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March 10, 2022

Tidbits - March 10, 2022 - Reader Comments: War in Ukraine - Portside readers respond; Boycott Russian artists??; Baseball; Odetta; Starbucks; International Women’s Day; Prescription Drug Prices; Rachel Corrie Remembered; more....

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Reader Comments: War in Ukraine - Portside readers respond; Boycott Russian artists??; Baseball; Odetta; Starbucks; International Women’s Day; Prescription Drug Prices; Rachel Corrie Remembered; Resources; Announcements; more....

May 14, 2020

Black Folk Musicians Created the Soundtrack for a Movement-And Helped Bob Dylan Find His Sound

Denise Oliver Velez Daily Kos

A sampling of the vast repertoire that Black folk musicians have contributed to the folk genre and the struggle for freedom and justice. Leon Bibb, Harry Belafonte, Paul Robeson, Odetta, Eric Bibb, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Toshi Reagon, to start..

April 23, 2020

Odetta, the Shy Folk Singer Who Defied McCarthyism's Fear Tactics

Ian Zack Literary Hub

It wasn't only Odetta's selection of material that set her apart from many other white folk singers in the early 1950s. It was also her extraordinary interpretive ability. Among Her Fans Were Rosa Parks, Bob Dylan, and Martin Luther King.

January 12, 2018

Friday Nite Videos | Jan 12, 2018

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Long Ago, Far Away | Odetta Sings Dylan. Tapper: You Know Who Loved Trump's Comments? Global Responses to Trump's 'Shithole' Remarks. Harry Belafonte | Zombie Jamboree. Camperforce | Documentary.

April 1, 2016

Friday Nite Videos -- April 1, 2016

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Bernie Sanders, Spike Lee & Rosario Dawson Rally in South Bronx. Bernie Sanders' Message. Odetta: Long Ago, Far Away. Cartoon Donald Trump Tells Stephen Who Started It. Why You Should Care About Nukes.

Long Ago, Far Away

April 1, 2016

Odetta brings the haunting refrain of one of Bob Dylan's most radical songs about war, inequality and oppression: Things like that don't happen / No more, nowadays.

December 25, 2015

Friday Nite Videos -- December 25, 2015

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Black Voters Explain Why They Feel the Bern. Dr. John & Odetta: Brother Can You Spare a Dime. If Guys Said What Donald Trump Says. Rashad Robinson Dispels Myth of 'Ferguson Effect.' Why Alcohol Doesn't Come With Nutrition Facts.

Dr.John & Odetta: Brother Can You Spare a Dime

December 25, 2015

This oldie was originally written during the depression (1931) by Yip Harburg, who was later blacklisted during the McCathy era. This video updates its relevance to the poor and disenfranchised in our nation today.

September 11, 2015

Friday Nite Videos -- September 11, 2015

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Odetta: Long Ago, Far Away. How Many Trees Are There in the World? Mexican Donald Trump with George Lopez. New Human Species Discovered: Homo naledi. Bernie Sanders: Why 'Socialism' Isn't a Dirty Word.

Odetta: Long Ago, Far Away

September 12, 2015

The singer, songwriter, guitarist and civil rights activist Odetta gives a haunting performance of Dylan's 'Long Ago, Far Away.' 'One man lived just like a king/The other man begged on the street/Things like that don’t happen/No more, nowadays.'

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