PurpleCar

I am helping my nine year old step-son, ( who happens to be bi-racial) with a collage for Black History Month, While gathering photos and facts, I recalled this above caption being e-mailed to me, and without hesitation IMMEDIATETLY printed it to add to his project, as well as a copy for our home. If there is any truth or signifigance to the old addage...."a picture is worth a thousand words" ? this is DEFINATELY one of them. As African Americans, we need to be EVER mindful of the many sacrifices, sufferings, and degradation those before us had to endure, to make it possible for this generation to have opportunities, that were denied to them. I thank God that little Ruby.....at such a young age...had the faith, courage, and tenacity to...."KEEP STEPPIN" Let us ALL take time this month, to reflect on the MANY accomplishments and contributions that African-Americans have made to make the world a better place for ALL people!

Donna,

I could NOT have said it BETTER myself! Let's stay ever mindful of the sacrifices, and let us never be judgmental if we see someone standing on the shoulders of those who sacrificed! Ever higher, ever better. As you said, KEEP STEPPIN', up and up! We need more education, more opportunities for our African American young people. We are missing talent! We gotta keep going, all of us.

My birthday is in February, and I'm honored to share it with Black History Month. It isn't only Black history, it's our history. Walk on!

Peace,
-Christine Cavalier, PurpleCar
http://www.purplecar.net/




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The painting by Norman Rockwell that depicted Ruby Bridges’ first day of integration:
The Problem We All Live With.

The Problem We All Live With.

49 years later, it is now a President’s daughter that gets the escort, and a more joyous walk:

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Awesome correlation darlin'.

thanks c-fire! The first thing I thought of when I saw Sasha Obama's pigtails when she was walking to school was that Norman Rockwell painting of Ruby Bridges.

Hey, Christine,

Great visual rhyming, as they like to say in the art biz. The Obamas are so conscious of history, and their own role in history, that I'm sure they would appreciate the connection, if it didn't occur to them already. I've always loved that Rockwell painting because it shows his "serious" side. Rockwell's much deeper than most people think. The fact that he was an optimist and a real believer in the American ideal leads people to see him as naive. I think he'd be an Obamaphile today.

--Bob

Bob,

thanks! Thanks for those insights on Rockwell. I'd love to hear more. The Obama Family are already such a uniquely american phenomenon that they would be a perfect subject for a Rockwell painting. My comparison on my blog between his 1960 painting of little Ruby Bridges with her braids and the CNN photo of little Sasha Obama would inspire Rockwell, I think. People have dissed Rockwell's art to me in the past but there is room for all kinds of art. Just because something is Americana doesn't mean it's kitsch. Thanks again, buddy!

-Christine

May I just say Wow.

Thanks, Bill Annie and Pishba, and to Pai for stumbling! Amazing how far we've come, huh?

The times, they are a-changin'...

Sweet. :)