also, I love my babe. The next part of our journey is going to be difficult, but we can do this.
The Great Gatsby Official Movie Trailer
YES! Please?
I need to re-read this book before seeing the movie.
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Here is a Georgia State Trooper in riot gear at a KKK protest in a north Georgia city back in the 80s. The Trooper is black. Standing in front of him and touching his shield is a curious little boy dressed in a Klan hood and robe. I have stared at this picture and wondered what must have been going through that Trooper’s mind. Before the Trooper is an innocent child who is being taught to hate him because of the color of his skin. The child doesn’t understand what he is being taught, and at this point he doesn’t seem to care. Like any other child his curiosity takes hold and he wants to explore this new thing that this man is holding probably because he can see his reflection in it and that’s a neat thing and he wants to check it out. In this picture I see innocence mixed with hate, the irony of a black man protecting the right of white people to assemble in protest against him, temperance in the face of ignorance, and hope that racism can be broken because this young boy may remember that a black man smiled at him once and he didn’t seem so bad after all.
smh
“Racism isn’t born, folks, it’s taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.” ~Dennis Leary
Dear Followers,
This isn’t going to be a nature post, but I would really appreciate it if you would take the time to read this. My brother and I restored a 1920’s Theater in Chicago over the course of a year and now, because Hollywood has decided to stop making traditional 35mm film print and transitioned into digital, the theater is in danger of closing down. We have started a KICKSTARTER Campaign in order to raise awareness and the necessary funds to purchase a new digital projection system, which we need in order to stay open.
To find out more about this amazing, unique theater and to donate, please click here: Patio Theater Kickstarter Campaign
Thank you so much for your time.