Shout out to My Survivors

After a Month of succumbing to my illness. I am back with My Video Diaries.
The Morning Talk with Lenora hashtaghashashtag

The Beauty of Silence

Chronic illness is not just about playing games

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There has to be some fun in living Chronic!

Myasthenia Gravis Down but not Out!

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Sneaking in a Selfie at the Theater showing BLACKkKLANSMAN

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This is definitely Spike Lee at his Best! #spikeLeeJoint

Ronald Isley has the Best Falsetto in the Music Business

My take on International Women's Day

The 12 steps to self care

A Lesson in Rhythm & Blues History

 Lesson in Rhythm & Blues History

1-#TheDells were an American R&B vocal group. Formed in high school in 1952 by founding members Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches, Chuck Barksdale, and Mickey and Lucius McGill, under the name the El-Rays, they released their first recording in 1954, and two years later, had their first R&B hit with "Oh What a Night". After disbanding due to a near-fatal car crash in 1958, the band reformed in 1960 with Funches being replaced by Johnny Carter. This lineup remained together until Carter's 2009 death. The Dells were inducted to the RockandRollofFame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMonX3F0H2w

2-#EarthWindFire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro-pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful bands of all time. Rolling Stone called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r58GQYFZeLE

Earth, Wind & Fire is known for its horn section, energetic and elaborate stage shows, and the contrast between Philip Bailey's falsetto vocals and Maurice White's baritone. Of the band's songs, two have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame is "That's the Way of the World" in 2004 and "Shining Star" in 2007. As well Earth, Wind & Fire also went on to be bestowed with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r58GQYFZeLE

3-#Commodores are an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at #TuskegeeInstitute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oTxaL2NDkc


4-LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), widely known by her stage name #DonnaSummer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter. She gained prominence during the #disco era of the late 1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B charts in the U.S. and a number one in the U.K.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNFO1hl4ic4

5-Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an African American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights, activist. Horne's career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television, and theater. Horne joined the chorus of the #CottonClub at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the 1943 films Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, #LenaHorne : The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway. She then toured the country in the show, earning numerous awards and accolades. Horne continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000. Horne died of congestive heart failure on May 9, 2010, at the age of 92.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rpIfQQv_T0

ONE OF MY CREATIVE OUTLETS

ONE OF MY CREATIVE OUTLETS

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Remembering My First Book Signing

9 things I want my loved ones to know about my Chronic Illness

Netflix Review of Luke Cage VS Black Lightning

Take Time to Expand Your Mind

WHAT'S ON YOUR SUMMER READING LIST ?

Behind the Scenes of Jonas Big Adventure

Birthdays Are For Showing Self Love

REMEMBRANCE 2018 The Middle Passage

he Charleston Remembrance Committee conducted The 21st Annual Charleston Middle Passage REMEMBRANCE Program, paying homage and tribute to the millions of Africans who perished in the Middle Passage. #middlepassageremembrance #sullivansisland #charleston #explorecharleston The Middle Passage refers to the part of the African Holocaust during which captive Africans were crammed into the cargo holds of ships like livestock, bound for chattel slavery in the Americas. These living, breathing men, women and children who had families, hopes, dreams and aspirations, were stripped of any sense of humanity. Historians estimate that 10 - 20 million Africans died from disease, starvation, suicide and murder during this torturous voyage. Indeed, author and historian, Dr. John Henrik Clarke proclaimed, “If the Atlantic were to dry up, it would reveal a scattered pathway of human bones, African bones marking the various routes of the Middle Passage.”

Saturday, June 9th, 2018, the public is invited to Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island for the 21st annual memorial and healing rite in Charleston, SC. Similar programs will take place simultaneously at numerous ports around the world, including New York, California, Washington, Virginia, Panama, The Virgin Islands, Brazil, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ghana. Remembrance programs are held on the Atlantic coast or near another body of water. Charleston is an important historical location for this tribute as it was the port of entry for 40 to 60 percent of enslaved Africans arriving to America’s shores as human cargo. www.RemembertheAncestors.com

June is Full of Surprises

June is Full of Surprises. June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month,   June is Black Music Appreciation Month, June is my Birthday Month and so much more. #CharlamagneThaGod  #Rhianna Stay tuned!

My Netflix Review for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

My Netflix Review for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

JUNE IS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AWARENESS MONTH

My Netflix Review for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness 

What started as a Netflix Review became slightly derailed by Myasthenia symptoms flair. As a person with Myasthenia plans are often changed, Because of the illness. Happy Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month.

La Cash Presents The Cashie Awards

La Cash Presents  The Cashie Awards

Honouring Actors in Many of Our Favorite Movies. Acknowledging an impressive body of work that has Entertained us through the years.

Have You thought of Online Dating?

Have you ever thought of online Dating? Well, I am trying it. But I realized I didn't know much about it. So in searching for myself. I stumbled upon this Information.

Don't sleep on Denzel Washington

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954)[1] is an American actor, director, and producer. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award,[2] and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day (2001).[3]

Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s, including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007). He has been a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has been a frequent collaborator of directors Spike Lee, Antoine Fuqua and Tony Scott. In 2016, Washington was selected as the recipient for the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.

In 2002, Washington made his directorial debut with the biographical film Antwone Fisher.[4] His second directorial effort was The Great Debaters, released in 2007. Washington's third directorial effort, Fences, in which he also starred, was released on December 16, 2016, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. WIKIPEDIA

Did you know: Denzel Washington has the eighth-most Academy Award nominations (8) in four acting categories of all time. wikipedia.org

My Great Purchases from the African Market

My Great Purchases from the African Market at Unity of Charleston. A vest a belt and earrings. All for a Great cause

The Ann Sandell Independent school -History of the School

Ann Sandell Independent School was established by a 22-year-old young woman who lost her family in the Liberian Civil War.  In the mid-1990's she started by tutoring and counseling children in her neighborhood who were traumatized by the ongoing civil war.  Most schools were closed and the need was so great, she recruited a few volunteers and began having regular classes under shelters made of the mat and covered with a tarp.  In 1998 Pastor Ann Sandell of Lovepower in Minneapolis Minnesota made a financial contribution to the school which was used to construct the first classroom and the school was named after her. The school compound now consists of 13 buildings made with mud bricks, plastered with cement.  There are about 800 students from kindergarten through 9th grade.

The school caters to students from poor families in the community who cannot afford the regular cost of education. Basic survival is tenuous for these families, many of whom live in one or two rooms and share bathrooms and kitchens with several other families. The school does its best to provide counseling and to serve as an advocate for students when necessary.  The school also reaches out to children who are not attending school and tries to get them into school.

The operating costs of the school are covered by a small tuition fee based on the family income, donations, and fundraising events.


Core Objectives

Education at Ann Sandell is practical and every effort is made to ensure students READ, WRITE, and SPEAK Standard English.  Emphasis is placed on teaching students to think, to solve problems, and to become self-reliant. Ethics and values are reinforced.  Students are taught about their bodies and how to keep healthy.  They are taught the importance of a clean and safe school and community and how they can help to keep their surrounding clean and safe.

Community leaders, parents, guardians, and students are encouraged and required to participate in the process of providing a meaningful learning environment and to support the objectives of the school.  The school administration works with the Ministry of Education to ensure that the school meets required national standards and guidelines.

The school would like to become more self-supporting and has set a goal to generate income by opening a computer café and copy shop that will serve the community as it also meets the needs of the school in these areas.

Ann Sandell can be a model for other schools serving poor families and communities in Liberia.
https://asi-school.weebly.com/our-school.html