GOP Candidate Uses Photo from Africa to Depict Border

GOP Candidate Uses Photo from Africa to Depict Border
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Jesse Belvin was a legend among legends in L.A.’s 1950s R&B scene. Today, his grave is mostly forgotten – Los Angeles Times

after performing at a Little Rock concert headlined by Jackie Wilson. Belvin was on the cusp of mainstream success — a singer-songwriter who grew up with soul titans like Etta James and Richard Berry (author of “Louie, Louie”) and whose earliest gigs came through local legends Big Jay McNeely and Johnny Otis. Lou Rawls once said that everyone in his crew “bowed down to Jesse, even Sam.”

As in Sam Cooke.

Although his career was short, Belvin nevertheless secured his spot in music history through three songs that still get played 65 years after their release. He’s one of the co-writers of “Earth Angel,” perhaps the most famous doo wop track of them all, and sang the dreamy “Goodnight My Love,” the closing theme to Alan Freed’s pioneering rock ‘n’ roll show. And Belvin switched from a velvety tenor to an impossible falsetto for the Shields’ ”You Cheated,” which appeared on the late Art Laboe’s “Memories of El Monte” compilation.

Source: Jesse Belvin was a legend among legends in L.A.’s 1950s R&B scene. Today, his grave is mostly forgotten – Los Angeles Times

Marii Freire

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Nem sempre, o sinônimo de sucesso vem atrelado a inteligência. Há pessoas que fazem sucesso com pouco. Quanto a inteligência, temos exemplos de pessoas generosamente, inteligentes. Mas que não tem o reconhecimento necessário, para alcançar o sucesso desejado.

Marii Freire. Sucesso e inteligência

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Tribes push for greater involvement in Colorado River talks – Los Angeles Times

The 30 tribes in the Colorado River Basin have rights to use roughly one-fourth of the rivers average supply. But over the past century, leaders of tribal nations were largely excluded from regional talks about river management, and only in recent years have they begun to play a larger role. Source: Tribes push for greater involvement in Colorado River talks – Los Angeles Times

Granderson: Tyler Perry’s Madea and the war on drag – Los Angeles Times

Conservatives speak of protecting children, but laws aimed at drag are really about weaponizing homophobia and transphobia to score political points. We know this because “Mrs. Doubtfire” was a hit family movie. We know this because Bugs Bunny is a beloved cartoon character — drag personas and all. We know this because Perry is in the position to buy two networks thanks in large part to his alter ego. The truth is if seeing men in women’s clothing really turned people queer, M*A*S*H would be on the rainbow flag. Source: Granderson: Tyler Perry’s Madea and the war on drag – Los Angeles Times