Rachel Dolezal was ‘justified’ by the Black Lives Matter movement

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4 years ago

July 4, 2020

Rachel Dolezal was 'justified' by the Black Lives Matter movement

He still sees himself as a black person – and wants to play a role in encouraging racial equality.

But Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who claimed to be African-American in 2015, sparked a national scandal, ignoring the embarrassing years afterward, insisting she could help inspire fairer treatment of minorities.

“Race I identify as human, but culturally I identify as black,” Dolezal said in a telephone interview from his home in Spokane, Washington, where he made his living by braiding hair and selling his art.

“I really wish we could rework vocabulary. That’s part of challenging the racing world view. “

Dolezal, a single mother who changed her official name to Nkechi Amare Diallo in 2017 but left with Rachel socially, said she had been energized by a push for justice after George Floyd’s death.

But he acknowledged that the Black Lives Matter movement in his area had rejected his offer to get involved, even though he said he had good relations with individual protesters and members of the black community.

“Very much, most of the people I hear are black or mixed or non-white in some way and many people say this is your moment, you are justified,” Dolezal said. “I have received hundreds of messages. Most are very positive. “

He praised the sympathetic 2018 documentary, “The Rachel Divide,” for helping to change people’s minds about him.

“Netflix documentaries do help some people understand some context and background. I have received many apologies from people who have joined in on social media, “he said.

In June 2015, Dolezal claimed to be biracial when serving as president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane when a local news reporter revealed that his parents, Ruthanne and Lawrence Dolezal from Montana, were both white.

The news broke the same month that Caitlyn Jenner was celebrated for her transition, but Dolezal lost her NAACP position and teaching work at Eastern Washington University. He struggled financially, he said, relying on friends to get money.

The sale of his memoir in 2018, “In Full Color,” helped, but he was later accused of welfare fraud for not reporting $ 84,000 in income to the state Department of Social Services and Health.

These days, Dolezal confuses political advocacy – he has undermined police, reparations and damaged “racist” monuments – with promoting his art, including a work he called “Truth be Told,” which featured white statues of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt, covered in red paint.

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“It’s in a shadow box frame in four inches,” said Dolezal, who is hawking an effort for $ 1,000.

“All of my art is for sale. This is a very bad deal compared to bananas stuck to the wall and sold for [$120,000]” he said with a laugh.

His family included his son, Franklin, 17, and Izaiah, 26, a foster brother to whom he obtained official guardianship. He also has a four-year-old child with autism. He said he planned to immediately move to Tucson to be with Franklin, a student at the University of Arizona.

There, he hoped for a new beginning.

“I have been waiting to move for 15 years,” he said. “It’s been a long time.”

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

Herb Adkins

Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS 'There will be room'

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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December 19, 2022

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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