In honor of Congressman Elijah Cummings of Baltimore, sharecropper’s son and a giant for justice. Assembled this morning, this playlist features songs about Baltimore, songs from artist with connections to Baltimore, and songs by Fannie Lou Hamer – a sharecropper’s daughter, a sharecropper, and a giant for justice.
Walk. Morningside Gardens.
On Being a Sharecropper – Fannie Lou Hamer
Run Mourner, Run – Fannie Lou Hamer
Streets of Baltimore – Gram Parsons
Silver – Rik Ocasek
Raining in Baltimore – Counting Crows
You Think You’re a Man – Divine
Baltimore – Audra McDonald
Precious Lord – Fannie Lou Hamer
Baltimore – Nina Simone
This Little Light of Mine – Fannie Lou Hamer
Baltimore – Lyle Lovett
Road to Hell – André De Shields
Baltimore – Randy Newman
Baltimore Fire – Charlie Poole
Baltimore – Prince
I Know Where I’ve Been – Queen Latifah
Amazing Grace – Fannie Lou Hamer
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We honor the memory of Andy Henriquez, 19 years old. He begged for medical attention in solitary confinement on Rikers Island. He died there due to neglect in 2013.
From time to time, I have had the honor to stand with the community working to close the jail complex on Rikers Island and replace the jails with smaller justice centers based in four of the New York City boroughs. People directly affected by the Rikers jails led this effort.
Today the New York City Council voted on a proposal. I joined the community for a rally in the time before the vote. Participants were invited to read brief statements honoring individuals who had died on Rikers.
I read the words about Andy Henriquez. He was arrested for participating in a heinous crime. He was held for three years without a trial. He was held in solitary confinement. He complained of pain and called for medical attention as did others held near him.
He needed to be held accountable for his role in that crime. But that would have involved a speedy trial. And it would not have involved dying alone in a cell. Whatever he did, whatever he did not do, as a child of God, he deserved better. So did Mohamed Jollah for whose brutal murder Andy Henriquez was arrested. So do all people.
May today’s New York City Council vote mark steps on the journey to a criminal justice system that emphasizes restoration and rebuilding community.
Gym at the Shire.
Strength work.
Treadmill – walking, slow jogging.
Stretching.
Without You – Badfinger
Train Station Farewell – Elliot Goldenthal
Sleepy Eyed John – Laurie Lews & Tom Rozum
My Lover – Melissa Etheridge
Friend – Roberta Flack
I’m on My Way to the Freedom Land – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Left in the Dark – Carter Anderson
Patriot’s Dream – Arlo Guthrie
A Game – Talib Kweli
Beautifyl – Nanci Griffith
Glory Days – Eric Bogle & John Munro
Breathe – U2
St. Peter’s Cathedral – Death Cab for Cutie
Hands Across the Sea – Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
I Call Your Name – The Beatles
Faded – Ben Harper
Gym at the Shire. Strength work. Core work. Stretching. Treadmill – slow jogging and walking.
