livfully's blog

 The topics of dying and death are generally taboo for polite conversation or even among friends who share many aspects of community life together...until a loss or tragedy strikes close to home.  Specifically there was a case in Orlando where instead of a hug, a three year old was killed by two women who lived in his house with his mother for drinking out of a plastic jug. Of course the real reason is the two, aged 58 and in their 30s, were highly abusive and likely mentally off balanced.

The mother was being arrested for not reporting previous incidents of abuse, even though she tried to

 Colorful outfits for women, men and children literally flowed out of dozens of tents at the IAAF in Brooklyn NY over the Fourth of July Weekend throug Tuesday, July 4th, 2017. Plenty of African Americans and some from African countries, islands and other countries donned their 'African royale' garb with complex patterns in bright oranges, blues, greens, purples and a palette of other dynamic colors..

Add to that the music from many branches of the African traditions and modern cultures from drumming, to jazz and blues, Latin Samba and singing, dance and other arts, finding their way into