A LEAGUE OF OUR OWN

 

 

Robert Nesta Marley once said that over 2 MILLION PHOTOGRAPHS were taken of him. I was blessed to be one of those Photographers.

Some of the other photographers are Adrian Boot, Dennis Morris, Neville Garrick, Esther Anderson, Lynn Goldsmith, Michael Putland, Kate Simon.

 

 

LINDSAY DONALD

 

 

ADRIAN BOOT

 

 

DENNIS MORRIS 

 

 

NEVILLE GARRICK

 

 

KATE SIMON

 

 

ESTHER ANDERSON

 

 

LYNN GOLDSMITH

 

MICHAEL PUTLAND

 

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POALAOF TSHIRT

  

The researcher for the book PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS, the delightful Ms Tammy Beveridge, seen modelling a prototype version of the give-a-way POALAOF T-Shirt, somewhere in the backwoods of Pennsylvania.

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There are no FREE lunches in the house my dear and the promotional gift that will be used in marketing PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS which will be given away to promote this book is very simple.
It cannot be made any simpler.

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THIS AFTERNOON

 

 

If you are planning to wear gunpowder rather than Johnson's baby powder, it might be a good idea to avoid airport security.
If you are planning to visit 'little Jamaica' in London....ooops, Brixton, south London, it is wise to visit Bickle...s restuarant on Coldharbour Lane, where probably some of the best Jamaican food in the area is served.
This afternoon I met for the first time Mr Ron Vester for lunch and met a man who knows the history of Studio One inside out and forwards.
After the publication of PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS, I will probably collaborate with Ron on his book about that famous record label.
Time will tell.

WHY RASTA NO WRITE ABOUT HIMSELF

 

THE TIME HAS COME FOR RASTA TO WRITE ABOUT HIMSELF.

PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS.

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Over a whole heap a time now
everyone write about Rasta
well Rasta no write about himself so over a whole period a time

have to talk

an tell a lot a journalists

show them the right thing

an learn to read

who always read the wrong thing

And I say

we might as well try

see if we can really write some right things

that the people really can see

Jah come from the right source

more than come from what a man think

what a man think

you say

because InI say something

you know

an you don’t understand it

an you write it

you can read it

an you read it

an you can understand it

you dig
ROBERT NESTA MARLEY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Today is January 15, 2013. Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday. On January 21, 2013 is the WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION FOR DR. KING.

I encourage all to commit to this in remembrance of Dr. King. Print off copies for your family, friends and neighbors. Pass them out to the stranger you pass in the street. Dr. King's message is for the community of the world. January 21 has been set aside for the world to remember Dr. King. Come to the mountaintop and make his dream our dream.

I HEREBY PLEDGE MYSELF—MY PERSON AND BODY—TO THE NON...VIOLENT MOVEMENT. THEREFORE I WILL KEEP THE FOLLOWING TEN COMMANDMENTS.*

1. MEDITATE daily on the teachings and life of Jesus.
2. REMEMBER always that the nonviolent movement in Birmingham seeks justice and reconciliation—not victory.
3. WALK and TALK in the manner of love, for God is love.
4. PRAY daily to be used by God in order that all men might be free.
5. SACRIFICE personal wishes in order that all men might be free.
6. OBSERVE with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.
7. SEEK to perform regular service for others and for that world.
8. REFRAIN from the violence of fist, tongue, or heart.
9. STRIVE to be in good spiritual and bodily health.
10. FOLLOW the directions of the movement and of the captain on a demonstration.

I sign this pledge, having seriously considered what I do and with the determination and will to persevere.

Name___________________________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________________________
Phone___________________________________________________________________________________
Nearest Relative___________________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________

Besides demonstrations, I could also help the movement by: {Circle the proper items}

Run errands, Drive my car, Fix food for volunteers, Clerical work, Make phone calls, Answer phones, Mimeograph, Type, Print signs, Distribute leaflets.

ALABAMA CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
BIRMINGHAM Affiliate of S.C.L.C
505 ½ North 17th Street
F.L. Shuttlesworth, President
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Pledged signed by volunteers for sit-in demonstrations to protest segregated eating facilities in Birmingham, Alabaman, in 1963.

 

BIG UP LINDSAY!!!

 

 

Photographer Lindsay Donald presenting a photo, of my grandfather, to yours truly. Some of Lindsay's photos are also in the documentary, RasTa: A Sooul's Journey. Big up, Lindsay!!!

 

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Portrait, boy and drum.

Portrait, boy and drum. Kingston, Jamaica, 1979. © Lindsay Oliver Donald. 2013.

ITALIST CHANT – ROHAN PRESTON

I can see buckra a come
Lock-step to start a fray
Coming with them chains and munitions
But I don’t feel no way

Nesta Marley, Mosiah Garvey
A flow inna me vein
Malcolm X-mas, Luther Kingdom
Mash them down again

I can hear the missiles a hum
But Jah Jah a the conqueror
At Palmares, Addis Ababa
Duppyman conqueror

Harriet Tubman, King Shaka
Show Jah love for true
Sister Nanny, and Kenyatta
Pass their grace on to you

The one Hannibal, Nefertiti
All a them refuse to fall
Queen Mother and Mandibi
All of them are part a me

I can see the armies rolling
But Natty a the conqueror
For our fathers, foremothers
None of them a bangarang

I can hear the mountains calling
Jah Lion a the conqueror
Love you, Papa, love you, Mama
O, Zion a the conqueror

Final conka-conka-kang
Conka-conka-kang
Conka-conka-kang
Conka-conka-kang
Conqueror

WELCOME 2013