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Indiana Thanksgiving 2011

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Family The young and the... not so young;) A father and son pic. "What attitude?" Young cuz schools his Uncle Jason on the proper way to play Spades! Mikayla... apparently shy??!! Jason got spanked in spades...  Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, the kids learned a game Aunt Caroline called, Spoons.     Deasia and her father, Damon My nephew, Siraj el-Bey! I really enjoyed seeing my family. It was great seeing faces I hadn't seen in awhile-- unbelievable seeing how the little cousins grow so fast. I'm tempted to post some old pics... I'm holding some for ransom!
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Gordon Parks (11/30/1912 - 03/07/2006) I had a mother who would not allow me to complain about not accomplishing something because I was black. Her attitude was, ‘If a white boy can do it, then you can do it, too—and do it better, or don’t come home.’” ...and he did do it well. A photojournalist with an amazing eye. One of my favorite photographers who documented early social wrongs. His most recognized photo is of Ella Watson, standing in front of the American flag holding a mop and a broom. Taken in Washington DC  American Gothic  speaks loudly of the bigotry African Americans faced in the 1940's.   As a photographer for Life Magazine, an esteemed position that allowed Parks to encourage readers to see a different view of the world through his lens. Often times a gritty, hardcore glimpse into the world, his images were an awakening, --it created conversation. From snapshots of a sick child-- Flavio in Rio de Janeirio to Harlem gangsters called the MidTowners, he became a ge