Strange Fruit & James H. Cone

I am taking a Black Theology class this quarter and one of the books we are reading is by James H. Cone. Dr. Cone is one of the foremost Black theologians.

Take a look at his Bill Moyers interview from November 23, 2007:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11232007/watch.html

"With the noose and the lynching tree entering the national discussion in the wake of recent news events, Bill Moyers interviews theologian James Cone about how these powerful images relate to the symbol of the cross and how they signify both tragedy and triumph."

Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday



Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.

You have gorgeous shoes named after you! Of course...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Air Deirdre! Some time ago, one of my girls sent me the link to the Cole Haan website. I liked it so much, I thought I'd post it.

A New Friend

 

Courtesy of Uncle Kendal, Lolo has a new penguin friend.

Potty Training 12/17/2007

Yesterday, morning, Lolo used the potty again!! I woke him up in the morning to use it and he very quickly told me he was done. I sent him into his room and after a few moments he said, I have to go! and he ran back into the bathroom. Then he just as quickly he said he was done and sure enough, he had gone potty. Of course, we celebrated. Very cool.

Spin!!

While Mommy and Daddy are trying to figure out the camcorder on the new phone, I'll be over here dancing.

One of My Favorites

See, that is how you are supposed to work it out. Crutches, no crutches, prosthesis or no prosthesis. Do your thang.

Potty Training 12/16/2007

We hadn't potty trained all day. Then this evening I sent Lolo in to have a seat and I went into the kitchen. He showed up in the kitchen moments later with a big smile on his face. I told him to go back to the potty and he told me that he went peepee. I went back to the bathroom and took him along with me. Sure enough, there was peepee in the potty!!! Lolo triumphs. We celebrated really hard! It was awesome. We clapped and cheered and Lolo did a potty victory dance.