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JUNETEENTH FIELD OF DREAMS, 2010 | oil on canvas | 27x27” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1600221324967-A2JD09NTGURKZMO8V9NA/REVERIE.jpg VAULT REVERIE, 2016 | oil on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1611612619453-NGWK13UWUVV7KV217CFY/7A89984D-EA85-40C7-99CE-0131FCA5E117.JPG VAULT - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aryabadiyan.com/manifestdestiny daily 0.75 2022-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1595793443822-LY8RGKL6RMEUWSFRRGMB/PCatches.jpg MANIFEST DESTINY - manifest destiny 48x48” | acrylic on canvas | painting by Arya B | narrative by Anisa K Nwachuku The concept of Manifest Destiny comes from the notion that American civilization was non-existent prior to the arrival and colonization of these lands by white people. It would be the irrepressible god-given mission of these people to spread "civilization", even by the most uncivilized of means. It is a mission that has been ruthlessly pursued for so long that its continued existence today is largely unacknowledged if it even exists in the conscious awareness of the majority non-Native Americans who live on and reap the value of this land. Far from its salvation, this endeavor -- a multi-century enterprise equating progress with the destruction, erasure, violation and captivity of entire peoples -- has been responsible for the amnesia of the true soul of America. Reclaiming this spiritual identity is the prerequisite for making this nation great… again. Native peoples’ ideals are what inspired the creation of a new type of nation, enshrining in the U.S. Constitution collective governance and mutualism, shared well-being and advancement. These ideals proved so revolutionary that they shaped new political orders the world over. They stand as testimony to the nation’s legitimate spiritual founders, the guardians and protectors of the soul and destiny of America. They tell us also that the fractures currently plaguing our country are not insurmountable. We can still forge from these ideals an indissoluble bond if we choose to acknowledge and embrace the Native heritage that provided them. Peter Catches, known as Zintkala Oyate (Bird People), represents the last in a line of 38 generations of Lakota medicine men. His legacy represents the true, sacred, unbroken stewardship of the greatness of this land. It is such enduring legacies that are the genesis of a true, irrevocable and manifest destiny of this American nation. https://www.aryabadiyan.com/truth daily 0.75 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1597797174296-5IS3J8D2GSCVE8X6QKSJ/Image+8-18-20+at+4.59+PM.JPG TRUTH - TRUTH When the 19th Amendment was ratified, (white) women finally had the right to vote. The women’s suffrage movement emerged out of the vision and activism of women of color. We owe a debt of honor to these unsung heroes. Sojourner Truth and countless others paved the way for rights they never had themselves. Harriet Tubman Iroquois Women of the Six Nations Confederacy, Ida B Wells, Mabel Ping Hua-Lee, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Jovita Idar, Susette La Elesch, E. Tibbles, Mary Church Terrell, Harriet Forten Purvis, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Diane Nash https://www.aryabadiyan.com/independence daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1606523339281-GGN1FUXAXMEWR2L28ZL2/independence INDEPENDENCE - INDEPENDENCE On August 19, 1791, Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson with a plea for justice for African Americans, quoting language of the Declaration of Independence. "Sir, how pitiable is it to reflect, that altho you were so fully convinced of the benevolence of the Father of mankind, and of his equal and impartial distribution of those rights and privileges which he had conferred upon them, that you should at the same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren under groaning captivity and cruel oppression, that you should at the Same time be found guilty of that most criminal act, which you professedly detested in others, with respect to your Selves.... And now Sir, I Shall conclude and Subscribe my Self with the most profound respect, Your most Obedient humble Servant, Benjamin Banneker" https://www.aryabadiyan.com/freedom daily 0.75 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1598052757217-J328J8YLC8WM3VMWEGTF/freedom.png FREEDOM - FREEDOM On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner led the most effective slave rebellion in American history. The impact in Virginia spread to the rest of the South, paving the way for the Civil War. Because Turner engaged in bloodshed, he is often demonized in US history books. We can gain perspective on this narrative, if we read his slave owner’s last Will and imagine ourselves being listed as property alongside cows, grindstones and chair wheels. What other choice was available to Nat Turner? “Will of Benjamin Turner, October 14, 1810 In the name of God amen I Benjamin Turner of the county of Southampton and parish of St. Luke’s, being in sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First and principally I bequeath my soul to almighty God who gave it me, and for the worldly goods that I possess, I dispose of them as follows— Item 1st I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth Turner one negro woman nanny, six cows and calfs, all the plantation, one grindstone, pair of chair wheels, one horse, hard money, two feather beds and furniture, also I leave to my wife Elizabeth Turner deserving the following property one negro man slave Abraham, Bridget, and Silvy Item 2nd I give