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Janis Lockwood
Thursday February 15th, 2018 with PeterB
Black History Month, colonialism, bad politics, and other reasons for thinking about peace. PeterB filling in for Janis today.

Because Black History Month … is EVERY DAY! And so are so many other things. Today's program orbits around themes of BHM, colonialism, peace activism. Two fantastic rights-oriented speeches. Or, is that three really? Ample reggae and spoken word too. Enjoy. Peace. It is indeed an honour to fill in for Janis.
The INCREDIBLE orator, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at his peak! This needs to be listened to in full every now and then...

An annotated version of "I Have Dream" speech can be found here:
http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_76C3B93B557D4976A032C27C72ACED18#at_89.00_s"
"I Have A Dream" (full speech)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963-Aug-28
Dropping into reggae, beat poetry, more spoken word, and history.
War (based on Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia address to the UN General Assembly, 1963-Oct-04)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration
Old Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
Ma Afrika
Mighty Popo (Popo Murigande) - Ngagara Canadian
Making History
Linton Kwesi Johnson (LKJ) - Making History
Revolutionary Tea Party
Lilian Allen - Revolutionary Tea Party Canadian
Charlie Chaplin, pacifist and activist (oh, and actor, director, film genius, composer) at the brink of full-on WWII. Sadly, still poignant today…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20"
Final Speech from "The Great Dictator"
Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator (1940 film)
Exit stage left with some Afro-Beat. Musician and activist Fela Kuti.
Observation Is No Crime
Fela Kuti and Africa 70 - Zombie (1976/77)
Interactive CKCU
PeterB (host)
Welcome! I'm not Janis, but hope I'll do... Your comments here...

4:18 PM, February 15th, 2018