Juneteenth music playlist--celebrating freedom for American slaves in Texas 6/19/1865 2.5 yrs after Emancipation Proclamation went into effect

Allen Toussaint, Nina Simone, Memphis Slim, Billie Holliday, Sly & The Family Stone, Fela Kuti, Gil Scott-Heron...
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Z3...

“Journalism is the antidote to tyranny…and when you have no facts, the only government that can survive is a dictatorship.”

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa talks with Jon Stewart about the alarming parallels between America's and the Philippines' democratic decline.

youtu.be/jsHoX9ZpA_M?...

We live in a world that constantly tries to divide us politically, economically, racially, sexual orientation. But I believe in humanity-that we're all more alike than we’re different. Let's define success not by the things we acquire but by how many people we positively impact

youtu.be/pm7qiWzecYY

Replacing income taxes with tariffs would cost jobs, ignite inflation, increase federal deficits, cause a recession, & shift the tax burden from the ultra-wealthy onto the poor & middle class.

americanprogressaction.org/article/comparing-trumps-haphazard-2500-tax-increase-to-bidens-targeted-tariffs

VP Vance promotes the ideology of Curtis Yarvin: "We need to delete the government. It all needs to be destroyed. We need a national CEO--a dictator. If Americans want to change their government, they're going to have to get over their dictator phobia."

topnewsshow.com/the-rachel-m...

Trump honors and rewards violence against police and our government as long as it's in support of him.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

based on the true story of Bayard Rustin, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuZ-...

"In order to ensure security & continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society"
"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause."
“WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, AND IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mon...

Rest in peace Jimmy Carter - a leader who lived the teachings of Christ rather than just wearing his religion on his sleeve. Teachings like helping the needy, welcoming the stranger, being compassionate to all your neighbors, and caring for the Earth.

End of Prohibition (12/5/33) music playlist

1920s-2020s, folk, blues, jazz, r&b, gospel, bluegrass, country, honky tonk, americana, rock, new wave, funk, punk, electronic, afrobeat, hip hop, reggae

open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ir...

www.americanprogress.org/article/ending-war-drugs-numbers

🎼 Into the Mystic music playlist 🎶

songs that teach wisdom & uplift your spirit

open.spotify.com/playlist/6fS...

“To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh