Since 2023, Canada has been affected by ongoing and record-setting wildfires. From March 2023 to June 2023, wildfires have been raging across all 13 provinces and territories. Those wildfires have been linked to climate change. Those wildfires were recorded as … Continue reading Extinguishing The Fire Of Hate
Three-Fifths Magazine’s Theme for June, “The Revolution will not be televised,” has many meanings, as explained by its creator, Gil Scott Heron. One nuance is the attention Heron draws to consumerism. Such consumerism is quite evident surrounding conversations of Racial … Continue reading Racial Justice? The NFL, Profit, Ratings & The Bottom Line
When many Americans remember the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, they call to mind televised moments. The brutality of “Bloody Sunday” during the Selma protests. Dr. King standing in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial delivering his … Continue reading Wasn’t the Revolution Televised?
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Gil Scott Heron’s era-defining anthem accomplishes two divergent feats at once, something specific and something universal. Specifically, like a dog digging for a bone in the backyard, Heron scratches the dirt of his immediate … Continue reading I AM: The Revolution
In 1970, lyrical artist Gil Scott Heron recorded the timely classic “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” Heron was one of the poetic voices of the Civil Rights era, along with other literary greats like Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, James … Continue reading The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
“One of the most thought-provoking questions I pose is, ‘Have you ever considered what you might have done during the civil rights movement of the 1960s?’ It’s a question that doesn’t require speculation. Your actions today indicate what you would … Continue reading When Good People Just Watch~ That’s How Democracy Dies
The struggle is real in America. In every corner of the world, people seem at odds with one another. Even within our houses of worship, congregations seem at odds with one another. It feels like a revolution is taking place, … Continue reading The Revolution Will Not Be Televised…BUT THE VISION is CLEAR
Revolution. I see you, Gil Scott-Heron. You were right. You are still right in terms of everything you said about revolution. The United States of America was established as a direct effect of a revolution nearly 248 years ago. The … Continue reading “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – ‘Welcome to the Terrordome’… Brought to You Live From ‘The Matrix’”
Resilience. That word is a noun. According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, resilience means either “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to adversity or change” and/or “the human condition of enduring disasters – natural or unnatural.” The English … Continue reading “Resilience – We Shall Overcome Someday, Someway… Right?”
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