Monthly Archives: May 2016

Breaking News: Hacker ‘Guccifer’: I Got Inside Hillary Clinton’s Server

Posted on May 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The Romanian hacker who first exposed Hillary Clinton’s private email address is making a bombshell new claim — that he also gained access to the former Secretary of State’s “completely unsecured” server. “It was like an open orchid on the … Continue reading →

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Videos | The TRUE Realities of the Republican Party

Posted on May 4, 2016 by rikyrah

Two instructive videos for your perusal, folks! RACISM & WHITE SUMPREMACY REIGNS in AMERICA. And don’t be snookered by the GOP as the dead party. The Democratic Party feeds into the same realities, in wanting to MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Jazz Week: Dinah Washington

Posted on May 4, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Jazz Figure is Dinah Washington. Dinah Washington skirted the boundaries of blues, jazz and popular music, becoming the most popular black female recording artist of the Fifties. Dinah Washington was born Ruth Lee Jones on August 29, 1924, in … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Jazz Week: Duke Ellington

Posted on May 3, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Jazz figure is Duke Ellington.   Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Jazz Week : Louis Armstrong

Posted on May 2, 2016 by rikyrah

This week was inspired by the latest in the White House’s Music Series: Jazz. Today’s gift from America to the world is Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread | Praise & Worship

Posted on May 1, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
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