ARETHA FRANKLIN FUNERAL SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 31 2018

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• Queen Aretha is being sent home to see the King with a funeral fit for a woman whose mark on the community and culture at large has yet to be fully realized. She is the Queen of Soul for a reason. And you don’t get to be the Queen if your legacy ends when you expire.  

• Every accolade and call for appreciation and celebration at her homegoing will be warranted and necessary.  But if you’re going to this here funeral in person, well, I hope you have allof the snacks and make sure to bring plenty of water because while the service is already scheduled to be as long as the Easter Sunday service at a southern Baptist church with a new pastor trying to prove himself (9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.), I’d bet good money that it will last at least 12 hours. And I’m not even being facetious.

• 9:30-9:50 a.m.: Musical Prelude: Aretha Franklin Orchestra
• 9:50-10:00 a.m.: Lighting of Candles: Swanson Funeral Home, Inc.
• 10:00-10:20 a.m.: Processional: Clergy, Ministers and Family
• 10:20-10:25 a.m.: Prayer of Comfort: Dr. E.L. Branch, Pastor, Third New Hope Church
• 10:25-10:40 a.m.: Scripture of Comfort: 10:25 a.m.: Old Testament: Bishop T.D. Jakes, Potter’s House, Dallas 10:30 a.m.: New Testament: Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Triumph Church; 10:35 a.m.: The Psalm: Bishop P.A. Brooks, Pastor, New St. Paul Tabernacle Church
• 10:40-10:45 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir
• 10:45-10:49 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Faith Hill
• 10:49-11:03 a.m.: Remarks: 10:49 a.m.: Brenda Jones, City Council President, 10:51 a.m.: JoAnn Watson, Detroit City Council 10:53 a.m.:Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit 10:57 a.m.: Governor Rick Snyder, State of Michigan
• 11:03-11:08 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Ariana Grande
• 1108-11:13 a.m.: Musical Tribute: The Clark Sisters
• 11:13-11:18 a.m: Acknowledgements and Condolences: Barbara Sampson
• 11:18-11:23 a.m.: Musical Tribute: The Williams Brothers & Vanessa Bell Armstrong
• 11:23-11:40 a.m.: Family Reflections: Vaughn, Cristal Victorie and Jordan Franklin
• 11:40-11:45 a.m.: Family Musical Tribute: Edward Franklin
• 11:45-11:50 a.m.: Obituary: Sabrina Owens
• 11:50-11:55 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Alice McAllister Tillman
• 11:55-12:00 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Audrey DuBois Harris
• 12:00-12:15 p.m.: Personal Remarks 12:00 p.m.: Eric Holder, Former U.S. Attorney General 12:10 p.m.: Former President, William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton
• 12:15-12:19 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Pastor Shirley Caesar and Tasha Cobbs-Leonard
• 12:19-12:36 p.m.: Personal Reflections 12:19 p.m.: Greg Mathis, Retired Judge, 36th District Court, Detroit, MI 12:23 p.m.: Brenda Lawrence, State Representative, 14th Congressional District 12:27 p.m.: Rev. Donald L. Parsons, Logos Assembly Church, Chicago, IL 12:31 p.m.: Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder, National Action Network
• 12:36-12:41 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Chaka Khan
• 12:41-12:51 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Ron Isley
• 12:51 p.m.: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder/President Rainbow P.U.S.H. Coalition
• 1:00 p.m.: Dr. William J. Barber, II, Pastor, Greenleaf Christian Church, Goldsborough N.C.
• 1:05 p.m.: Rev. James Holley, Retired Pastor, New Light Missionary Baptist Church
• 1:10-1:15 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Fantasia Barrino-Taylor
• 1:15-1:30 p.m: Personal Reflections 1:15 p.m.: Tyler Perry 1:17 p.m.:Cicely Tyson, Actress 1:20 p.m.: Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music 1:25 p.m.: Smokey Robinson, Recording Artist
• 1:30-1:34 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Bishop Paul Morton and Yolanda Adams
• 1:34-1:53 p.m.: Personal Reflections 1:34 p.m.: Mildred Gaddis, Radio Personality 1:38 p.m.: Isaiah Thomas, Former NBA Player, Detroit Pistons 1:42 p.m.: Ron Moten, Personal Friend, Franchise Owner, McDonald’s Restaurants 1:48 p.m.: Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University
• 1:53-2:00 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Bishop Marvin Sapp and the Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir
• 2:00-2:05 p.m.: Sermonic Selection: Jennifer Hudson
• 2:05-2:35 p.m.: Eulogy: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr., Pastor, Salem Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
• 2:35-2:45 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Stevie Wonder joined by National Artists
• 2:45-3:00 p.m.: Recessional: Jennifer Holliday and the Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir

https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/the-schedule-for-aretha-franklins-funeral-is-the-most-o-1828718192

For years, I just assumed that I was not a celebrity TV funeral watcher type-of-person. But I decided to respectfully check in on Ray Charles' --and wound up having it on as I did my thing for hours.

I think Ronald Reagan's was the same day. Check out Jimmie Kimmel's comparison of the two. The difference is just...hilarious.

Years later, I actually cried when Whitney Houston died. I boo-hoo-ed like she sat behind me in high school English and we spoke once a week or something.

That surprised me too.  And I watched her funeral as well, not quite from start...but all the way to the finish.

So now that I know myself better. I know I'm going to be watching the Queen of Soul's.

That why I was a little upset when I found out I would have to keep an appointment late morning on Friday. I was afraid I was going to miss something important.

But now that I've seen the schedule? This thing will still be going strong come Sunday -- especially if they keep up the costume changes.

No lie...Aretha has had costume changes while her body has been available for viewing.

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CRYSTAL MASON FACES FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ACCIDENTALLY ATTEMPTING TO VOTE

Crystal Mason is on the left

Before we talk about Crystal Mason, let me give you some background information first

1) Believe it or not, convicted felons now have the right to vote in Texas.
2) However, people on supervised release are NOT eligible to vote3) Crystal Mason fell into the latter category as she had a previous conviction for tax fraud

According to the Mason (Democracy Now Interview)

In 2016, the polling station volunteer(?) at Crystal Mason's polling place called her back AS SHE WAS LEAVING. The people in charge at the polling station failed to find Mason's name on voter registration rolls. Mason thought she couldn't vote. She was leaving. The volunteer(?) at the polling place --trying to be helpful I'm sure-- called Mason back and suggested she fill out a provisional ballot. 

I find that I don't really know what a provisional ballot is.  

So from what I understand of what I just read at Wikipedia, a provisional ballot is what you're supposed to use to vote when you're not sure you can vote. Then some government body reviews the ballot and decides whether it counts or not.

I think that's what I read. Judge for yourself

FROM WIKIPEDIA (because I can't be the only one confused)
In elections in the United States, a provisional ballot is used to record a vote when there are questions about a given voter's eligibility.  

The guarantee that a voter could cast a provisional ballot if the voters states that he or she is entitled to vote is required by the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Some of the most common reasons to cast a provisional ballot include: 

The voter's name does not appear on the electoral roll for the given precinct (polling place), because the voter is not registered to vote or is registered to vote elsewhere 

The voter's eligibility cannot be established or has been challenged 

The voter lacks a photo identification document (in jurisdictions that require one) 

The voter requested to vote by absentee ballot but claims to have not received, or not cast, the absentee ballot 

The voter's registration contains inaccurate or outdated information such as the wrong address or a misspelled nameIn a closed primary (limited to members of a political party), the voter's party registration is listed incorrectly[1] 

Whether a provisional ballot is counted is contingent upon the verification of that voter's eligibility, which may involve local election officials reviewing government records or asking the voter for more information, such as a photo identification not presented at the polling place or proof of residence.[1] 

Each state may set its own timing rules for when they must be resolved. Provisional ballots therefore cannot usually be counted until after the day of the election.[1] 

Again, to me, it sounds like if you're confused about your own eligibility to vote, you should use a provisional ballot so the government can decide if your vote can be counted.

So I'm still confused as to how Texas prosecutors THINK they should have prosecuted her at all.

And, I'm not simply saying I disagree with the prosecutor's argument in this case (the republican judge's too) I'm saying I don't know what their argument IS from what I've read so far.

