Michael
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Afropunk 1.0 Refugee "Jahluv" @michael_fromla on IG Jazz, Bicycles, Motorcycles (💖 choppers,💖 Vincents), Old Cars, 🦅🌎⚓veteran "Mejor solo que mal acompañado" @mjfromla.myatproto.social on Blacksky
It was 95° at 12:30 pm in Maricopa CA. "Juan" was hard at work harvesting grapes. The high for that day was set to be 103° F. "I have diabetes and have to constantly monitor my sugar levels on top of having to worry about the heat. But this work feeds my family." #WeFeedYou
Our brother Albert Cook received his Gold Medal... #Marine #USMC #MontfordPoint
LA city leaders return from recess with legislation to sweep unhoused constituents. Mayor Karen Bass out-raises Nithya Raman, who in turn snatches up a major labor endorsement. And more news in... LA Squawk Box for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/lasquawk...
If Emmett Till had lived, he would be just over 85 years old today.
“If Emmett Till Lived”: Cultural Historian Sarah Lewis on New Book/Exhibit, Visit to Mississippi
More than 70 years after the kidnapping, torture and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, a major new photography exhibit and companion book ask how the world would be different “If Emm...
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Yesterday's temperature topped 105° in Fresno. "Carlos" and team were working in the watermelons. "Our team is paid piece rate. The more boxes we fill the more we make. The person closest to the truck has the hardest job so we switch off. This is exhausting work." #WeFeedYou
I think today's liberals in the US are used to a social environment where pogroms are rare and don't realize the role armed self defense plays in that state of affairs www.history.com/articles/red...
Red Summer of 1919: How Black WWI Vets Fought Back Against Racist Mobs | HISTORY
When dozens of brutal race riots erupted across the U.S. in the wake of World War I and the Great Migration, black ve...
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A good but sporadic blog about jazz and collecting jazz records. #JazzSky #JazzMusic
Duke Pearson: The Right Touch (1967) Blue Note UA
Selection: Chilli Peppers Track List Chili Peppers 6:52Make It Good 6:41My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera) 5:56Los Malos Hombres 6:34Scrap Iron 5:23Rotary 6:18 Artists Duke Pearson, piano; Freddie H…
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Here 'ya go... I didn't make it. Was busy eating really bad food at the Orange County Fair.
Sultans Car Show 2026 At Long Beach Shoreline Aquatic Park
YouTube video by Mike Frankovich
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Michael@mjfromla.bsky.social · 7d agoSultans Classic Car Show Sunday, Aug. 2 Shoreline Park 200 Aquarium Way Long Beach, CA
Ted Lange breaking down his career (2025 interview) with Steve Kmetko... #TedLange #Wattstax
Ted Lange "The Love Boat"
YouTube video by Still Here Hollywood Podcast w/ Steve Kmetko
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Sitcom People@sitcompeople.bsky.social · 2d agoMy local bike shop closed right after I moved to Long Beach (Shout out to Long Beach Cyclery - RIP). Here's a conversation about what makes a local bike shop work and survive. #BikeSky
Successful Bike Shops ALL DO THIS.
YouTube video by The Bike Sauce
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Good morning #Wordle Wordle 1,871 5/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections 1149 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟪🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
Grew up listening to Tony Bennett - my dad is a big fan of Jazz vocalists. Didn't know much about the man until I heard him interviewed on Howard Stern. WWII vet - he talks about overcoming bigotry while serving...
Tony Bennett on His Army Service During World War II (2011)
YouTube video by The Howard Stern Show
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Dean Frey@dean.bsky.social · 2d agoCelebrate the Tony Bennett Centennial 🎂💯 📷 Herman Leonard, 1960 "For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He’s the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, & probably a little more." - Frank Sinatra
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![From the ESPN story:
ALLEN LEE JONES said he owns property along FM 159 near Medina's residence and not far from the crash site. When ESPN arrived there on July 23, he parked his pickup truck behind a closed bent and rusted gate and stood behind its No Trespassing sign.
