'Letter From A Birmingham Jail' out of prison and into the hands of the national press... Bro. Clarence poignantly shares with us his intimate dealings with MLK, his insights on being a part of one of the greatest social movements of all time and his thoughts on what would MLK think of the U.S.A. today...He also shares with us MLK's relationship with Malcolm X, his thoughts on Pres. Barack Obama along with other other very notable and interesting things...Please feel free to check out the interview yourself and share with your respective networks...

 W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "What Would Martin Say? Interview with MLK's Speechwriter & Lawyer Clarence B. Jones."
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About Bro. Clarence B. Jones
Clarence B. Jones is currently a visiting professor at the University of San Francisco and a scholar writer in residence at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute, Stanford University, and Palo Alto, CA.

In a distinguished and heralded career, Jones has served as political advisor, counsel, and draft speechwriter for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; joined Sanford I. Weill and Arthur Levitt, Jr. in Carter, Berlind & Weill, Inc. as an allied member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), becoming the first African-American partner in a Wall Street investment banking firm; been twice recognized as Fortune’s Business Man of the Month; and founded successful financial, corporate, and media-related ventures. He has also provided strategic legal and financial consulting services to several governments around the world including those in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Zambia.

Dr. Jones has received numerous awards recognizing his significant contributions to American society. Through his work in the civil rights movement, he dramatically impacted the course of American history. He coordinated the legal defense of Dr. King and the other leaders of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference against the libel suits filed against them and The New York Times by the police commissioner and other city officials of Birmingham, AL. The Supreme Court ruling in this case – Sullivan vs. The New York Times – resulted in the landmark decision on the current law of libel. In April 1963, he drafted the settlement agreement between the City of
Birmingham and Martin Luther King, Jr. to bring about the end of demonstrations and the desegregation of department stores and public accommodations. He assisted Dr. King in the drafting of his celebrated I Have a Dream speech that he delivered at the March on Washington, August 28th,
1963. In September 1971, Dr. Jones again found himself at the center of history in the making when, at the request of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, he helped negotiate an end to the historic Attica prison inmate rebellion.

Dr. Jones has been the subject of numerous television and radio interview programs, appearing through such notable media vehicles as CNN, The O’Reilly Factor, The Tavis Smiley Show, NY1’s One-on-One with Budd Mishkin, NPR, BBC UK (radio and TV), CBS, Canadian Broadcasting, The Charlie Rose Show, and Syrius XM’s The Bob Edwards Show. He has been featured in articles in The
Washington Post, USA Today, Vanity Fair, Time, Ebony, and Jet, and in several publications in Canada, the UK, France, Ukraine, and Ireland. He appeared in The March, a documentary on the March on Washington, jointly produced by Robert Redford Productions/BBC/Smoking Dogs/PBS. He was recently filmed for a program on the Letter from the Birmingham Jail for Al Jazeera America.

A much requested speaker, Dr. Jones has addressed corporate audiences at Citigroup, the US headquarters of British Petroleum, GE, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney, The Limited, and Google headquarters, as well as law firms including Sullivan &Cromwell and Andrews Kurth, Texas.

Dr. Jones has been recognized for his illustrious career with honors awarded by a wide variety of distinguished organizations. He has served on the prestigious boards of The Impact Repertory Theater & Dance Co., The Theatre Development Fund NYC, and the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, NY.

He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia College, a juris doctor degree from Boston University’s School of Law, and a certificate from The New York Institute of Finance and the NASD for his allied membership in the NYSE. Additionally, he has an honorary doctorate in communications from Allegheny College, and honorary doctorates of humane letters from Drew University, Lincoln University, and the University of San Francisco.

Dr. Jones is the co-author of What Would Martin Say? and Behind the Dream—The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation. He also co-authored an e-book, Uprising: Understanding Attica, Revolution and the Incarceration State. Dr. Jones posts a regular column in the Huffington Post and is currently at work on his autobiography, A Pencil and A Dollar Bill- Memoirs From An African-American Journey From the Depression to The Election of Barack Obama as President of
the United States.

