Jwisser:

Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Ain't That Good News - 1964)

I was born by the river in a little tent Oh, and just like the river I been a runnin' ever since It's been a long, a long time coming but I know A change gon' come, oh yes it will It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die 'Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming but I know A change gon' come, oh yes it will I go to the movie, and I go downtown Somebody keep tellin' me "don't hang around" It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know A change gon' come, oh yes it will Then I go to my brother And I say "brother, help me please"  But he winds up knocking me Back down on my knees There been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long But now think I'm able to carry on  It's been a long, a long time coming but I know A change gon' come, oh yes it will

Panda Baby and her Mom x

(via grgryglzr)

Kamala Harris: *Saying words that make the caricatures of military fascists from the Starship Troopers movies look like reasonable, well-rounded people*

Liberals, with tears in their eyes: "I'm proud to be an American again..."

"we just dont know why the Iraq war happened!!" is an unbelievably stupid take even for this website

nativeskins:

Many Native Americans welcomed African Americans into their villages. Even as slaves many African Americans became part of a family group, and many intermarried with Native Americans -  thus many later became classified as Black Indians

pipercarter:

Empire Line (2005) series by British photographer Gavin Fernandes.

Fernandes describes the series in British Asian Style: Fashion & Textiles / Past and Present:

By subverting representations of British “memsahibs” and their indigenous Indian servants, and through the interaction of period British costume and native Indian dress, Empire Line explores the politics of clothing and its relationship with class and caste in 19th-century colonial India.

Though so rooted in colonial imagery, I love how Fernandes’s work also speaks to the complex and often problematic cultural exchanges of the contemporary fashion industry.

nottilucente:

Alphonse Mucha - a poster for the Sokol Festival, 1912

It's Only A Paper Moon - Chiemi Eri

Chiemi Eri, born January 11, 1937, died February 13, 1982) was a Japanese popular singer and actress.

Eri was born as Chiemi Kubo on January 11, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. She started her singing career at the age of 14 with her version of "Tennessee Waltz." She sang American songs such as "Jambalaya" & "Come on-a My House". Eri started her career as an actress similar to Misora Hibari. Eri, Misora and Izumi Yukimura formed a trio. In her concerts, she was supported by Nobuo Hara's jazz band. - Wiki

(A personal note: This is my favorite song in the world and when she sings the lyrics in Japanese it becomes even more beautiful. An interesting lady, she was only sixteen when this was recorded!)

Maher Zain - Hold My Hand (Thank You Allah: 2009)

I hear the flowers kinda crying loud, the breeze is sounding sad Oh no Tell me when did we become so cold and empty inside Lost our way a long time ago Did we really turn that blind We don’t see that we keep hurting each other, no All we do is just fight

Now we share the same bright sun, the same round moon Why don’t we share the same love Tell me why not Life is shorter than most have thought

Hold my hand There are many ways to do it right Hold my hand Turn around and see what we've left behind Hold my hand, my friend We can save the good spirit of me and you For another chance And let’s pray for the beautiful world The beautiful world I share with you

Children seem like they’ve lost their smile on the new bloodied playgrounds Oh no How could we ignore heartbreaking crying sounds And we’re still going on Like nobody really cares And we just stopped feeling all the pain because Like it’s a daily basic affair

Now we share the same bright sun, the same round moon Why don’t we share the same love Tell me why not Life is shorter than most have thought

Hold my hand There are many ways to do it right Hold my hand Turn around and see what we've left behind Hold my hand, my friend We can save the good spirit of me and you For another chance And let’s pray for the beautiful world The beautiful world I share with you

No matter how far I might be, I’m always gonna be your neighbor There’s only one small planet where to be, so I’m always gonna be your neighbor We cannot hide, we can’t deny That we’re always gonna be neighbors Your neighbor, my neighbor We’re neighbors

So, hold my hand There are many ways to do it right Hold my hand Turn around and see what we've left behind

Hold my hand There are many ways to do it right Hold my hand Turn around and see what have left behind Hold my hand, my friend We can save the good spirit of me and you For another chance And let’s pray for the beautiful world The beautiful world I share with you