 I'm not sure I've interpreted Wikipedia correctly or that Wikipedia is correct in the first place. But what's even more important is this: The Guardian article I just read said her vote DID NOT COUNT in 2016. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/27/crime-of-voting-texas-woman-crystal-mason-five-years-prison

So Crystal Mason is being threatened with 5 years in prison for accidentally attempting to vote, yes? 

Crystal's attorney seems to be correct. What else IS THIS but an attempt to scare black and brown people away from the polls? What else could it be? 

When a white woman,Terri Lynn Rote, deliberately tried to vote for President Trump twice she didn't get ANY prison time at all. 

Iowa woman who tried to vote for Donald Trump twice gets two years probation and $750 fine

Terri Lynn Rote

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/terri-lynn-rote-iowa-vote-donald-trump-twice-two-years-probation-750-fine-a7900886.html

SIT UP AND PAY ATTENTION. WE'RE ALL IN TROUBLE. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ANY-BLACK-BODY...AND EASILY.

In California the people at the polling place are volunteers who are supposed to tell you the right things to do as a voter. That's why they are there. Crystal Mason did everything right, as far as she knew, and now she's faced with going to prison. 

Her lawyer told her to pack a bag, for her final hearing, as if she expects to go

By the way, why the hell would Texas make it legal for ex-convicts to vote but not cover those on supervised release? 

It sounds like an innocent omission on the part of law-makers, a loophole. But did the infamous for white supremacy lawmakers in the county that contains Fort Worth Texas simply find a way to jump through it?

I know I'm missing some technical details of the law here. I almost have to be. But what is obvious is what is important here. Crystal Mason did NOT intentionally try to vote when she was not supposed to. And her vote didn't have any affect as it was not counted. 

Crystal Mason's Democracy Now Interview

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OBAMA BOULEVARD COMES TO LOS ANGELES

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The city of Los Angeles voted to rename Rodeo Road to Obama Boulevard,  according to a tweet from Mayor Eric Garcetti Tuesday night.

Rodeo Road is a small stretch of road that runs for about four miles in the Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Leimert Park and Jefferson Park areas of Los Angeles, south of the 10 Freeway. It's not to be confused with Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

When he was a candidate for president in 2007, Obama held a campaign rally at Rancho Cienega Recreation Center on Rodeo Road...

~NBC

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Obama-Boulevard-Coming-to-LA-Garcetti-491957461.html?_osource=SocialNewsDeskFB_KNBC

ANDREW GILLUM WINS PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR STUNNING WHITE DEMOCRATS IN FLORIDA

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Democrat Andrew Gillum rode a surge of liberal support from young people and African Americans to a stunning primary victory Tuesday and the historic opportunity to be the first black governor in Florida’s history.

With 94 percent of the votes counted, Gillum had an unofficial 3 percentage point lead over his closest rival, former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham. Gillum overwhelmed Graham in Miami-Dade and Broward, the state’s two largest Democratic counties, by more than a 2-to-1 margin, in the highest turnout for a midterm primary election in Florida history...
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article217456845.html

The 39-year-old is the first black American to win either major party’s nomination for statewide office in Florida and the third top-of-ticket black candidate in the United States to be nominated this year, joining Maryland's Ben Jealous and Georgia’s Stacey Abrams, who's also running for governor in a highly competitive state against a candidate who also received Trump's endorsement.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING'S I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH

 

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize an shameful condition.

In a sense we've come to our nation's Capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.

This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check; a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. 

Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?"

We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.

We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities.

We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one.

We can never be satisfied as long as our chlidren are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "for whites only."

We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote.

No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.

Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, that one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exhalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that I will go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning, "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that; let freedom ring from the Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

WHITE POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING UNARMED JORDAN EDWARDS

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[White Police Officer Roy] Oliver and his partner, Tyler Gross, had been dispatched in response to neighbors’ complaints about a party with drunk high school students. 

But there was no alcohol at the party, and the mood was cordial and even playful, with Oliver and Gross joking with the partygoers.

Things changed quickly, though, when shots rang out from a nearby parking lot — which were later determined to have been fired into the air by gang members. 

