johnedwinmason
@johnedwinmason.bsky.social
Historian, curator, walker, player of antique French horns. Photography, music, South Africa. UVA Professor Emeritus.
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“At the time, Mays had not fully realized how impactful her aunt was in the Civil Rights Movement; the 9-year-old knew her as an excellent cook and loving aunt. . . . ‘And then I grew up and I learned more . . .’”
“Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine”
“Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine”
This Little Light of Mine
YouTube video by Fannie Lou Hamer - Topic
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February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“At the time, Mays had not fully realized how impactful her aunt was in the Civil Rights Movement; the 9-year-old knew her as an excellent cook and loving aunt. . . . ‘And then I grew up and I learned more . . .’”
“Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine”
“Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine”
Oh. This series is new to me. The series' title is very cool.
February 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Oh. This series is new to me. The series' title is very cool.
Maybe I spent too much time in left sects & too little time listening to Swift to get the joke.
February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Maybe I spent too much time in left sects & too little time listening to Swift to get the joke.
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I covered the piece with some changes.
"An interpretation of Cage's masterpiece for the modern ear, cut in half to accommodate shortened attention spans with lyrics added for mainstream acceptance."
youtu.be/hFCbJpqfh2Q?...
"An interpretation of Cage's masterpiece for the modern ear, cut in half to accommodate shortened attention spans with lyrics added for mainstream acceptance."
youtu.be/hFCbJpqfh2Q?...
Two Sixteen Point Five - An Interpretation of John Cage's 4' 33''
YouTube video by Jamie Dyer
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I covered the piece with some changes.
"An interpretation of Cage's masterpiece for the modern ear, cut in half to accommodate shortened attention spans with lyrics added for mainstream acceptance."
youtu.be/hFCbJpqfh2Q?...
"An interpretation of Cage's masterpiece for the modern ear, cut in half to accommodate shortened attention spans with lyrics added for mainstream acceptance."
youtu.be/hFCbJpqfh2Q?...
I was always happy to catch Focus on Africa.
February 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I was always happy to catch Focus on Africa.
You're the second person who's made a Taylor Swift joke. I don't get it.
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
You're the second person who's made a Taylor Swift joke. I don't get it.
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Women’s football. The team captains greet each other with a kiss. England, Preston, 1920
February 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Women’s football. The team captains greet each other with a kiss. England, Preston, 1920
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Teenie Harris, Golden Glove Contenders, 1955
February 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Teenie Harris, Golden Glove Contenders, 1955
Well, somebody had to make the obvious joke!
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Well, somebody had to make the obvious joke!
Martin Luther King said that this country needed a moral revolution. Still does. Always has. bsky.app/profile/waja...
Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
February 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Martin Luther King said that this country needed a moral revolution. Still does. Always has. bsky.app/profile/waja...
How does this qualify as a slaveholder's "worst?"
February 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
How does this qualify as a slaveholder's "worst?"