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Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | ‘Central was like a river. A mighty river like the Amazon or the Nile, or in this case the Congo. And all the streets were tributaries that branched off from this great river.’ — — Clifford “King” Solomon, jazz musician My first exposure to the influence of jazz on Los Angeles was in 1965 when I was a freshman attending UCLA. Edgar Lacey, a junior and fellow player on the basketball team, took me to the It Club to see. As a teenage jazz enthusiast growing up in New York City, I had listened to all of Coltrane’s records. Jazz was the soundtrack to...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | ‘Central was like a river. A mighty river like the Amazon or the Nile, or in this case the Congo. And all the streets were tributaries that branched off from this great river.’ — — Clifford “King” Solomon, jazz musician My first exposure to the influence of jazz on Los Angeles was in 1965 when I was a freshman attending UCLA. Edgar Lacey, a junior and fellow player on the basketball team, took me to the It Club to see. As a teenage jazz enthusiast growing up in New York City, I had listened to all of Coltrane’s records. Jazz was the soundtrack to...WW…

SubscribeSign inShare this postWill Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thingkareem.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 28Share this postWill Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thingkareem.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailWhen Will Smith stormed onto the Oscar stage to strike Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife’s short hair, he did a lot more damage than just to Rock’s face. With a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community. GI JaneGirls TripwordsThatKing RichardKobra KaiAs for the...…SubscribeSign inShare this postWill Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thingkareem.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 28Share this postWill Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thingkareem.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailWhen Will Smith stormed onto the Oscar stage to strike Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife’s short hair, he did a lot more damage than just to Rock’s face. With a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community. GI JaneGirls TripwordsThatKing RichardKobra KaiAs for the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldI know from personal experience that protest has its costs. But by banding together we can stop those who would subvert democracyLast modified on Tue 18 May 2021 14.40 EDTAfter years of bullying their athletes for their passive protests, most sports teams became “woke” following last summer’s massive Black Lives Matter marches of between 15 and 26 million people, . It was a glorious phoenix-like ascension of sports leagues to the heights of social morality. Today, we need that commitment more than ever, because if there...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldI know from personal experience that protest has its costs. But by banding together we can stop those who would subvert democracyLast modified on Tue 18 May 2021 14.40 EDTAfter years of bullying their athletes for their passive protests, most sports teams became “woke” following last summer’s massive Black Lives Matter marches of between 15 and 26 million people, . It was a glorious phoenix-like ascension of sports leagues to the heights of social morality. Today, we need that commitment more than ever, because if there...WW…