Footage from the officers’ body cameras showed a chaotic scene, with teenagers filling the residential streets. Oliver went to his patrol car and retrieved his service rifle while Gross stopped one car leaving the party and attempted to stop a second car, a Chevrolet Impala driven by Jordan’s stepbrother, Vidal Allen.

Oliver said that as the Impala slowly backed away from Gross, he heard his partner reading the car’s license plate into the radio. Oliver said he took that as an indication that his partner had “keyed in on something.”

Gross walked to the passenger side door of the vehicle and broke the back window as he yelled, “Stop the f------ car.” Oliver then fired five rounds into the car in less than one second. ...

~WAPO 

Read More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/former-police-officer-convicted-of-murder-for-shooting-unarmed-black-teen/2018/08/28/e5488fe6-aaf8-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html?utm_term=.9a16df6f0f13 

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SERENA: The Second Coming of Unbossed And Unbothered

Da white folks who run the French Open was all up in dey feelin's about Serena's black catsuit -- despite dozens of white women showing all kinds of barely their ass. Well this week, an unbothered Serena moved on to a black tutu to play tennis in.

She's still winning. 
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Serena-Williams-easily-wins-1st-US-Open-match-in-13186793.php

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DEAR WHITE GIRLS OF TENNIS
PLEASE SHOW ALL THE ASS YOU CAN

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(She alternates between speaking English and French)

DEAR WHITE GIRLS OF TENNIS PLEASE SHOW ALL THE ASS YOU CAN

Dear White Girls,

Please do get as close as you can to showing every bit of your breasts, almost non-existent asses and legs as your little tennis skirts fly up.

We LIKE IT when YOU do it

We DO NOT LIKE IT when black girls do it. But we can't really say anything when Venus and Serena do the same things you are doing. But YOU, our white girls, don't wear relatively plain spandex suits that cover you from head to toe. Oops! Forgot Anne White's outfit of 1985 Correction: But YOU, our precious white girls don't wear relatively plain spandex suits that cover you from head to toe that remind us white people of a highly SUCCESSFUL black movie based on a comic book

Anne White Wimbledon 1985

-- an outfit we probably wouldn't have cared about period if BLACK PANTHER had never been made.

--an outfit we would have ridiculed if she wasn't stomping your asses damn near every time she picks up a racket.

Alas, we have to care about her outfit as it stands because our REAL objection in France (and in tennis the white-world-over) is being reminded of anything having to do with black culture...by a black person that's embarrassing us worldwide in a sport that's supposed to be as white as we are.

French Player at French Open Mathilde Johansson
in 2015 or so, risking a major wardrobe malfunction.

* * * * * Honestly? Other than white racism, how else do you explain tennis officials changing their rules on a dime because of this outfit

...as opposed to any of the other inappropriate outfits on white girls shown above? And when I say "inappropriate" I mean "inappropriate" by patriarchal standards. Because the women being free to wear what they want to wear is NOT the issue here. The issue is what the men in charge have decided is appropriate for women to wear. And what the male gatekeepers have approved -- contrary to their hypocritical Victorian standards -- are outfits that show plenty of tits and ass. But for some reason that same Victorian standard disapproves of an outfit that covers a black woman from head to toe. Really? Was I not supposed to notice this hypocritical double back-flip with a twist of a decision? * * * *
By the way? This is hardly the only way Serena is being singled out for harassment by white and/or anti-black tennis officials.

It is on record that Serena is being drug tested more often than other even though -among the famous female tennis players-- nothin' but white girls have been popped with illegal substances in their blood stream and pee.

Deadspin: Serena Williams Is One Of The Most Drug Tested Tennis Players

Source: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/03/625746829/deadspin-serena-williams-is-one-of-the-most-drug-tested-tennis-players

The white folks of Tennis even police her when she's happy over winning a match -- for a duration of 3 seconds.

Serena was so overjoyed at beating that white blond, cheating, drugged up Maria Sharapova that she looked at her sister Venus and did a spontaneous dance from the 1970s --for approximately 3 seconds. I don't know if the dance is really called the "C-walk" for the "Crip Walk" or not.  

What I do know is that it's been done before by white people and nobody gave a rats @$$

"“It was just me. I love to dance,” Williams told reporters who inquired about her Crip Walk. “I didn’t know what else to do. I was so happy, and next thing I know I started dancing and moving. I didn’t plan it. It just happened.”  

