#oprah winfrey
A video of legendary musician and producer Quincy Jones’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
I thought I’d share this little gem of a video I just came across. How I did not see this earlier I do not know, but I know that I am ashamed of calling myself a fan of music for not doing so.
This is a video of legendary musician and produced Quincy…
#BrainFeed
“Not a house in the country ain’t packed to its rafters with some dead Negro’s grief. We lucky this ghost is a baby.”
Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” is still one of the best horror stories we have ever read.
NPR said of her, “Toni Morrison’s life — like her writing — is populated by ghosts — some bad, some benign and others, pure inspiration.”
What’s your favourite horror story?
Photo: Damon Winter
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Don’t have access to the Lance Armstrong interview but want to know what’s happening? We’ve got a live blog going on TheRadsport.com.
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Get a behind the scenes look at Manish Dayal and Oprah Winfrey on the set of The Hundred-Foot Journey!
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PHOTOS: 10 bronze statues of inspirational women in NYC by Statues for Equality"
Statues for Equality is a global mission to balance gender representation in public statues and honor women’s contribution to society. Gender inequality is among the most critical issues facing the world today, and having a public display of inspirational women for the world to see is a tangible step humanity can make toward a more equal society. Sadly the representation of female statues in most western countries is less than 4 percent.
On Woman’s Equality Day in New York City, Statues for Equality was launched and history was made with some of the world’s most influential woman. Ten inspirational and larger-than-life bronze female statues were unveiled on the iconic Avenue of the Americas to increase female representation in public art statues, from 3 percent to 9 percent overnight. Among these women are Oprah Winfrey, Jane Goodall, Cate Blanchett, P!nk and Nicole Kidman.
It was a long and complicated process to make sure each of the statues was a depiction of the woman precisely how she wanted to be seen. The artists began with a portrait study. To better understand the individual faces, artists Gillie and Marc began by first sketching, then painting the faces of each woman.
This process, starting in 2D, is important for developing the expressions and to allow the individual personalities to shine through when crafting the clay mold and transforming them into bronze masterpieces. Painted on fabric from around the world, they represent the diversity of womankind. Each painting has its own texture, shape and feel. From there, the artists collaborated with the women further. Each woman decided her own pose, outfit and flower on which to stand for her statue in bronze.
Gillie and Marc now want to expand their project around the world, with the goal of reaching complete gender equality of public sculptures — 50 percent —across the globe by 2025. (Statues for Equality)
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Your wounds are your wisdom. You can choose to look at them and ask yourself “why did this happen to me” or you can look at them and see what you gained through them.
https://www.instagram.com/thisisthebrightsideoflife/
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The Most Searched: A Celebration of Black History Makers ✊✊✊
What a beautiful way to usher in Black History Month!
Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Margaret Avery & Whoopi Goldberg at the 58th Annual Academy Awards & the luncheon for the nominees (1986).
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“You are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you. You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, ‘You can’t.’ Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does. You can keep going forward.”
Happy birthday to the great, groundbreaking Oprah Winfrey!
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Pardon my rant …
… or don’t. But I have something I want to get off of my chest, real quick.
::sips water::
Can we please stop blaming women for the actions of men?
Are we still doing that? Are we still relying on the Old Testament to tell us right from wrong?
Oprah is no more responsible for Dr. Mehmet Oz’s behavior than Oz’s mother is responsible for Oz’s behavior.
Her show has been off the air since 2011, but somehow she’s responsible for everything Oz has ever said and done for the rest of her life because he decided to be a despicable piece of garbage more and more over the years. (Not to say that he was ever great to begin with.)
We’ve all seen this man go from saying he believes in one thing (like more gun control laws) to aligning himself with the exact opposite (capping for the NRA in order to win over MAGA voters). He also supported expanding Obamacare and later, universal healthcare. And he did that 180° turn over the course of 5 or 6 years. Well after Oprah’s show had ended.
So how is she responsible for that?! Why does she owe anyone an apology?! Why is she to blame for his behavior?
You’re mad at her because you know who he is? She owes us an apology because he took the attention he got from her show and built a bigger career out of it (something 99% of the people who appeared on her show did as well, btw)? You’re upset that she gave him a platform over a decade ago, but he’s since sullied any goodwill he had from that experience and made his name into a joke?
People who want to blame Oprah (or any woman) for a grown man’s actions or the fact that you even know who he is really need to check their misogynoir.
/end rant
“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.”
Oprah Winfrey
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