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Books Review: ‘Little Satchmo’ Is An Open Letter To ‘Big Satchmo’

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Books Review: ‘Little Satchmo’ Is An Open Letter To ‘Big Satchmo’

By Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist

8/29/2013

“Little Satchmo” by Sharon L. Preston-Folta is an essential or must read for anybody who calls themselves a fan of ‘Big Satchmo,’ Louis Armstrong, in particular and jazz music in general…I am always looking for new information for one of the greatest geniuses in any genre of human activity that’s ever lived and this book fits the bill and then some…I thought Sharon’s book was both brutally honest and spiritual moving…The book is very engaging and hypnotic like one of Louis Armstrong’s greatest recordings, so much so that I was able to finish the entire book in just 3 hours…’Little Satchmo’ reads like a movie script ready for the big screen…It seems like writing about her complex love/loveless relationship with her famous father was both a very cathartic and therapeutic process for Sharon…It is ironic and very sad that a man who was and is still able to bring so much joy and comfort to millions of folks with his Promethean singular talent , even after being dead over 40 years , could not even bring true happiness to one little girl who had his blood coursing through her veins…

However, Sharon’s story is not a tragic tale but a triumphant one…By her rightfully reclaiming her inheritance in terms of her identity she has in a way exorcised demons that had tormented her for most of her life…Instead of feeling sorry for Sharon you find yourself rooting and cheering her on…Although the book reveals a side of the Armstrong myth that is less than stellar, it does not in any way ruin the Armstrong aura and brand but instead it enhances it by making him accessibly human…The book also shows how Armstrong was willing to sacrifice the love of his daughter for his public image and the love of complete strangers which to me goes back to the following question: Can one be truly great  or exceptional at what he or she does while at the same time be a great and attentive parent??? Sharon is the classic underdog with top dog abilities and just like her father she possesses an alchemist touch in turning the mundane into the profound…I highly recommend this book!!!

To Learn More Please Visit The Official Website: 

Buy the Book 'Little Satchmo' today on Amazon:
 http://www.amazon.com/LITTLE-SATCHMO-ebook/dp/B00ANUFND6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355940090&sr=1-1&keywords=little+satchmo

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: 'Little Satchmo: The Daughter of Louis Armstrong Speaks'
Guest: Sis. Sharon L. Preston-Folta
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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Celebrates The Genius of Satchmo: Louis Armstrong (8/4/1901-7/6/1971)  
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2013/08/we-all-be-celebrates-genius-of-satchmo.html
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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Celebrates The Genius of Satchmo: Louis Armstrong (8/4/1901-7/6/1971)

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"If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original." ~Duke Ellington 

"Armstrong is to music what Einstein is to physics and the Wright Brothers are to travel."~"Jazz" documentary producer Ken Burns


On August 4, 1901, A True American Original Was Born...Help Us Celebrate The Legacy of Louis Daniel 'Satchmo' Armstrong By Checking Out These Special Tributes Only Available Through The W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News & Media Network...

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News: Tha Artivist Presents…Memphis Black History, More Than The Place Where Dr. King Died:
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2007/02/tha-artivist-presentsmemphis-black.html

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: 'Little Satchmo: The Daughter of Louis Armstrong Speaks'
Guest: Sis. Sharon L. Preston-Folta
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 To the world, Louis Armstrong is iconic—a symbol of musical genius, unparalleled success and unassailable character. To Sharon Preston-Folta, he was, simply, Dad. Despite the enduring celebration and study of Armstrong’s life and career, no one, save for close family and friends, knows Sharon exists. Even in the trumpeter’s death she remains Armstrong’s secret—the product of a two-decade-long affair between the long-married musician, and the vaudeville dancer Lucille Preston. And for more than half a century, she has lived her life hiding in the shadows of her father’s fame.

Until now.

Now, Sharon shares her story—extraordinary because of who her father was, but universal in its reach toward generations who have grown up in fatherless households, searching for a keen understanding of their own blood, their own DNA, their own Legacy. Little Satchmo is an extraordinary tale of identity, loss, and one daughter’s ultimate search for truth—and her father’s love. 