Resonance: Homage to the Ancient Ones – R. Carlos Nakai
In My Life – The Beatles
Just Like a Woman – Calexico & Charlotte Gainsbourg
Soul Sister – Sam & Dave
The Pan Piper – Miles Davis
The Foggy Dew – The Battering Ram
Treat Me Like Your Money – Macy Gray
Big – John McCutcheon
Ni’bixi Dxi Zina – Binni Gula’za
Mama You Been on My Mind – Rod Stewart
Rambling Irishman – The Sands Family
Kol Hanshama – Abraham Jam
You Make Loving Fun – Fleetwood Mac
Down on MacConnachy Square – Brigadoon
John Henry – Harry Belafonte
High on Rebellion – Patti Smith Group
My Best Was Never Good Enough – Bruce Springsteen
The Dolphins – Richie Havens
Treadmill. Walking. Slow jogging. Strength work with NK Body Philosophy. Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
No Woman, No Cry – Nenes
Quicksand – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Show Some Love – Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band
When the Saints Go Marching In – Louis Armstrong
Golden Boy – Natalie Merchant
I Am a Rock – Simon & Garfunkel
E Ala E – Hawaiian Roots Band
Old French – Various
Real Friends – Camila Cabello
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Carol Channing
Fire in the Hole – Steely Dan
Imagine – Willie Nelson
Babel – Mumford & Sons
Get Me to the Church on Time – Stanley Holloway
Copperline – James Taylor
Treadmill. Walk. Slow jog. Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
Precious Lord – Fannie Lou Hamer
Run Mourner, Run – Fannie Lou Hamer
City Called Heaven – Fannie Lou Hamer
All the Pretty Little Horses – Fannie Lou Hamer
I’m Gonna Land on the Shore – Fannie Lou Hamer
Oh Lord, You Know Just How I Feel – Fannie Lou Hamer
I’m Going Down to the River of Jordan – Fannie Lou Hamer
Jesus Is My Only Friend – Fannie Lou Hamer
Pick a Bale of Cotton – Fannie Lou Hamer
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning – Fannie Lou Hamer
Walk with Me – Fannie Lou Hamer
This Little Light of Mine – Fannie Lou Hamer
Certainly Lord – Fannie Lou Hamer
Woke Up This Morning – Fannie Lou Hamer
Amazing Grace – Fannie Lou Hamer
Laramie – Magdalen Hsu-Li
Scarecrow – Melissa Etheridge
Matthew Shephard – Heather Lev
American Triangle – Elton John
Sunshine of Your Love – Cream
White Room – Cream
Presence of the Lord – Blind Faith
Walking. Morningside Heights.
Red-Tailed Hawks – R. Carlos Nakai
Flamingo – Kero Kero Bonito
To the Last Whale – Crosby & Nash
Song of Peace – Abraham Jam
All God’s Critters – John McCutcheon
Paz Y Libertad – Jose-Luis Orozco
Wolf – Jack Gladstone
Prayers for Polar Bears – Adina Nyree
Peace, Love, and Understanding – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
To My Old Brown Earth – Pat Humphries
Baby Elephant Walk – Quincy Jones
Peace and Power – Joanne Shenandoah
Down by the Riverside – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
King of Birds – Karine Polwart
Lite a Flame – Laura Nyro
Loads of Love – Diahann Carroll
Prayer of St. Francis – Sarah McLachlan
Slow jogging / walking. Morningside Heights.
Strength work. Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
Ocarina – Agua Clara
Peregrino De Tu Cielo – Alejo Garcia
Mariposa – Es Sueno Del Inka
Taquirari De Verano – El Vate
Hearts of Stone – Los Lobos
Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
Carnavaliando – Marta Gomez
Vida – Ruben Blades
Agua Que Va Caer – Santana
El Reloj De Pastor – Sierra Maestra
Pobre Recuerdo – Viento De Los Andes
Caballo Viejo – Viva Quetzal
El Derech De Vivir En Paz – Victor Jara
Ice el Hielo – La Santa Cecilia
Almost Like Praying – Lin-Manuel Miranda, feat. Artists for Puerto Rico
In memory of Aleyah Elaine Toscano and all the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Walk/slow jog. Morningside Heights.
Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
Nikki Shawana – Sister Round Dance Song (MMIW Honour Song)
Song for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – Jayda Gadwa
Qiksaaktuq – Tanya Tagaq andToronto Symphony Orchestra
The Highway – N’we Jinan Artists, Kitsumkalum First Nation, BC.
Run Sister Run – Cass McCombs
Inspired by the run of Métis activist and athlete Tracie Leost to raise awareness about Canada’s missing and murdered indigenous women
Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – music by A Tribe Called Red
Red Dress – Amanda Rheaume, feat. Chantal Kreviazuk
Indian City – Through the Flood
Blackbird – Emma Stevens (in Mi’kmaq)
I wore the red I have. The hat is from the University of New Mexico.
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Along the Graybeard Trail 