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A cool set of pics of the artist, Willow...
One shot would not do it! It took a series of images to convey Willow's fun loving spirit. So here we are.
Thanks for letting me capture the excitement!
On Seeing H.E.R I, too, felt the shame of not knowing who she was... We can overcome this void, together, though. We can stand proudly in this new wave of R&B and let H.E.R. be a guiding force. H.E.R, a 21 year old from California, graced UAB's Springfest stage tonight...and it was divine! She embodied the essence of Erykah and the energy of Prince as she played her lead guitar and then at times switched to keyboard. An hour long set provided the 1000+ crowd a soulful ensemble of original material from her self-titled album and added a little UUMPF as she sprinkled in some R&B'ed hip hop covers. A crowd favorite and in current radio rotation, she sang her hit, Focus , but by the end of the night she switches to a bluesy croon, a nasty guitar hook and she belts out her version of Make It Rain . I was reeled in by her magic. You can tell a lot by an artist's fanbase, their enthusiasm and the knowledge of H.E.R. lyrics. We definitely have a
"Birmingham--the world rather, lost a true pioneer. An indomitable spirit that paved many a path for us 'colored' folks. He was the fire, that the movement needed. Thank you Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth " for all that you contributed. --mj Photograph/graphics by Marika N. Johnson//original Shuttlesworth photo by S. Schapiro TROUBLE IN BIRMINGHAM (CLICK FOR FULL ARTICLE WRITTEN BY NPR) A 1961 CBS documentary called Shuttlesworth the "man most feared by Southern racists." It was Shuttlesworth who asked Attorney General Robert Kennedy to protect freedom riders, and the last thing Connor wanted was federal intervention. And trouble was coming. Shuttlesworth was laying the groundwork for something bigger. In 1963, he persuaded the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to bring the civil rights movement to Birmingham after a dispirited campaign in Albany, Ga. Shuttlesworth told Eyes on the Prize he thought Birmingham could make a difference."You k
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