Commemorating and honoring Juneteenth nationally has been a long time in coming:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-significance-of-juneteenth-americas-first-new-federal-holiday-in-decades
And more about Juneteenth from my post last year about it, may be found here.
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, & peaceful day! Hugs & Cheers! Grati ;->
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Click on this lovely gif by Reema to go to her Tempella Tumblr post with my own and other "North & South" Fan Fics linked.
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His smiles are so joyous, I couldn't resist making this little graphic. Click on the image to download a copy.
Click the image to see Richard Armitage's thank you tweet.
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Click on the image to go to Grati's blog post #525 with links for all of The Anglophile Channel videos of the Richard Amitage Interview.
Click on the image to go to Digital Theatre's home page for more download information.
Click on the image to go to Richard Armitage Net's annotated transcript from "Richard Armitage In Conversation" about his role in The Crucible at The Old Vic in London.
With a warrior's skill, Thorin demonstrates his graceful yet deadly finesse.
Thorin Oakenshiedl (portrayed by Richard Armitage) and his band continue their quest to reclaim their homeland. Let none dare get in their way--not even a dragon. (Click on the image to go to The Hobbit movie site for up to date news and resources.)
Click on the RANet Cap (cropped) of Richard Armitage portraying Thorin Oakenshield to go to the trailer.
Talented, charming, confident, philanthropic, handsome, gentlemanly, and kind--Richard Armitage possesses all of these qualities and more. Click on the image to download it. Then to see it and other Richard Armitage portraits, visit the RANet Promo Portraits 2012 Gallery at www.RichardArmitageNet.com
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Click on the image to go to Jas Rangoon's compilation video of RA at the Japan Premiere, December 1, 2012
Click on the image to downloadit. Then visit the www.RichardArmitageNet.com picture gallery for the THAUJ London Premiere
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Click the image to go to the Empire Online Article about the "Incredible New Hobbit Issue of Empire: Five amazing 3D lenticular covers", 10/24/12
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Thanks for all this information. It was certainly very educational for me, a black woman from the Caribbean now living in Canada. So many things I didn’t know about the plight of my kin in the US. So lovely of you to share this and your efforts to move awareness forward. Blessings to you!
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Dear Marj, Thank you for your very kind note! As not a person of color, I am always humbled by what I don’t know about the tragic history of racism in the U.S. and beyond–that they did not teach us in school, and how institutions “look the other way”. So I am first and foremost educating myself and then educating others, working with others.
I have worked with and organized diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for years/decades. Yet there is always more that we as a society can and need to do to eradicate racism and to raise people up with hands of friendship.
And in recent years, the media spotlight on violence against persons of color–Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Breanna Taylor and others–has shown us all how much work we have yet to do to advance social justice, equity, and harmony in our societies. And we continue to grieve for the multitudes who suffered throughout history through slavery, and the discrimination and violence that followed slavery’s end–such as, the child Emmet Till’s barbaric murder, the Tuskeegee Airmen being medically experimented upon, or those families and generations murdered in the Tulsa Massacre. It sickens my heart to think of these devastating tragedies, but also gives me the resolve to be an ally for social justice wherever and whenever I can.
Because when we work together, when we respect everyone’s dignity and humanity, when we acknowledge that lack of opportunities (education, careers, housing, etc.) coupled with unacknowledged white privilege perpetuate a vicious cycle of disenfranchisement and more, only then we can begin to make meaningful positive change as a society and as a community of people–rather than when some/many seek to drive wedges between us and to harm our neighbors, family, and friends. Hugs & Love, Grati
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