Walking. Morningside Gardens.
Let America Be America Again (by Langston Hughes) – James Earl Jones
At the Purchaser’s Option – Rhiannon Giddens
Wade in the Water – The Fisk Jubilee Singers
Juneteenth – Cast of Black-ish
Have a Talk with God – Stevie Wonder
New World Symphony – Earth, Wind & Fire
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning – Fannie Lou Hamer
Forward – Beyonce
Great Day – Kim & Reggie Harris
Moving On – Sweet Honey in the Rock
This Little Light of Mine – “I’m Gonna Let It Shine” Choir
He’s God the Whole World in His Hands – Odetta
I’m Just a Slave – The Roots
Every Time I Feel the Spirit – The Florida A&M Choir
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Don’t Want to Get Away – Carter Anderson
Handsome Johnny – Richie Havens
Better Git Yer Learnin’ – Our Native Daughters
For What It’s Worth – Keb’ Mo’
Heaven Will Welcome You Dr. King – Big Maybelle
Category Archives: Human Rights
1 February 2020
Filed under Antiracism, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New York, playlist
27 January 2020
Filed under Antiracism, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New York, playlist
Mankato 1862
Trapdoor opens.
Short fall.
Eternity embraces.
Filed under Antiracism, Human Rights, Six Word Story
Driven
Driven by hunger,
driven to violence,
driven in battle,
driven from home.
Filed under Antiracism, Human Rights
New Year’s Eve Witness
Share a picture or video of your lit candle and tag us. Use the hashtags #lightacandle #dontlookaway #FreeThemAll
Watch for my picture. I hope to see yours.
Filed under Antiracism, Current Events, Human Rights
27, 28, 29 December 2019
Accumulated over 10,000 steps each day. No focused exercise on any of the days so no real play list. On 29 December 2019, these were the songs that played through the day:
Wounded Knee – Micki Free
Wovoka – Redbone
Sitting Bull’s Medicine Song – Kevin Locke
Ghost Dance – Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble
Heart of the World – Mary Youngblood
Sacred Praises – Brule
Shimmer Prayer for Cleaning the Water – Joy Harjo
Red Streaking into the Water – R. Carlos Nakai
Dreams of Wounded Knee – Bill Miller
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Wounded Knee – Walela
Filed under Antiracism, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New York, playlist
18 December 2019
Treadmill. Stretching. Blink.
Enter the Mirrors – Afro Yaqui Music Collective
My Only Home – Unchained XL
Beyond the Border – Bhi Bhiman
La Jaula De Oro – Los Tigres del Norte
Immigrant Eyes – Willie Nelson
Highwomen – The Highwomen
Old Town Road – Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus, Young Thug & Mason Ramsey
This Land – Gary Clark, Jr.
Delilah – Making Movies & Ruben Blades
Cages – Redbait
Bad Hombres Y Mujeres – Antonio Sanchez
Why We Build the Wall – Hadestown
Go Tell a Bird – Maya De Vitry
La Frontera – Lagartijeando feat. Minuk
Migration – Jonny Lipford
No Geography – The Chemical Brothers
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes
This is a slight variation on “Strangers in a Strange Land: A Migration Soundtrack for Advent 2019” by Josh Langhoff. Thanks to my friend Carolyn for calling it to my attention.
Filed under Current Events, Exercise, Friends, Human Rights, Music, New York, playlist
10 December 2019
Walking (30 minutes). Morningside Gardens.
The playlist continued during the day.
Nar Yu Right – Star Zee
Rise Up – Andra Day
Anthem for the Amazon – Amazon Aid
My People – Yusaf/Cat Stevens
Just One Candle – Abraham Jam
God Bless the Child – Richie Havens
Masters of War – Eddie Vedder & Mike McReady
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
Took the Children Away – Archie Roach
Ring Them Bells – Natasha Bedingfield
You’ve Got to Run – Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq
The Times They Are A-Changing – Flogging Molly
Know Your Rights – The Clash
Freedom! ’90 – George Michael
Weary Mothers – Joan Baez
One Human One Vote – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Dreamer – Jackson Brown & Los Cenzontles
Not in My Name – John McCutcheon
The Music of Healing – Tommy Sands & Pete Seeger
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger
Mothers of the Disappeared – U2
Luka – Suzanne Vega
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution – Tracy Chapman
Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes
Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Libertad – Los Miserables
How Can I Keep from Singing – Eva Cassidy
Filed under Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New York, playlist, United Nations
1 December 2019
Walking. Penn Station. Whitestone. Morningside Gardens.
O Come Emmanuel – Little Windows
Day O – Harry Belafonte (R.I.P. Lord Burgess)
The Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen
Waterfalls – TLC
Danny Boy – Black 47
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick
Hold On – Sarah McLachlan
Together Again – Janet Jackson
Free Me – Sia
The Last Song – Elton John
Jesus to a Child – George Michael
Boy Blue – Cindy Lauper
Sing – Annie Lennox
For a Friend – The Communards
Sister Rosa – The Neville Brothers
Rosa Sat – Amy Dixon-Kolar
Come Faithful Ones – Red Nativity
Filed under Advent, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New York
29 November 2019
Walking. Morningside Gardens.
Crimson Parsons – Keith Secola
Sand Creek Massacre Mourning – Otis Taylor
Fiume Sand Creek – Fabrizio De Andre
Jerusalem – Steve Earle
Dignity – El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe
Bala Hdood – Ettijah (YouTube)
We Shall Overcome (Song for Palestine) – Roger Waters (YouTube)
Untitled – Kallemi (YouTube)
Song for Palestine – Nora Roman & The Border Busters
Jerusalem – Abraham Jam
He Mele Lahui Hawai’i – Tavita Te’o
Hawai’i Pono’i – Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus
All Along the Watchtower – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Where Is the Love? – The Black Eyed Peas
Divine – Earth, Wind & Fire
Fountain of Sorrow – Joan Baez
Take a Bow – Rihanna
So Young – The Corrs
Siasi – O’Shen
Filed under Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, Music
Along the Graybeard Trail 