Black Canada: A Brief History | Abagond (Reblog)

Very much enjoy a good history lesson and this was a good one! Thanks Abagond!

Black Canada: A brief history | Abagond


Unlike the Caribbean and America, slavery was never big in Canada. Instead:

Blacks came to Canada in four main waves:

1. Black Loyalists (1780s, 1810s)

2. Underground Railroad (mostly 1840s-1850s)

3. The Lily White Canada Policy (c. 1896-1962)

4. Caribbean immigration (1960s to present)


Blog Publisher's Disclaimer: This post presents an overview of what I know in 500 words or less. I do not pretend to be an expert! I mostly use present-day place names. Corrections welcomed.

Flag of Canada with a black border (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Entertainment Blogs: World Music - the Music Journey

Do you enjoy world music? So do I. I used to work in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. There were two music stores within walking distance from my job, and they were a favorite place to spend my one hour for lunch break. Haven't been in D.C. since 1995 and the name of the stores escape me. But I do remember that they both had a wonderful world music section. In Texas, when we used to subscribe to cable TV, there was a show called “Musical Passport” that we watched often. Took you all around the world showcasing great music!
 

Currently, I work from home so I don't get out much to browse the stores anymore. Also, we no longer have cable TV. Sure I could shop online but don't always know who to look for. My significant other combs YouTube and finds all kinds of new artists. But I don't have the patience to do that. I have, however, stumbled across a blog that specializes in introducing its readers to musical artists from around the world: Germany, Greece, Mali, South Africa, Canada, Hungary, France, Caribbean and on and on and on. You can search this site by names of artists, by countries and/or by genres. As of March 2017, it had over 4000 followers. Their posts date back to 2011. The last post is dated December 2015.  They have so much variety, it makes me dizzy. But I love it!! Why don't you visit? If you love world music, you'll love this blog!

To put it in their words:

Join us on our musical adventure on www.xworldmusic.wordpress.com! 

If you see the banner below, you should be at the right site.
(Hope they don't change their banner.)

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• Origins of the Term World Music: Wesleyan University Professor, Robert E. Brown, is usually credited with coining the term “world music” in the early 1960s, when describing his Ethnomusicology program.    Info source: What Is World Music? by Simone Preuss, Suite101 Contributor (Archived Webpage)  (Supplemental link:  What is World Music? | About.com)

• Institutions of higher learning offer international programs in ethnomusicology. Learn more at TheSoceity for Ethnomusicology.

Women of the Bible : Rahab by Eikonik | Found on DeviantArt

Several years ago I wrote a blog post about the harlot/heroine Rahab.  Her story is told in the Bible book of Joshua.  When I published the post I searched diligently for an image depicting her encounter with the Jewish spies sent to spy out the land of Canaan.  (Josh 2: 1-7)  Found an image in the Wikimedia database.  A few years later, after publishing the post, I found an image on DeviantArt by an artist who shares wonderful depictions of events which occurred in ancient Israel - of people and of places.  


The artwork below (following the link and related image to my 2014 blog post) depicts the part of the biblical account where she hid the Jewish spies on her rooftop.  This is a perfect complement to my post previously published here at My Blog Stop! about the woman in the Bible known as Rahab the harlot. 

Women of the Bible: Rahab - The Noble Harlot

Image credit: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Image credit:

Rahabby eikonik

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Movie Review: DELIVER US FROM EVIL (Reblog)

Daniel Hernandez publishes a blog he calls "Random Mexican's Movie Review".  He is a member of the Authentic Blogger Group on Facebook. Been following his blog for a while. His movie reviews are a ready reference resource. Concise. Precise.  Always on point.  Like this one.
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A cop and a priest team up on a case of demonic possession in this Screen Gems horror film. ... Deliver Us from Evil has an interesting conceit of mixing police procedural with an exorcism tale. ...

• Random Mexican’s Movie Review: DELIVER US FROM EVIL

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A lost ancient treasure. 

A 100 year family feud. 

And a woman with a passion richer than the bloodstone pendant she wears around her neck!

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English: Great Seal of The State of Alabama
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Totally cool and interesting. Worth a reblog or share. 250 million years ago? You don't say!!

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Activities You Should Be Aware Can Cause the Elimination of Your Blog

Wake up one day and discover that your blog was deleted?  

Start scratching your head wondering what you did?

The link below is to a post at "We Blog Better".  It makes for a very handy checklist.  Although as I scanned the list, it made me wonder why bloggers would not know this.  However, it is possible that many do NOT realize these activities could get their blog removed.  What I really like is that Guest Blogging and offering free samples of Oreo cookies are NOT on the list.  YAY!  Totally awesome because I have more than one blog and would like to extend an invitation to anyone out there reading this who would be interested. 

• Activities You Should be Aware Can Cause the Elimination of Your Blog

Would you be interested in providing a Guest Post for this blog or any of my other blogs? Feel free to contact me via eMail:

cmoneyspinner@gmail.com
SUBJECT: Guest Blog Post

I would be honored!

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P.S.  I haven’t gotten to the point where I can hand out free Oreo cookies but I can tell you where you can get free samples of bath products.  Click here. :)

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Quote of the day! – loveofwords.net

Belated birthday wish for the late Jim Henson, a gifted and talented man with an imaginative heart that I so very much admired.

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Originally posted on Love Of Words:

Someday we’ll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me 
- Jim Henson

September 24, 1936: Jim Henson was fascinated with puppets from childhood—he was just 18 when he debuted his puppets on local TV. Henson voiced some of his most famous characters: Ernie, Rowlf the Dog, and, of course, Kermit the Frog. He was born 77 years ago today.

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