When asked about Medina, Jones paused and said: "Police have come out a lot." Shane Muth, who Jones said lives on his property, told ESPN by phone that he interacted with Medina often. Medina and a relative "think they own this stretch of road. You can't pass them up or, if you go too slow or too fast, they try to run you off the road," Muth said. Jones and Muth said they believe Medina's behavior took a turn after a serious car crash several years ago. ESPN also spoke to Gabriel Peña, a father of four who said he was inside an area Walmart on Jan. 31, 2025. At the store exit, a man told him someone had shot his unoccupied truck. Peña shared a photo and video of the pickup truck, taken on the day of the incident. In the video, Peña said he was told a black car pulled into the parking spot next to his truck and used a shotgun. The photo shared by Peña showed a large hole in the driver's side windshield and one near the driver's side door, just to the right of a decal indicating that Peña is a veteran. He said he spent 14 months in Iraq. Peña called 911 and said that authorities better arrive quickly. I carry a 9 mil [handgun] with me," he told ESPN. "I said, 'If this guy's around, he's going to get shot. I will shoot whoever did this.' Not because I want to kill somebody, but I'm not
going home in a body bag."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2yhglxsi2owchryafic2gmr3/bafkreiahazd6aezb2i5joftbrlhhk27zeulsd6nxaa2e537r7sildqpobe)
Fucking finally admitting what we all already knew. They couldn’t hide it anymore.
The city of Los Angeles bulldozed Chavez Ravine in the 1950s, displacing thousands of Mexican American residents to make way for Dodger Stadium. A new digital archive, Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished History, preserves the story of the families who lived there. Read more: buff.ly/zltbWt5
New Chavez Ravine Digital Archive at LMU
Loyola Marymount University hosts digital archive that keeps history of Chavez Ravine, the neighborhoods demolished to make way for Dodger Stadium, alive.
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Emory Douglas’s Lifetime of Revolutionary Art At age 83, the former Black Panther Party culture minister continues to explore the possibilities of unapologetically political art. hyperallergic.com/emory-dougla...
Emory Douglas’s Lifetime of Revolutionary Art
At age 83, the former Black Panther Party culture minister continues to explore the possibilities of unapologetically political art.
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The movie I'm waiting for and will never see... "Blade and his daughter, Brielle Brooks (Bloodline), team up with Miles Morales: Spider-Man to fight supernatural threats, notably during the Blood Hunt event where Miles is tragically turned into a vampire..." #Blade #MilesMorales #MCU #Marvel
Vampires In Brooklyn | Miles Morales Spider-Man #11
YouTube video by Caped Joel
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Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 5d agoMahershala Ali says he’s moved on from ‘Blade’ “I have moved on … I'm good … you had me under contract … if they wanted to do the movie, we would've done the movie. So we're not doing the movie … They didn't want to do it, so they should answer that question” (via GQ Magazine)
Some Los Angeles history to end the month... #LosAngeles #BlackHistory #JazzSky #BlackSky
Samuel Rodney Browne: The Music Teacher Who Broke L.A.'s Color Barrier
In the 1930s, music educator Samuel Rodney Browne broke the color barrier for Black teachers in the L.A. Unified School District.
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Michael@mjfromla.bsky.social · 5d agoSamuel Browne: The Music Teacher Who Broke L.A.'s Color Barrier #JazzSky #JeffersonHighSchool
Samuel Browne: The Music Teacher Who Broke L.A.'s Color Barrier #JazzSky #JeffersonHighSchool
MG made a family sedan back in the day and I think I've found one of the best surviving examples. This WILL fit in my garage. #Magnette #MG
1957 MG Magnette ZB | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1957 MG Magnette ZB at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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Happy Friday - rent/mortgage due tomorrow. 💵💲💰 #Wordle Wordle 1,868 3/6* 🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections 1146 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩
Spiderman Brand New Day was a good evening out with #1 daughter... Now I'm ready for Miles Morales pt3!
Looking forward to time traveling via Mr. Midgley's film.
Stan Midgley travelogue footage: Los Angeles County, Southern California & more (silent, 1947-1982)
YouTube video by UCLA Film & Television Archive
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UCLA Film & Television Archive@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 7d agoFrom Angels Flight to Angeles National Forest, and across all 50 states and Canada, travelogue filmmaker Stan Midgley (1914–2000) captured the beauty and uniqueness of these locations. Our 2025 Getty Marrow Intern Emory Harms writes about the Midgley Collection at the Archive: ucla.in/4x5m7I6