#art #history:
i like to think that tonight's aston villa win over PSG was for benjamin zephaniah on what would - & SHOULD - have been his 67th birthday.
he was practically perfect in every way - on palestine, non-human animals, the planet, equality & the monarchy - & i know this because he wouldn't have liked anyone holding him in such high esteem.
happy ben day, everyone.
#benjaminZephaniah #poet #actor #musician #film #music #vegan #freePalestine #gaza #astonVilla
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I send thanks to the buyer from Washington who purchased an art print of
Medicine Crow -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/medicine-crow-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
May the artwork inspire you with a sense of strength, purpose, and determination.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #history #portrait #man #humanity #dignity #strong #sale #decor
I send thanks to the buyer from Florida who purchased a canvas print of
This Was Our Shangri-La -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/this-was-our-shangri-la-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
May the image take you to a place of contemplation, thought, and purpose.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #oregon #history #landscape #mountains #fedigiftshop #nature #wallowa #wildflowers #quiet #thought #painting #print #canvas #wallart #decor
Happy Birthday to David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist of the Talking Heads, born on this day in 1952, Dumbarton, Scotland
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975)
#punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd
Happy birthday to Kathleen Hanna, American singer, pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, lead singer of the feminist punk band Bikini Kill, frontwoman of Le Tigre in the late 1990s, born this day 1968 in Portland
#womenofpunk #kathleenhanna #riotgrrrl #history #otd
Viking pregnancy was deeply political – new study
Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in archaeology.
By Marianne Hem Eriksen
Vikings at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=vikings&submit_search=Search
Amaze Yourself With the Unbelievable Story of Bessie Coleman, the Black Aviator Who Wowed the Nation With Her High-Flying Achievements
Long before the Tuskegee Airmen, Coleman inspired a generation of pilots to take to the skies
By Victor Luckerson
More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman
"I've never worked so hard in my life than when I was US Treasurer. I knew I had to make good on behalf of American women."
#OnThisDay, 3 Jun 1949, Georgia Neese Clark Gray becomes the first woman to be Treasurer of the USA.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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La Tène Period: The Flourishing of Celtic Art
Celtic people lived in Europe before Julius Caesar's conquests.
https://www.thecollector.com/la-tene-period-celtic-art/
Celtic subjects at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=celtic
Bronze torque
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Did you watch the show “Good Times”?
50 years ago, Norman Lear brought the first nuclear Black family to prime-time television in 1974. It continues to garner appreciation for the way the show featured strong female characters, and gave Black women agency – on and off the set.
https://theconversation.com/good-times-50-years-ago-norman-lear-changed-tv-with-a-show-about-a-working-class-black-familys-struggles-and-joys-219567
#history @histodons @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon
#OnThisDay, 15 May 1946, Camilla Williams makes her operatic debut as Cio-Cio San with the New York City Opera. She is the first Black woman to sign a contract with a major US opera company.
Read more: https://carvehername.org.uk/eight-famous-women-singers/
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons
Slaying Myths: England and St George (from the archives)
St George only become popular in England in the 15th century.
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/slaying-myths-st-george-and-dragon
St. George and the Dragon
by Francesco Salviati
#OnThisDay, 16 May 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei reaches the summit of Everest. She is the first woman to make it to the peak of the world's highest mountain.
How Language Evolved Out of Cultural Exchange Between Europe and the Near East
Laura Spinney on the Development of Early Human Civilization Across Eurasia
https://lithub.com/how-language-evolved-out-of-cultural-exchange-between-europe-and-the-near-east/
Why Medieval Europeans Were Bad at Swimming
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/05/medieval-europeans-swimming/
THE BREAST STROKE.
Beginning of the stroke from "How to Swim: A Practical Manual of Swimming" by James H. Sterrett at PG
#OnThisDay, 18 May 1953, pilot Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AviationHistory #Histodons
1,600-Year-Old Mosaic Unveiled for the First Time Ever in Western Negev
In northwestern Negev, near Kibbutz Urim and the Gaza Strip, the 1,600-year-old Be’er Shema mosaic has been unveiled to the public for the first time.
By Eva Baron
This past week, 99 years ago, Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois.
On November 12, 1989, on 60 Minutes, Harry Reasoner asked him if Black musicians were better at jazz and blues because of slavery. The question could’ve gone sideways.
What Davis said—quietly, precisely—was about rhythm, memory, race, and the meaning of swing. #music #Jazz #Histodons #history #blackmastodon #photography #blackandwhite
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Image: Miles Davis, Hackensack, New Jersey, 1954, photo by Francis Wolff.
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The World's Oldest Tattoo Shop Has Been in Business Since 1300 (from the archives)
By: Allison Troutner
https://history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/razzouk-tattoo.htm?utm_source=feedingcuriosity.com
Citadel of Jerusalem, without the Walls, Tower of David
by David Roberts
#OnThisDay, 10 Jun 1963, the US President signed the Equal Pay Act into law, witnessed by members of the American Association of University Women. [photo JFK Library]
Obviously, just because a law exists, doesn't mean pay is now equal.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.”
#OnThisDay, 19 May 1952, Lillian Hellman writes to the House of UnAmerican Activities refusing to testify against others.
In the 1940s, Hellman had been twice nominated for an Academy Award for her screenplays. As a result of refusing to testify about others to HUAC, she was blacklisted by Hollywood.
#HollywoodHistory #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
Chasquis: The Famed Inca Couriers Who Could Run 1,250 Miles in a Week
"The Inca administered a vast empire of 12 million people without horses or wheeled vehicles. How? Fleet-footed runners called chasquis."
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#art #history: 'do you want to live on your knees or die on your feet?'
kathleen cleaver (born #otd in 1945) would like an answer, please.
this revolutionary kick-activist law professor was one of the most prominent leaders in the black panther party &, when she returned from exile in algeria, kathleen earned a full scholarship from yale, where, in 1984, she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree.
#kathleenCleaver #blackPantherParty #activism #texas #illustration
If you sometimes want to escape from current affairs and the daily ratrace, follow @joene. Here I post pictures from various travels I made through the years. No those are not holiday pictures, but from interesting politically and socially driven travels. No selfies and if necessary with blurred faces.
The first two collections I will post are from May 2016 in the Northern-Greek Idomeni refugee camp, nearby Polykastro and smaller refugee camps along the A1/E75 highway. The first collection about Idomeni can be found here: https://pix.joenepraat.nl/c/834486164830621697 and the next collection is about Polykastro and smaller refugee camps along the A1/E75.
I advise you to follow this account, because from now on I'm not going to boost every post from that account with my Mastodon accounts anymore. Next topics will include pictures from Mexico (Veracruz), Moldova (Chișinău), the United States (NYC and DC), and more.
Not Just Balto: 7 Other Heroes From Nome’s 1925 Serum Run
by Kassandre Dwyer
The 1925 Serum run delivered life-saving serum to Nome to combat an outbreak of diphtheria. Many dogs and men were involved.
https://www.thecollector.com/other-heroes-nome-1925-serum-run/
