“All Blood Runs Red”
—the motto on Eugene Bullard’s plane. Bullard was the first African-American pilot to fly in combat, and the only African-American pilot in World War I. Bullard flew for France, but never for the United States; he tried to sign with the US Army Air Service, but they were only selecting white pilots. ※ Watch the 3-part documentary ► All Blood Runs Red: The Incredible True Story of Eugene Jacques Bullard.
titivil · /TIT-i-vil/ · /ˈtɪtɪvɪl/. noun. A demon said to record peoples’ sins to be used against them on Judgment Day, specifically collecting a sack of syllables dropped, skipped or mumbled during divine services and the idle gossip and chatter of churchgoers during services. Later, more generally, a gossip, a scoundrel, or a tattletale. AKA Tutivillus, Titivillus. Origin unknown. See also: knave, rogue, swindler, scallywag, busybody.
[Read more…]“Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay’s examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country’s history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.” → ► 13th
A promotional ad for social distancing that has more than two million views? Only in the age of Coronavirus. I watched it three times. → ► A Cart Apart
Reader J.: “‘Africa‘ – wow. Clever and – it took me down the rabbit hole of Tesla Coil music. Btw, I wonder if you might get around to some kind of tribute to the greatest living musician, Jacob Collier. ¶ Also – thanks for the BLM Heads-up. ¶ Also, also – for the Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things. Down time for a sunny day.” — That’s incredibly high praise for Jacob Collier, who I have to admit I’ve only heard of, not actually listened to. I guess it’s time!
