United way said no. Respectfully of course. The one thing that we have to remember and also truly understand that people lead busy lives and things aren’t usually planned and orchestrated on a time frame shorter than two weeks. We also have to remember that this is what we are going to do regardless. This is the time we have, this is what we want to do and we will always play for those who are able to come today and try to plan better in the future.
Living history continues to flow as we attended a community meeting to seek people and ask question hoping for help at the Beloved Community Center which had been recommended to us as a good place to visit given it’s involvement and commitment to the community.
You can visit them here:
http://www.belovedcommunitycenter.org/
As we sat in the meeting room I looked at the photos on the wall. As I looked closer I could recognize images that I have been looking at over the past few days. Images of the Klansmen with guns, various protesters gathered together in song, images I had seen on you tube frozen in pixilated commemoration.
One of the founders of the BCC happens to be Rev. Nelson Johnson
I have seen photos of the Reverend on Nov 3. 1979 as bodies lay by the roadside.
I have seen photos of the Reverend in 1985 in reference to the incarceration of Kwame Cannon.
I have seen photos of the Reverend in photos in the 1990’s and 2000’s and now in the flesh. Living history. It’s a little queer. It’s a little good. Queer and good go well together. Its something you didn’t expect. You kinda hoped for, and it doesn’t leave a bad taste in you mouth.
I believe we are getting somewhere. Our next meeting was with Juan Obando who is a newly transplanted artist who is teaching at Elon College nearby. He seems really friendly and receptive to our ideas about this program. Juan, Jennida and I converse over Hamburgers. Elsewhere is hippy food. Hippy food is good but Hamburgers are god!
Now more admin stuff. Emails and correspondence.
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