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Books Review: ‘Little Satchmo’ Is An Open Letter To ‘Big Satchmo’

By Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist

8/29/2013

“Little Satchmo” by Sharon L. Preston-Folta is an essential or must read for anybody who calls themselves a fan of ‘Big Satchmo,’ Louis Armstrong, in particular and jazz music in general…I am always looking for new information for one of the greatest geniuses in any genre of human activity that’s ever lived and this book fits the bill and then some…I thought Sharon’s book was both brutally honest and spiritual moving…The book is very engaging and hypnotic like one of Louis Armstrong’s greatest recordings, so much so that I was able to finish the entire book in just 3 hours…’Little Satchmo’ reads like a movie script ready for the big screen…It seems like writing about her complex love/loveless relationship with her famous father was both a very cathartic and therapeutic process for Sharon…It is ironic and very sad that a man who was and is still able to bring so much joy and comfort to millions of folks with his Promethean singular talent , even after being dead over 40 years , could not even bring true happiness to one little girl who had his blood coursing through her veins…

However, Sharon’s story is not a tragic tale but a triumphant one…By her rightfully reclaiming her inheritance in terms of her identity she has in a way exorcised demons that had tormented her for most of her life…Instead of feeling sorry for Sharon you find yourself rooting and cheering her on…Although the book reveals a side of the Armstrong myth that is less than stellar, it does not in any way ruin the Armstrong aura and brand but instead it enhances it by making him accessibly human…The book also shows how Armstrong was willing to sacrifice the love of his daughter for his public image and the love of complete strangers which to me goes back to the following question: Can one be truly great  or exceptional at what he or she does while at the same time be a great and attentive parent??? Sharon is the classic underdog with top dog abilities and just like her father she possesses an alchemist touch in turning the mundane into the profound…I highly recommend this book!!!

To Learn More Please Visit The Official Website: 

Buy the Book 'Little Satchmo' today on Amazon:
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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Echoes of Louis: A Conversation With Satchmo from the Grave"
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http://youtu.be/RkZaMqfY4u0

On Sunday June 24, 2007, And In Honor Of June Being National Black Music Month Yours Truly Had The Honor And Privilege Of Interviewing Arguably The Greatest Musician Of The 20th Century, Louis ‘Satchmo’ Daniel Armstrong…For One Hour In All Pops Shared With Us His Reflections On Growing Up In New Orleans, His Relationships With People Influential In The Development Of His Career And Craft And His Overall Observations About Life…Needless To Say It Was Very Insightful And Colorful Commentary That Was Also Very Edutaining…Please Feel Free To Listen To The Conversation For Yourselves And As Always Please Spread The Good News!!!

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Louis Armstrong's
New Orleans:
A Conversation With
Thomas D. Brothers"
4/22/2007 

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 Dr. Thomas Brothers with Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist

A Wonderful Conversation With One Of The World's Greatest Louis Armstrong Experts!!!

Thomas Brothers is Professor of Music at Duke University, where he teaches jazz, African-American music and late medieval music. He holds a Ph. D. degree in music from the University of California at Berkeley.  His most recent book is entitled Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans (W. W. Norton 2006).  He has also published Chromatic Beauty in the Late-Medieval Chanson (Cambridge University Press 1997), Louis Armstrong: In His Own Words (Oxford University Press 1999), an edition of nineteen documents authored by Armstrong, and many articles on jazz and late medieval music.    His awards include a fellowship for study of race and music at the John Hope Franklin Institute (2001-2002), a fellowship for studying New Orleans at the National Humanities Center (2003-2004) and a fellowship for the study of fifteenth-century music at Villa I Tatti in Florence Italy (1999-2000).  He is currently working on a book that follows Louis Armstrong from 1922, the year he arrived in Chicago, through the mid 1930s.

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 Learning Theory Moments In Black History: A Satchmo Story (Louis Armstrong)
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Introduction
Louis ‘Satchmo’ Daniel Armstrong Was Arguably The Greatest Musician Of The 20th Century…He singlehandedly altered music as we know it for all time…Or did he??? With that said sometimes many of us get caught up in the ‘Great Man of History’ illusion, myth and narrative. Truth be told communities create leaders and not the other way around and Satchmo was no exception. Closely tied to the role of feelings in the transformational learning process is the role of relationships (Merriam, Caffarella & Baumgartner, 2007). It does take a village to raise a child and to even inspire greatness and genius. “Trust, friendship and support” are necessary for effective reflective or rational discourse to occur (Merriam, Caffarella & Baumgartner, 2007). With that said I will show through several examples of how transformative learning theory was applied in the early life and career of Louis Armstrong through several key and pivotal relationships with the Karnofskys, Peter Davis and The Colored Waifs Home, Papa Joe King Oliver & Lil Hardin Armstrong.

Reference
Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S., & Baumgartner, L. M. (2007). Learning in Adulthood: A
Comprehensive Guide (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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