“Take away the brutality, cruelty, selfishness, greed, materialism, rage, indifference, competition of American life — and what are you left with?” https://t.co/vS29pKP5qM
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Happy 97th birthday to Mel Brooks.
In 1983, Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft appeared on a British variety show promoting To Be Or Not to Be.
They sang Sweet Georgia Brown.
In Polish.
Cecil J. Williams, a photographer, made a powerful statement in 1964 when he drank from a "white only" water fountain.
Williams was born in 1937 to parents of mixed ancestry: his mother was half-white and his father was half Native American. He received a camera from his older brother at 9 and realized he could earn money from his photographs. By 11, he photographed his first wedding, and by 12, he took pictures of people at church on Sundays, charging a dollar or two.
In the 1950s, Williams focused his camera on documenting efforts to end segregation in South Carolina. He captured important moments during the Briggs v. Elliott case, one of the first legal battles for desegregating public schools in the United States.
In 1960, during his senior year of college, Williams visited New York City and learned that JFK was holding a press conference at a downtown hotel. Despite forgetting his press pass, Williams was saved from being kicked out by security when JFK intervened and allowed him to stay. This encounter led to Williams becoming one of JFK's favorite photographers during his presidential campaign.
In 2019, Williams opened his own museum in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, displaying over 350 images and artifacts from the civil rights movement. The museum also serves as a community center.
I know a lot of ppl don't understand why the #OceanGate Titanic submersible story is so fascinating to some of us. For me this news is riveting because it's surreal and borderline absurd. 😳 So many obvious 🚩🚩🚩yet millionaires willingly paid for this. 🤯 I'm in awe like her.