When one naive reporter asked what the name of the dance could be — “The Wimbledon?” or “The Serena?” — Williams said, “Actually, there is a name. But I don’t know if I — it’s inappropriate. It’s just a dance we do in California.”  

....Chris Chase of Yahoo! Sports wants everyone to relax [..made it ] seem like Serena crip-walked away from the Queen after stealing the crown jewels,” he wrote. “She broke out the dance for three seconds, while looking at her sister sitting in the player’s box! It’s a dance move, not a political statement.” 

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/crip-walk-dance-serena-williams_n_1747593.html 

And now an official in France has banned an outfit for its inappropriateness. Inappropriate as compared to what is what I'd like to know. I defy somebody to explain to me how Serena's outfit distracts the other players or the fans.

'One Must Respect The Game': French Open Bans Serena Williams' Catsuit

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/24/641549735/one-must-respect-the-game-french-open-bans-serena-williams-catsuit

What really distracts white tennis officials all over the planet is the fact that a black woman is stomping the sh** out of their little white princesses on every tennis court she walks out onto. So they find other ways to harass her. I don't know about you? But I'm sick to death of her wins being some sort of compensation for unchecked white supremacy. Maybe that's just me. But I would really like to find a way to paint white tennis officials across the globe as the petty little racist mofos they are because there almost has to be an entire white supremacist culture running tennis. That's the only way Serena and Venus keep repeatedly being singled out for the dumb sh*t. Serena needs to stay focused on her game. I'm sure she'll let this go because as racist b.s. goes this is petty as hell as compared to her having to battle OBVIOUSLY wrong calls during actual tennis matches. But the rest of us need to have her back. We need to stomp white racism based decisions, petty or not. We need to find a way to make these jackals lose money because that is the only language the white supremacist in denial about being a white supremacist understands. In the mean time, maybe we can tell French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli that showing all the tits and ass you can --even if neither T nor A are any bigger than an A-cup -- is no longer acceptable. It's 2018. It should no longer be a goal for the women of tennis to walk out of the locker rooms looking like they are headed for a swim suit competition or a mud wrestling match instead of a tennis court. If patriarchy is dismantled along with the white supremacy in tennis, maybe it wont be the spandex jumpsuits that'll be banned next time?

* * * * * From earlier this year

• Serena Williams marked her return to Grand Slam tennis by wearing a "Black Panther"-style catsuit that made her feel like a superhero from Wakanda.
• The catsuit's main purpose is to help prevent blood clots, but it also has the added advantage of making Williams feel like a "warrior princess." (She just had a baby, remember?)
• Whatever the intention, the catsuit clearly worked as Williams romped to a straight sets victory over Kristýna Plíšková in her debut 2018 French Open match on Tuesday...

READ MORE: https://www.businessinsider.com/serena-williams-felt-like-a-warrior-princess-at-french-open-2018-5

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From Ava DuVernay On Her Birthday: The Film Short AUGUST 28 Is Coming To A TV Near You

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August 28th: A Day in the Life of a People will debut Tuesday on OWN, August 28 at 7 p.m. The cast includes Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina King, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, André Holland, Michael Ealy and Glynn Turman. 

It is a 22-minute scripted film using both documentary and narrative techniques to take viewers to six historical moments through history that all occurred on August 28. 

The official description: August 28 traverses a century of black progress, protest, passion and perseverance of African-American people. The project gives historical perspective within the creative framework of one date that has had a profound effect on America including:

• The Slavery Abolition Act on August 28, 1833 
• The lynching of Emmett Till on August 28, 1955 
• The first radio airplay from Motown Records on August 28, 1961 with The Marvelettes "Please Mr Postman," 
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech during the massive March on Washington on August 28, 1963, 
• Hurricane Katrina making its tragic landfall on August 28, 2005 
• Senator Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for the presidency on August 28, 2008. 

~SHADOW & ACT

Read More: https://shadowandact.com/august-28-ava-duvernays-star-studded-short-with-angela-basset-lupita-nyongo-regina-king-and-more-sets-tv-debut 

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Ava At Midnight, In Central Park, On Her Birthday