McCOY TYNER • Contemplation • 1967

    

Longtime favorite -- a truly sublime composition...

📺WATCH: Taiwan's 200-day streak without a single case of local virus transmission

 

And a grand total of only SEVEN (7!) deaths thus far! You may recall afroperspectives has been watching the situation in Taiwan very carefully since this whole thing started... see previous posts here and here.

You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy

   

I found it quite noteworthy that this piece was recently published by NPR, which leans firmly to the left... yet - even from a globalist perspective - economically speaking, it sounds almost exactly like the position most who lean hard right have been asserting for most of the pandemic about the national economic situation!

What do you think this means that both ends of the political spectrum are now equally terrified about the stability of their respective visions for the economy? 

PALLAVI GOGOI | NPR

Stay out.

It's what people are being asked to tell each other. Less than 10 days ago, London banned people who live in different households from meeting each other indoors, to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

"Nobody wants to see more restrictions, but this is deemed to be necessary in order to protect Londoners' lives," London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the London Assembly.

Taking away the welcome mat is key to cutting off the path of the coronavirus. From the beginning of the pandemic, cities, states and countries have banned each other. And now, eight months into lockdowns that have led to immense stress and fatigue among people, some places around the world are introducing even more draconian measures.

ANDRAE CROUCH and the DISCIPLES • I Come That You Might Have Life • 1972

    

And that you might have it more abundantly!

YABBY YOU and KING TUBBY • Walls Of Jerusalem • 1976

    

"There is a feeling all around that city..."

📺New! MUST SEE: Untold Archaeology of the Temple Mount — RARE Footage 2020

 

This very recent video is some incredibly rare access and stunning footage!

NAT KING COLE • A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet • 1953

   

Yes, I know... it's already more than halfway through October... but I still don't feel like waiting all the way 'til Christmas to post some Nat King Cole! This is another old favorite that I love, so I thought I'd share it with you as we begin another week... to enjoy wherever it is that you may find your own little street...

THE CLARK SISTERS • I've Got An Angel • 1986

    

Watching over you...

What do YOU think is the reason only 22% of Black Americans say they plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19 compared with 48% of Whites?

 

Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

LAURAN NEERGAARD | AP

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital.

A new poll suggests those vaccine fears are growing. With this week’s pause of a second major vaccine study because of an unexplained illness — and repeated tweets from President Donald Trump that raise the specter of politics overriding science — a quarter of Americans say they won’t get vaccinated. That’s a slight increase from 1 in 5 in May.

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only 46% of Americans want a COVID-19 vaccine and another 29% are unsure.

📺WATCH OUT: Yo Ladies! Do you REALLY know where those 'Black Gold' hair extensions came from?

 

☝️Brought to you by... the usual suspects, of course!

THE FUTURES • Ain't No Time Fa Nothing • 1978

   

Don't it always seem like it, though?

📺NEW! Watch: CHAKA KHAN Talks About Living In Exile and Prince Tricking Her Into Meeting Him, Walking Out on Him

 

☝️😂It should come as no surprise whatsoever that Chaka would have some of the coolest Prince stories you ever heard!😉👌

MARVIN GAYE • Wholy Holy • 1971

   

 

One and only!

JIMI HENDRIX and the BAND of GYPSYS • Who Knows? • LIVE • 1970

   

Do you?

School daze: Average parent is no better at math or science than a 6th grader!

 

John Anderer | STUDY FINDS

NEW YORK — How many of your childhood math or science lessons do you remember today? If the answer is barely any, you aren’t alone. A recent survey of 2,000 U.S. parents finds the average parent these days has the math and science skills of an 11-year-old.

Respondents were asked what grade they would be placed in today if they had to take a placement test, and the average answer was sixth grade for both math and science.

It’s unrealistic to expect anyone to remember everything they were taught in school as a child, of course. Yet the extent to which many American adults feel clueless when it comes to academics is shocking. In all, 42% say they would be “lost” trying to teach their child mathematics. Another 35% express the same sentiment regarding scientific topics.

Parents put to the test

This research feels especially timely considering how millions of parents suddenly find themselves taking on a more active teaching role with their kids home from school due to the pandemic. Time to dust off the old multiplication tables.

‘They Were Angry At Me It Seems’: 12-Year-Old Black Boy Who Started His Second Year In College Couldn’t Understand Why Some Teachers Didn’t Foster His Curiosity

 
ABS Contributor | ATLANTA BLACK STAR

Caleb Anderson could sign 250 words at 9 months old, and by 15 months could already name all the countries on the globe. At age two, he read the U.S. Constitution, and today he speaks three languages other than English — Spanish, French and Mandarin. Those early accomplishments helped to land the 12-year-old boy from Marietta, Georgia, where he is today — starting his second year at Chattahoochee Technical College, also in Marietta.

Anderson qualified for the high-IQ society of Mensa at age three, and joined at age five, becoming the youngest Black boy to have ever done so.

THE DRAMATICS • Just Shopping (Not Buying Anything) • 1975

CLASSIC! But watch out for those who'll wind up 'just shopping' for their entire lives...

📺 WATCH: How Much Do We Really Know About What Lies Buried Beneath The African Sahara And Its Mysterious Past?

   

☝️I've been keeping an eye on this research, which has been getting quite interesting in recent years - the above video is a decent summary of what's been going on...

DONALD VAILS and the VOICES of DELIVERANCE • Real • 1979

     

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT!

MAL WALDRON and ERIC DOLPHY • Warm Canto • 1962

    

Another highly exquisite (and very longtime) favorite from some chief musicians...

Does it matter if "we risk having one or more generations lose the ability to" write by hand?

 

Staff Writers | THE WEEK

With the ubiquity of keyboards large and small, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That's a big problem, says Gwendolyn Bounds in The Wall Street Journal. 

Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development and cognition — helping kids hone fine motor skills and learn to express and generate ideas. Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship in most grade schools has shrunk to just one hour a week. Is it time to break out the legal pad?