George Floyd

Editor’s Letter — Florida, the state of my birth and where I currently reside, has become the tip of the spear for –isms, –phobias, and more. Every week, at least one new piece of legislation is passed that dehumanizes or strips rights from Black people, LGBTQ+ people, women, People of Color, or Jewish…

And the emergence of the “proud racist” — I was on a bus the other day when I overheard a conversation between two white teenagers. They must have been around my daughter’s age — 17 years old. “You know what, I’d like to buy myself two Black slaves, a man, and a woman. They’ll clean my house, make…

Introduction: George Floyd’s tragic and untimely death on May 25, 2020, sparked a global outcry and ignited a powerful movement for justice and racial equality. His name became synonymous with the fight against systemic racism and police brutality, leaving an indelible mark on society. …

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents: Waylon talks with yogi and peace activist Reggie Hubbard. Despite some internet connectivity issues, they dig into issues around police brutality, challenges facing people of color, privilege. …

“I live with half a heart now” by Michael Kearns Note: All of the mothers named in bold lost their sons tragically and inexplicably. I honor them and their stories on this Mother’s Day. Splayed on a table in the ER during my most recent hospitalization, with a perilously high…

Potential power of music to bring peace to all people August 7, 2021 BORN IN THE USA: A MUSICAL JOURNEY INTO AMERICA’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: PART V: MOURNING IN AMERICA: BACK TO THE FUTURE AND CONCLUSION by Reality Dreamer As readers will now have noted, the posts in this blog had started from the book by Meacham and McGraw, Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music that Made a Nation. The original intent was for this to be a book review delving…

Potential power of music to bring peace to all people July 31, 2021 BORN IN THE USA: A MUSICAL JOURNEY INTO AMERICA’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: PART V: MOURNING IN AMERICA, “DADDY CHANGED THE WORLD”: TRIBUTES ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE GLOBE by Reality Dreamer The death of George Floyd has had rippling effects politically and culturally in Minneapolis, where police officer Derek Chauvin killed him, the United States, and throughout the world. His seven-year-old daughter Gianna said that “daddy changed the world.” …

Potential power of music to bring peace to all people. July 24, 2021 by Reality Dreamer BORN IN THE USA: A MUSICAL JOURNEY INTO AMERICA’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: PART V: MOURNING IN AMERICA, RAPPING ABOUT RACE FROM BIG (GEORGE) FLOYD HIMSELF George Floyd probably never imagined that the value of his life would become much higher after his death. Growing up in Houston with a single mother, Floyd was a star high school football player. He participated in a 1992 Texas state high school championship…

As protests continue to sweep the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, this is a momentous time in the history of our country. Millions still take to the streets, declaring that Black Lives Matter. That slogan has been painted in large yellow letters on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington…