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In his newly released book, We Matter: Athletes and Activism, Thomas covers a wide range of topics at the intersection of sports and social justice, including NCAA amateurism and the coverage of women in sports. Interviews with prominent sports figures — such as Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and sports commentator Jemele Hill personalize these topics.
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Etan Thomas, a former NBA player, activist and author, knows about the NBA postseason atmosphere first-hand. Like the Warriors, Thomas also knows what it’s like to be treated in a negative manner for taking a stance against social injustice.
Q: Having interviewed athlete activists from past generations to the modern day, what can be said about the progress from then to now?
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When I spoke to Etan Thomas the 2018 NBA postseason was in full swing. This is the platform that has created historic basketball moments, such as Damian Lillard’s game-winning 3-pointer that advanced the Portland Trail Blazers past the Houston Rockets in the opening round of the 2014 playoffs. It can also be a different platform altogether: If you actually win the NBA Championship, such as the 2017 Golden State Warriors did, you run the risk of being uninvited to the White House by the president of the United States.
I would say that not a lot has changed. The same way the media and mainstream America told Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, John Carlos and Muhammad Ali to “stay in their place” or “be grateful” or “how dare they complain about what’s wrong with society” is the same way Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Eric Reid and others are currently told to “shut up and play” or encouraged to have the mentality that athletes should stay in their place and not involve themselves with what is happening in the society and country they live in and are a part of. This isn’t a new phenomenon. It didn’t start with Laura Ingraham. It has been happening for a long time.
Q: You’ve played at the highest level of NCAA basketball at Syracuse University. Can you share your thoughts on amateurism and athletes being compensated?
I spent an entire chapter discussing this topic in We Matter: Athletes and Activism. I interviewed John Wall, Oscar Robertson and, from the Fab Five, Ray Jackson and Jimmy King, so we could delve into this topic and dissect it. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also provided a lot of commentary on this subject. Let me say this: I cherished my time at Syracuse University. I met my wife, graduated with a degree in business management, and developed friendships that I will have for the rest of my life. However, from purely an economic perspective, Syracuse benefited greatly from my four years there. The NCAA is a billion-dollar industry with a capital “B.” Maybe back in the day when there wasn’t as much money being generated, maybe it was a little more of a trade-off. But now, it’s not even close. Of course, college athletes should be compensated. They are able to pay Backlashes against athletes who are vocal about social justice is nothing new, says the former NBA player, Etan Thomas. In his new book, We Matter: Athletes and Activism, he examines the intersection between athletes and activism. Here, he speaks to Street Roots about why speaking out is so important.
During Thomas’ time in the NBA including his seven years with the Washington Wizards his activism spanned denouncing the Iraq War, advocating for racial justice and assisting Hurricane Katrina victims. Today, in the NBA, plenty of athletes are standing for similar causes. For example, the Sacramento Kings organization has supported the family of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African-American killed by the Sacramento police, in numerous ways. Responses to those who speak out can be challenging. After Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant spoke about social issues, for example, news anchor Laura Ingraham told them to “shut up and dribble” during NBA’s All Star weekend. In this interview, Evan Thomas speaks about his new book, athlete activism and his interviews with the families of unarmed victims of police violence.
Just to do your research and know what you are talking about, and be prepared for the criticism that is going to follow. You also have to be able to defend your position, because certain portions of the media are going to attempt to discredit you personally and make you out to be a buffoon who has no business speaking on this topic, just as Laura Ingraham attempted to do with LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
everyone else associated with the athletic department no matter if it’s a revenuegenerating sport or not, but can’t pay the players? No coaches are working for free. No trainers or media people or compliance people or anyone. They can come up with a system if they wanted to, but the problem is they don’t want to. The system is working just how the NCAA wants it to, so nothing will change unless they are forced to change.
Russell Westbrook spoke out after the killing of Terence Crutcher and I spoke to Terence’s sister Tiffany about the impact of that as well. The entire WNBA had their media blackout and protested after the back-to-back killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and Philando’s sister Alysza spoke so passionately about what it felt to her; seeing that. And although these interviews were extremely difficult to do, they were important to really show what these protests are all about.
Q: When it comes to activism in the NBA, what has changed from the time you played in the league to now?
Q: What it like to speak with families of victims of gun violence in relation to cop killings, racism, systemic injustices, etc.?
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Those were the most difficult interviews I have ever done in my life. I spoke to Emerald Snipes, who is Eric Garner’s daughter; I interviewed the mother and sister of Philando Castile, Valerie and Alysza Castile; I interviewed Jahvaris Fulton, brother of Trayvon Martin, and Tiffany Crutcher, twin sister of Terence Crutcher. These conversations were literally heartbreaking, but I think they were important to document for many reasons. People have forgotten what these protests were about. Somehow, it has transformed into being about the military or the flag, but those weren’t the reasons Kaepernick listed for him taking a knee. It was about the constant killings at the hands of the police of unarmed black men and women without any form of accountability from the police. When D-Wade and LeBron and the entire Miami team wore the hoodies, it was because of the killing of Trayvon Martin. I went and spoke to Trayvon’s brother Jahvaris about the impact of that.
I think social media has changed the flexibility and freedom of athletes speaking out. Now, they don’t have to worry about going through a media outlet and whether that media outlet will properly convey their message or misquote them or even choose to run their story, like I did. Now, they can utilize their own social media. As Dwyane Wade told me in We Matter: “With social media being as powerful as it is, you become, in essence, a reporter. So, it’s hard for someone to tell you not to say things that you want on your social media platform. You can’t be in the position that LeBron is in, that Melo [Carmelo Anthony] is in, and that myself and CP [Chris Paul] are in, and really care about criticism.”
Q: For athletes who may want to become activists but don’t know what it takes to be one, what are some necessary tools needed to make the transition?
Courtesy of Street Roots / INSP.ngo “THOSE WERE THE MOST DIFFICULT INTERVIEWS I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.... THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE LITERALLY HEARTBREAKING, BUT I THINK THEY WERE IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT FOR MANY REASONS.”
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Gehrhardt It was during the night of the 22nd to 23rd November 1992 that Neo-Nazis in Mölln, North Germany, set the houses of two families of Turkish origin on fire. In the Arslan’s family home, three people died: Bahide Arslan, Yeliz Arslan and Ayşe Yilmaz. Ibrahim Arslan, who was only a child at the time, survived. In the early 90s, Mölln, along with the towns of Hoyerswerda, Rostock and Solingen, experienced a wave of racist violence. Ibrahim’s family experienced a great deal of suspicion and many accusations were made against them after the incident. Twenty-five years later, people are still debating who is responsible for dealing with the victims of racist violence.
BODO: In the weekly newspaper Die Zeit, an article appeared at the time with the title “Mölln does not feel guilty.” When you say that the town wasn’t supportive, what do you mean by this?
Ibrahim Arslan: We have been organizing our own commemoration ceremony for the past six years. This is to do with the fact that, for ten years, we observed a politics of commemoration that was corporate and didn’t give us a voice. They even invited majors from other towns, such as Solingen or Hoyerswerda, to the memorial service, but they didn’t invite the people actually touched by the events. In 2012, we invited the “Nazi hunter” Beate Klarsfeld to deliver the speech at the memorial service in Mölln, but the speech was consequently removed from the official program on the basis that it was “too political”. Six years ago we established a supportive “friendship circle” with others from Mölln, in order to organize events. Every year, we now host a parallel event to the official memorial ceremony in Mölln. We deliver the commemoration speech in exile in other towns, which enables us to show that other towns stand in solidarity with us and not with the town of Mölln.
Ibrahim Arslan’s family home was set alight by Neo-Nazis in 1992. His sister, cousin and grandmother were killed in the blaze and Ibrahim, who was only a child at the time, was lucky to survive. Over twenty-five years later, there is still much debate in Germany about how to deal with, and counteract, racist violence. Ibrahim talks to BODO, Germany’s street paper, about his experiences.ByAlexandra
Arslan: For us, we felt there was the typical perpetrator-victim role reversal. The culprits had already admitted to the attack when they called the fire brigade and shouted “Heil Hitler” down the telephone. Despite this, our close neighbors accused my father of being involved with prostitution. In newspaper articles, it was reported that my father locked the door of the house and set the house on fire himself. The town didn’t help us either. After the fire, our only options were to move into our old house or into refugee accommodation, and so we lived in the house where my family died for another five years.
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BODO: There was an official memorial service in Mölln this November to mark the 25th anniversary of the deaths of your sister, cousin and grandmother. Why did you not play a part in organizing this?
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Arslan: I thought the trial was excellent. It was exactly the platform that we were looking for. It was a platform where we could make our voices heard and ensure that society also heard a part of our story. Together, we succeeded in creating anti-racist and anti-fascist initiatives and in motivating people to see the victims’ perspectives and to follow our example. This was a huge success, and Germany would benefit from learning from this example if it wants to really change the reality of victim-politics.
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BODO: You helped to organize the so-called NSU trial which took place in Cologne in May 2017. Many people who have experienced violence in different ways came together, for example, relatives of victims of the NSU, people who witnessed the murders in Hoyerswerda and Rostock-Lichtenhagen and your family from Mölln. How do you look back on this event?
BODO: The worst attacks and massacres of the early 90s were in Hoyerswerda, Mölln, Rostock and in Solingen, and they took place 24 years ago. We are currently experiencing a massive swing to the right in politics with the AfD (Alternative for Germany) gaining seats in the parliament and the Nazi regime being glorified, coupled with the fact that it is becoming acceptable to talk about — and glorify — the Holocaust again. Does this concern you?
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BODO: When the so-called National Socialist Underground was exposed in November 2011, it came to light that those affected and the relatives of the murder victims went through something similar to you. The murder victims were accused of having contact with the mafia, or with terrorists, and the victims of the bomb attack in Cologne were treated with unjust suspicion, despite the lack of a plausible motive. This seemed like a grossly inappropriate reaction. Were you surprised by this? Arslan: I must admit that I never considered these attacks to be racially motivated, even though I was disgusted to read articles in the newspapers captioned “The Kebab Murders”, in which they talked about the involvement of the mafia. I had my own prejudices against the victims and didn’t listen much to the relatives, who said from the start that the attacks were racially motivated. When the NSU exposed themselves in 2011, I wasn’t very surprised. We experience racism in our society on a daily basis, which manifests itself in acts of violence. What did surprise me was the fact that institutions and politicians were also racist and that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which placed a dozen Nazis in liaison with the NSU, was also complicit in the affair. This simply broke the trust I had in the country in which I was born and grew up; the country where I live and which I call home. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution didn’t protect me and my rights, but protected Nazis instead.
Arslan: It is awful living in today’s circumstances. I am someone who believes that we need to learn from the past so that it doesn’t repeat itself, but this is probably something that we have not yet achieved in our society. Instead, we have many racists, which is why fighting against them is more important than ever. There are a lot of similarities between the 90s and today and you can clearly see that perpetrator-victim role reversal has not stopped since the Holocaust. Holocaust survivors are still stigmatized with regard to issues such as compensation rights. We need to work much harder to strengthen the power of victims’ perspectives and to put less emphasis on the perpetrators. When we talk about the AfD during election campaigns, we don’t address the issues associated with their smear campaigns. Do you ever hear anyone say: instead of focussing on the AfD, what about considering the people who are affected by their ideology? This should be of greater concern to us. Society needs to feel a responsibility to deal with the victims’ perspectives. Only then can we create an anti-racist society; a society that welcomes all. Translated from German by Niamh Walsh Courtesy of BODO / INSP.ngo
BODO: The motto for your friendship circle is “Reclaim and remember”. What does this mean?Arslan: “Reclaim and remember” means changing the politics of remembrance and defining how we remember in our own way, without the input of institutions. This is a constant struggle. We want to show that the memories of what happened, for the people affected, belong to them and to show that these people are not merely statistics, but rather the main witnesses of the events that occurred. We, my family and I, have fought round the clock so that our memories can be ours again.
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YOUTH OVER GUNS...STRONG LIKE A BRIDGE
PREFACE On March 24, 2018, I went to Washington, D.C., for the student march against gun violence to do a photo essay-“March For Our Lives: Am I Next?” I’m enraged that our county hasn’t moved on preventing gun violence. But the march and rally were extraordinary and there were sister marches around the country and the world. Hopefully things will start to change. Just six weeks after the Parkland school shooting, Gov. Rick Scott of Florida signed into law a series of reforms. It did some good like raising the minimum age for gun purchases from 18 to 21 and banning bump stocks, but sadly it did not address assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and background checks seems like a hollow victory. March For Our Lives left an indelible impression on me that the story of gun violence can be told in just one image- a mother clutching her child whose shirt asks: “Am I Next?”… Since Parkland, the killing goes on unabated and I can’t keep track.When I heard about the Youth Over Guns march and rally to be held on June 2, 2018, I was motivated to go but couldn’t see what I might add with another photo essay. That changed when organizers moved the location from Trump Tower to the Brooklyn Bridge. For me the Brooklyn Bridge is an amazing, beautiful and inspiring site, and I’m always looking for an excuse to photograph it. But to make it meaningful there had to be a connection between Youth Over Guns and the Brooklyn Bridge: what could it be? The answer is the connection between the challenge of building this bridge and the challenge of eliminating gun violence—both monumental tasks. In the late 19th century it was about spanning the great divide of the East River, and in the early 21st century it is about spanning the great divide over guns.
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INTRODUCTION
The gathering point for the march was the Korean War Veterans Plaza on the Brooklyn side of the bridge. 1. Youth Over Guns founder Ramon Contreras speaks to the media. 2. Marchers carried signs and wore orange. This marcher showed the latest in antiassault rife headwear. 3. “New Yorkers Against Gun Violence” had a strong presence: “The mission of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) is to reduce gun violence through legislative advocacy and education designed to encourage action, influence public opinion and lead to policy change.”
In the 1860’s, crossing the East River from Manhattan to Brooklyn meant using a boat. A bridge over the river was unthinkable until German immigrant John Augustus Roebling conceived a workable idea in 1852 (yes, immigrants do bring value and that’s another story). After 15 years of selling his idea, construction began in 1869, and the “New York and Brooklyn Bridge” (later named the Brooklyn Bridge) opened on May 24, 1883. Six hundred workers were involved with at least two dozen dying including Roebling himself. His son Washington A. Roebling took over in his Attitudesplace.about guns in America span a divide which seems much wider than the Brooklyn Bridge’s 6000-foot total length. The need for a bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn was obvious if someone could figure out how to build it and keep it from falling down. When it comes to guns, the divide separates people who demand total freedom to bear arms from people who demand that the carnage stops. It seems less about building a bridge and more about victory for each side. The solution for the East River was an engineering marvel: the first steelwire suspension bridge. Its hybrid cable-stayed/suspension design uses four 15.75” cables from which the bridge deck is suspended. Each cable contains 5,434 parallel steel wires arranged in 19 strands of 286 wiresmore than 21,000 individual wires were encased within the four cables. The deck is suspended from the four cables by 1,520 steel wire ropes and 400 diagonal stays. That is, a bridge which carries approximately 150,000 cars a day plus walkers and bikers is held up by a bunch of skinny wires. And it all works: the Brooklyn Bridge has been standing strong for 135 years.Eliminating gun violence will take no less of an engineering marvel- but human rather than technical. Just as every wire used for the Brooklyn Bridge has limited strength, the young people who are trying to end gun violence have limited power. For the Brooklyn Bridge, it is all those thin wires that come together to provide the needed strength. For the anti-gun violence movement, it is all these young people who must come together to provide the needed power for change- they must be Strong Like A Bridge. This photo essay combines images of the march and rally with images of the Brooklyn Bridge. Think of the bridge as a symbol of spanning a great divide—a metaphor for overcoming great odds. Think of every person at the march and rally as a single wire that can be lashed together with others to become strands of like-minded people, and then strands that can be wound into ropes to become programs and initiatives, and then ropes than can be encased in cables to become a movement… If we are ever to get control over gun violence in America, the effort must be Strong Like A Bridge… And just like the Brooklyn Bridge, the anti-gun violence movement is a thing of beauty.
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4. Rousing anti-gun violence entertainment was provided by “Sing Out, Louise”: “Get out there — make your voice heard! And that’s what we’re all about. We aren’t necessarily pretty, and we’re never polite. We don’t care if you can’t sing a note — we want you to take the hymnal and sing along. We are reclaiming our time and having a blast doing it.” The hymnal contains lyrics to reimagined songs like “America The Pitiful”:“Sopitiful, the NRA: A cult of guns andAndgreed.Congress only blocks the way and watches while we bleed.
6. A young rapper inspired the crowd before the march. 7. Even a star came out. 8. A casket was used to make the most important point about gun violence: people are dying!… I wonder if anyone noticed the sticker on the end: Made In China! 9. Ramon: Are you ready to march for saving lives?
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THE MARCH 10. New York’s Finest led the way. Marchers may not have realized it, but the Brooklyn Bridge is their hidden inspiration.
11. Ramon and his team escorted the symbolic casket.Many marchers were as loud as they could be trying to be heard on both shores. Some let their signs do the talking. Some were quietly somber about what they face in school and on the street each day. And there were smiles- the way it should be for children. But as a person of color, he faces a much greater risk of dying from gun violence. Embraced by Roebling’s wires, strands, ropes and cables—these marchers are Strong Like A Bridge. Photos from the march on page 11 unlabeled. 6
TOMORROW WE LIVE 14: On May 23, 2015, three years and ten days prior to Youth Over Guns, I was on the Brooklyn Bridge — it was a blazingly bright day. As I looked towards Manhattan and Freedom Tower, a message swirled across the deep blue sky: “TOMORROW WE LIVE” — so much better than: “Am I Next?” 13
OSAphilly.org ● JULY 2018 ● One Step Away 11 POST MARCH 12. Ramon made it absolutely clear that brown and black people are at so much greater risk than are their white counterparts. He asks, begs, pleads, and demands that our society invest in communities of color, and reform policing and the criminal justice system.13.He left the stage with well-deserved acknowledgment.
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FINAL THOUGHTS Is the anti-gun violence movement going to be successful? The same question could have been asked about the anti-Vietnam war and civil rights movements. Those efforts took a long time and many people died along the way. The war ended completely, though many who fought still suffer to this day. Civil rights have greatly improved for people of color, but so much more needs to be done. Where the anti-gun violence movement ends up and how long it will take to get there is unknown. My hope is that the wires, strands, ropes and cables of this movement will resist the fire and fury raining down from those who are more interested in guns than saving lives: be Strong Like A Bridge.
• Our nation has too much poverty. America can do better!
It is tragic that 60 years beyond my days of growing up poor in Philadelphia, the latest U.S. Census has revealed that 43 million Americans still live in poverty. It is much too easy for each of us to ignore those less fortunate. And too many of us characterize the poor as lazy or without goals or aspirations. But the causes of poverty – being born into a poor family, the loss of employment, inadequate education, substance abuse, emotional distress from adverse reality (many suffering war vets), and mental problems are not obstacles easily overcome. It has always bothered me when someone at a social gathering utters the usual overused cliché: “My family was poor, but we never knew it.” Usually I just don’t respond. But I know that the statement is ridiculous. That’s because when you are truly poor, you know it! Being poor is something that you are aware of. And being poor is often painful and humiliating. It is not something you forget. I was not born into an affluent household. As a teenager, most of the clothes I owned were old, frayed and often torn or with holes in them. Fortunately, my mother had a funeral director friend. Did you ever wonder what happened to the clothes off a dead person when the body is taken to the mortuary? Well, most families just tell the funeral director to discard the clothes of the deceased. But my resourceful mother was not about to let this happen. My mother pleaded with her funeral director friend and was often able to acquire the dead person’s clothes for me to wear.
Joseph Batory is the former superintendent of schools in the Upper Darby School District. He is currently involved with a myriad of Rotary activities for the poor and needy in Philadelphia. And he has awarded scholarship assistance to a worthy and needy Upper Darby High School grad in each of the past 30 years.
I ended up with a wardrobe from dead people even though most these clothes were nowhere close to a good fit for me or “in style.” Lots of people smirked at me and made fun of how I was dressed as a teenager. I was very aware that I was poor.Inthe Philadelphia neighborhood where I grew up, most of my neighbors were also poor. When I was 9 years old, a friend invited me to dinner. This was an unprecedented experience and I was very excited. At my friend’s dinner table, I was seated with the 10 children in this family. The mother came in and put two bottles of ketchup, two jars of mayonnaise, and two bowls of sugar on the table. She then tossed two loaves of sliced white bread on the table. Everyone then dived in and made a couple of ketchup, mayonnaise or sugar sandwiches. I did not go home hungry after this “dinner experience” …but I knew I was poor.
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• In summary, being poor is a terrible and lasting experience. Ironically, each of the world’s religions focuses on the “responsibility of truly religious people” to care for the poor. As individuals, we can do better in reaching out to the unfortunate!
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Converse All-Star sneakers were the rage for teenage athletes in the 1960’s. But a pair cost an unaffordable $9.95. So, I traveled to St. Joseph’s College (not then a university) and rooted through the trash bins outside the athletic complex. I was able to find some “tossed” heavily used Converse sneaks probably discarded by basketball players who got new ones. These sneakers were like gold to me, sometimes 2-3 sizes too big, but did I care? On hardwood and concrete basketball courts, the soles of the sneakers wore out quickly, so I put cardboard inside to block the holes. Sometimes the balls of my feet were incredibly painful after jumping around in basketball games with no support from the bottoms of these sneakers. But I was happy to be wearing Converse All-Stars. And I also knew I was poor!
By Joseph Batory, Reprinted with permission of The Delaware County Daily Times ·
Somehow, I struggled financially into my senior year at La Salle as an education major. The culmination of this program was a field experience as a “student teacher.” By this time, I owned one pair of black dress pants, but the seat of the pants had worn out … I put black tape on the inside of the hole in my pants to affect the necessary repair. A musician friend of mine gave me one of his performance suit jackets, but the problem was that he was very tall and this very nice “hand-me-down” suit coat went down to my knees. Finally, my mother acquired a dress shirt from her undertaker friend, but it was two-toned and completely out of style. My attire as a student teacher was ridiculous. I felt very sorry for myself as I met my first group of students in a city school. However, these kids were poorer than me and they thought I was well dressed! A little life lesson for me there!
• The poor of our nation also need compassion and better support from our government. In the words of Confucius: “In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.”
I was the first member of my family to attend college. My father did not earn much money at the GE factory where he worked. But he did get a $25 U.S. Savings Bond with every other paycheck. These accumulated savings bonds coupled with a few part-time jobs eventually accumulated my first-year college
BEING POOR IN AMERICA: WHEN YOU’RE POOR, YOU KNOW IT
tuition at La Salle College (a whopping $600, which, believe it or not, was high in 1960). So when I started college I had the $600 for the first two semesters in hand, but no one told me that there would be additional costs for books. There was no way I could purchase these required texts. So as a freshman, I begged and borrowed textbooks from other students randomly during the day and as frequently as possible. It was humiliating. But I survived my first year at La Salle College academically without ever owning any of the required textbooks for six courses. I was very aware that I was poor, and I hated it. I rode trolleys and the subway to La Salle every day, often with no money and only two transit tokens in my pockets. I was always terrified that I would lose one of my transit tokens and then have to walk many miles home. I often “brown bagged” lunch, another embarrassing experience because I never saw another college student with a brown bag lunch in four years. I knew I was poor!
Why Elmore James, and not for instance Ike Turner, Muddy Waters, Johnny Shines, or any of the other great musicians of that period? For me, Elmore James presented the clearest link between the past and the future musicians of his times. What stood out about Elmore James was his authenticity, his innovative slide guitar playing, and his emotionally stirring vocals— all of which made up magnificent soulfulness.
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By: Zachary Caldwell Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era because I am so in love with the music of the 50s. I might be biased, but I believe this was indeed the greatest era of Black American music. James Brown, Fats Domino, Clyde McPhatter, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard, Hank Ballard, Muddy Waters, among many others came into their own during this time. But few exemplified this soulful magnificence more than Elmore James.“Her
HISTORY WITH ZACHARY:THE MAGNIFICENT SOULFULNESS
On some of his most outstanding recordings, he was accompanied by the brilliant, hard-hitting piano playing of Little Johnny “Big Town Playboy” Jones, arguably the most accomplished blues pianist of his time. James also played back up for Big Joe Turner on his hit “TV Mama,” as well as performing on other hits for R&B artists. Elmore James was not so much the missing link as he was the trendsetter, the pathfinder, and the pioneering trailblazer who paved the way for great musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Greg Allman, The Rolling Stones, and many other rock artists of the sixties and seventies.
hair was long and curly, Her teeth shine just like pearls Now, baby, who--whose muddy shoes I see Underneath the head of my bed Where my shoes ought to be?”
“Whose Muddy Shoes,” Elmore James
“I became a vendor four years ago. Finding a reliable customer base was hard. I soon found out that being comfortable somewhere does not also mean it’s going to be profitable. In these four years I’ve moved up, and I am now a Neighborhood Zone Leader. I doubt that homelessness will ever be completely eradicated. For some people, that’s just what they want to do. I have a degree from Temple in History, and sometimes I write articles for the paper. Besides the money, I am very appreciative for the support of my customers—their kindness, courtesy, and generosity, that’s a big thing. I consider them my friends.”
The superiority of his musical talents resided on several levels: The consistency and quality of his recording output, the great talents that played with him, and the innovative virtuosity of his slide guitar work was singularly distinctive. He was indeed true to the game. This was the mark of his career. He among others of his era—like Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris, and Wilbert Harrison—but especially Elmore James, himself, truly and without a doubt, embodied the magnificence of soulfulness.
Sincerely, Howie
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· By Howie Ellis ·
TAKE A CHANCE TO MAKE A CHOICE: TO MAKE A CHANGE
BE INSPIRED: TYLER PERRY EDITION · By Jayden Hensley ·
Tyler Perry said, “You can plant seeds all day long…When a seed is planted in the ground all you can do is water it. You cannot control the sunshine. You cannot control the weather, and you cannot control what the locusts will come and try to destroy.” He also said that most of the papers and articles about his experiences leave out one valuable piece: It is by God’s grace he made it. “All you can do is plant your seed in the ground, water it, and believe.”
UPDATE · By William Powell ·
I once saw a TV advertisement about people who were sending in a DNA sample to learn their heritage, only to realize they were not French or German like they had suspected, but actually Spanish and Irish. America the melting pot. A wise man once said we can only appreciate ourselves and each other when we realize who we are and learn to accept our differences. My grandfather told me this, and it is an old Chinese proverb. He was Chinese—Imagine that. He also said only clothes should be separated by color. He owned the only dry cleaner and laundromat in a small town named Starke, Florida. We the people. Without reliable information we are unable to make wise, rational decisions based upon facts or current issues. As a democratic society we the people must become aware of ourselves and all our social issues. Take a chance to make a choice to make a change. If we the people start to collaborate as a collective group, we can make permanent changes for our society. This opportunity helps me tremendously. Only in America can we get so many chances. Thank all of you for help in my time of need.
Now my take on this will lead to next month’s article. If we focus on too many things we are all over the place, but if we focus on one thing and never give up, we will achieve it. This inspires me to work on my dream. I need to narrow my focus and believe I can do it. I hope that this encourages all of us to believe that we can achieve our dream—If we plant the seed, water it, and believe in it, we will succeed.Untilnext time pen meets paper, focus on one thing. Just one.
This quote is from a video from 2012. “There is no difference between my humanness and your humanness…You cannot stop believing in any way…You have to know it beyond knowing it. When something is for you, there is a feeling that is deep inside of you that will not allow you to let it go. It will keep you going when you can’t even keep yourself going.”
This month I am writing about Tyler Perry. For part of his life, he was homeless, and he started his production company out of his car.
Hello, and how are you? This is William. How have you been? Did you enjoy that photo last month on page 8? What did you think about that? Was it something that you needed or was it something that you wanted? I thought that it was awesome, and I am going to do it again next month. By the way, I am overcoming this creepy homeless situation that I am in, little by little, thank God. I was caught up with the movie Elysium just recently, and I am overcoming that too. That Elysium is a mess that stays in your head in a way. It is weird how situations can cause an eviction and even a lockout, so you have to deal with it. You have to learn to ask for help.
The mantra for Tyler Perry Studios is “a place where even dreams believe.” Your dream has to take on the belief for you because you can’t do it for yourself. His advice is this “Don’t stop. Narrow your focus to one idea, and make it work. That will give birth to all the others…Anything you want is possible.”
Mr. Perry goes on to say that when he was getting started, he only focused on one thing: His play. He rented a place and expected 1,200 people but only 30 people came. This happened for several years before he became successful; but he kept believing, no matter what anyone said or did to deter him.
UNCOVERED ISSUES: VENDOR SUBMISSIONS
BARBOURKEITH Keith is a poet and a regular One Step Away struggles.timesthedrawsHiscontributor.poetryfromgoodandthe
I want to die. I want so much to die. My throat still burns with the taste of death. That taste of thetoneverwherenothingnesssweetIwouldagainhaveseethoseeyes.Thosehaunting,sad,all-knowingeyes.ButIamalive.Lockedinahospitalroom,Wearingthescarsoftheropearoundmyneck.Theringthatwedsmeforevertohisdeath.IamJudasthered-beard,theBetrayer.AndIlivedWhilehedied.TogetherweatePassovermealthatfirstdayofUnleavenedBread,thoughIcould not swallow past the first few bites. How could he Whatknow?wasit he saw that made him say while we were beginningyou,“Truly,eating,Isaytooneofyouwillbetrayme,onewhoiseatingwithme…”Noteventheothersknew.TheybecameuneasyintheaccusationfilledwiththeguiltIwasonlytofeel.“IsitI?”theyallasked.ItriedtosteadytheuncontrollabletremorinmyhandspretendingIdidnothearwhathe was saying. I concentrated on the meal. All I had to do was get through this meal. I reached for the dish so that I might dip the morsel of bread I was clutching. Jesus touched the dish and replied, “It is one of the oneTwelve,who is dipping bread in the same dish with me.” My arm froze and our locked.eyes If only Peter had used his sword to kill me then! If only those eyes had been bitter or angry. If only those eyes had not filled with love compassion.and For knowing what I could not know of myself, Jesus said, “The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is AndbeenItbetrayed.wouldhavebetterforthatmanifheHadnotbeenborn.”soIwearthescarsoftheropearoundmyneck.Livingwiththevisionofthoseeyes.Thoseloving,compassionate,andforgivingeyes.WiththeringofthesescarsIamwedtohisdeath.WillIeveraccepthehascalledmetolife?Mark14:17-21
CULPEPPERBRYANT Bryant is a poet an author whose work examines his own journey with homelessness, and the state of the world around him.
POETRY BETRAYAL
LET’S STOP THE RACISM NOW
· By Bryant C. Culpepper · Let me begin by opening with the fact that racism is merely a ploy conjured up by Satan to keep mankind divided so that he could conquer and rule weak minds in lure of devastating God’s creation. Allow that thought to ponder in your mind for a minute. Planet earth is like a very large house with billions of family members. Have you ever lived in a home where conflicts arise sometimes few, or sometimes many? Being cooped up in any space with other folk can sometimes be very difficult to deal with. And the enemy knows this. And so he creates conflicts in order to cause a very broken home. When that happens, you can best believe the devil is throwing a party. Yes, the cake is done, and the candles are lit. As long as we’re arguing and fighting amongst each other, his party goes on for days and days, sometimes onto one’s lifetime. A broken home against itself is one of the worst situations anyone could ever experience. Oh what a sad situation. Racism has gotten so petty now that it’s not even about culture or creed now for the most part. It’s about the complexion of one’s skin color. That has got to be the most stupid and shallow reason I could think of regarding this racism junk. I’m quite sure that folks experience some type of harm from their own race and culture. So you see, in essence, it’s truly not the color the enemy is worried about. He only uses that avenue because it’s so effective in our times here on this earth. It’s deception, it’s a lie, and it’s downright wrong. No ifs ands and buts about it! People of all races and backgrounds and creeds really need to examine the real reason as of why one hates another just because of different skin color. Given the fact that you might need an organ transplant to continue living, and the only donor is of a different race: would you accept that organ? Or the fact that you’re stranded in the desert with the blazing sun beating down on your head. And you come to a place where there’s a clear glass of water, representing a lighter skin color. And another cool liquid of let’s say grape, in which represents a darker skin color. Does it really matter what liquid you come to first? They both could indeed quench your thirst.
I know and understand that folk are indeed proud of their race and culture. But that’s not to say that one is better than the other. No, not at all. We are designed perfectly by God to unite and harmonize. We as humankind could all be vital links in the chains of life. You take a piano. It consists of eighty-eight keys. Eight meaning the number of new beginnings. Black keys and white keys. If you were to try stroking only the white key, or only the black key, tell me, what soothing harmony could you possibly get from doing that? None at all. But if you were to stroke both keys in concerto, you’d create the most precious harmony the ear can hear. Yes, beautiful songs of life could indeed be created. So you see beloveds, a new beginning is now in effect. Let’s come together and sing songs of love, joy, and peace. And leave that deceptive devil in his old ways of ugly confusions. I pray that somebody somewhere could allow this exhortation to saturate and manifest in their hearts and souls before it’s too late. I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, about somebody. And that my friend, is the beloved creator of all mankind. Our Lord and savior. Be blessed.
· By Pastor Violet C. Little ·
(Pastor Violet of The Welcome Church wrote this poem years ago for a class in seminary and shared it with One Step Away vendor Slobodan Mrkojevic).
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LIFE · By Bryant Culpepper · Science is to investigate the meaning of life, and art is simply to explain. They both go hand in hand, all to eliminate life’s pain. Life has its ups and downs, we’re just the objects of the search. We’re used by good and evil, yup sometimes it even hurts. There’s three facets of life: infants, young adults, and seasoned. In all three I do enjoy, in implicating the reason. It’s the little things in life, that truly gets me by. Not the PhD’s or the GED’s, but that sparkle in my eye. God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called. To lift you up from the darkest times, and help you to stand tall. I truly do love my life, and many mistakes I’ve made. This section of my life is completed, I now must turn the page. Life is truly an awesome thing, beloveds have you heard. Ministered precepts of life, and that golden Celestial word. So, in closing I’ll tell you this, these words I pen are true. Life is the zenith of existence, and it all can start with you.
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What is pain? For real
I said to myself they must be drunk not knowing facts. Standing there right in front of me talking all that smack! When you just do things to the surprise of others. With a heart of gold then. This is when the world unfolds, and unloads. The good, bad, and ugly. I get mixed emotions feeling like they just don’t love me.
Things were so great we forgot who won. Nobody is pointing fingers for the gossip about.
One look you’ll see, but never knew, it was me that took crap!
GIVING BACK · By Keith Barbour · Giving Back Is such an unselfish act,
Screaming out help me GOD you’re all I have But you’re all I need so it’s not so bad What is pain? For real The only feeling left inside That slow swallowing of thy pride Then there’s the day when you realize You wanna be better but you’re just no prize
To have to take a break, and now, it’s time for a comeback! With a loud voice to be heard, to set the record straight! All I know, being all by myself, I got to keep the faith. Put my trust in God, and me surprisingly. History always repeats itself. So me, I try to be strong enough to never look back.
It shows appreciation for the things that you have learned and obtained And you are giving back, To help people that lack, The knowledge and information that you have gained, To help them in their life, So, their life won’t be such a strain. Giving Back It can be done in so many different ways, Like giving a donation to a charity, Or building a playground so kids can play, Or you can go to places like shelters and institutions, And help people with a solution, A solution that you know, that has worked for you, So, giving back is what you do, But not for money, certificates, or awards, It’s because you’re not one of those crabs in a barrel, And you want to see everyone make it through, And because someone came back and shared with you, So, GIVING BACK is what you do.
Where was the road at to make you fall off?
Shattered pieces of mirrored glass
STRONG ENOUGH TO NEVER LOOK BACK TALK IS CHEAP! PAIN
Lack of rest too many creepin Robbed and beat in while you’re sleepin
What is pain? For real Losing EVERTYHING you had Trying to swim but sinking fast When thoughts of the past make me feel sad Because life is a mother—I’ll just say drag
Now ya hand just bleeds real bad At your confusion the devil laughs
I have a question: Like, where have you been?
After so much I’m just left with numbing feels So tell me now exactly what is pain? For real?
What is pain? For real
The game in this competition is so good.
Take ya best shot swing real fast
Then not purposely, I don’t even think, I rocked the boat!
· By Kareem Jones ·
KAREEM JONES Kareem is a One Step Away vendor often found in Center City. This is his second writing submission. He writes poems and stories that tackle real issues.
What is pain? For real Tired of all these people spinning me Forced to deal with all this sin in me Badly ill without a remedy Reflection reveals another enemy
What is pain? For real Is it something sharp against the skin? Betrayal of your bestest friend? When lies tell you the truth lies within Failure though you tried again Seek the truth ok they lied again Yea it gets deep like leviathan
All the loving, caring, and beautiful things you’ve done. While moving forward where do people think? To tell me, I never gave back.
POETRY WITH BRIAN
When the foundation you’re standing on is made of quick sand
On the other side of things, I know, I shook that! Keep it moving right along. Strong enough to never look back. There is a time and place for everything under the sun. For even when you’re not so serious. Just trying to have fun!
Wondering in my mind what’s up with that? I pray that, I’m strong enough to never look back. While everybody is observing me oh hell! Well they don’t even know we’re all being robbed blind. So where in the world is the real criminal? Hard to find where the whole crook at! Gain back what’s yours. Keep moving forward, but make sure. You can be strong enough to never look back! Top of the morning, as I walk by—damn. I thought I saw a man like me. Turned around, and held my head high Took my time to come back and say hi. Just to ask him what his day is like, what it be? For him to tell me this lamebrain long story. That I couldn’t believe, so when he was done. I was thinking in my mind like finally. Then he asked me about mine. I had to tell him never mind me. Talk is cheap they don’t know. Exactly what, I go through out here in these streets. All for me to make ends meet. A rough road to travel plenty of things to see an opportunity to grow. Who did I help out, and what did I learn? Then at times I feel like giving up like let it burn. Out here working this whole thing out. With continuous prayer saying, I hope there’s money to earn. All on this tough road listening to the same song. This gets old, a person could get bold. Drop a whole load on you to make you fold. Talk is cheap compared to the action that goes. No need to just gossip about what you heard, or what you thought you see. Talk is cheap so somewhere in there. Your purpose in life just can’t always be about everything else. Fact that sometimes you have to focus on yourself to say, it’s all about me!
Shaky grounds made so many stumble and slip man People gonna start walking around with trip plans It’s hard to keep climbing even if ya quick man
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