and bequeath unto my loving son Samuel Turner the following negroes, Sam, Nat, Lydda, Nancy, Drew, Thain Miner, Elick, which he has got in his possession to him and his heirs forever.” In retaliation for the Insurrection, hundreds of slaves were executed, laws were passed prohibiting the education of Black people, and further restricting rights of assembly. Turner was hanged and his body was skinned and dismembered, used to make souvenirs such as purses and trophies. https://www.aryabadiyan.com/liberty-leading-the-people daily 0.75 2021-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1618513747880-9J5H0GO8YJT1ZU75GK3R/LibertyLeadingthePeople.png LIBERTY LEADING THE PEOPLE https://www.aryabadiyan.com/still daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1606522781154-LQIDY40PB74VYPT0K9GZ/Still2 STILL - STILL 14 year-old Emmett Louis Till was lynched in Money, Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Four months later, when Rosa Parks was asked to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama, she thought of Emmett Till and she sat still. STILL. In the background are the final words of civil rights leader, Representative John Lewis: “Though I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe... after many years of silent witness, the truth is still marching on. Emmett Till was my George Floyd. He was my Rayshard Brooks, Sandra Bland and Breonna Taylor.... You must also study and learn the lessons of history because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time.... So I say to you, walk with the wind, brothers and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide.” https://www.aryabadiyan.com/strength daily 0.75 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1606523589888-FHB9LDRDUC54GHHMKAA2/strength Strength - STRENGTH Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005) was an activist in the civil rights movement, playing a pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. She said, “I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.” Today she is known as the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Her non-violent resistance set off a series of events that changed the world. Speaking of her refusal to move to the back of the bus because of the color of her skin, she said, “When I made that decision I knew that I had the strength of my ancestors with me." May she become the ancestor of us all. https://www.aryabadiyan.com/portal daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1606524120170-UTZAUIWCXKNSBJXP1ETX/Turner.JPG PORTAL - PORTAL Robert Turner was the first African American member of the Baha'i Faith. He worked for the Hearst family and accompanied Phoebe Hearst to Haifa, Israel to meet 'Abdul-Baha, then Head of the Faith. He was deeply loved and later designated one of 'Abdu'l-Baha's 19 Disciples. In one correspondence where Mr. Turner reports his illness, 'Abdu'l-Baha responds: "Be not grieved at your illness, for thou hast attained eternal life and hast found thy way to the World of the Kingdom. God willing, we shall meet one another with joy and fragrance in that Divine World, and I beg of God that you may also find rest in this material world.” As noted in an essay by Lewis Gregory, Mr. Turner was assured that if he remained firm and steadfast until the end, he would be a portal through which a whole race would enter the Kingdom. https://www.aryabadiyan.com/lifting daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1606524427581-4SG8BK574VTUOH994IXD/MaryChurchTerrell.JPG LIFTING - LIFTING Mary Church Terrell was born on September 23, 1863. She was an early civil rights activist and suffragist. Among the first Black women to earn a college degree, she spoke to audiences all over the world (in multiple languages) about the injustices facing Black American women. Her motto was “LIFTING AS WE CLIMB.” “And so, lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving, and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ere long. With courage, born of success achieved in the past, with a keen sense of the responsibility which we shall continue to assume, we look forward to a future large with promise and hope.” https://www.aryabadiyan.com/portal-1 daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1606524640985-NSW0LC1T0II34YEQD2GR/SNATCHD SNATCHD - SNATCH’D October 18, 1773, Phillis Wheatley was freed from slavery after her poetry made her the most celebrated enslaved person in the British Empire. She was the first published African American poet and considered the mother of the African American literary tradition. As her poetry attests, she was ‘snatch’d’ from West Africa at the age of seven and sent to Boston Harbor on the slave ship “the Phillis,”which is what her slave owners called her. Her poetry was evidence of her intellectual equality, and the inherent humanity of the Black race, a fact that many refused to believe. She was made to stand before 18 of Boston’s intellectual elite who examined her and concluded that she was, indeed, a poet. From one of her poems: No more, America, in mournful strain Of wrongs, and grievance unredress'd complain, No longer shalt thou dread the iron chain, Which wanton Tyranny with lawless hand Had made, and with it meant t' enslave the land. Should you, my lord, while you peruse my song, Wonder from whence my love of Freedom sprung, Whence flow these wishes for the common good, By feeling hearts alone best understood, I, young in life, by seeming cruel fate Was snatch'd from Afric's fancy'd happy seat: What pangs excruciating must molest, What sorrows labour in my parent's breast? Steel'd was that son and by no misery mov'd That from a father seiz'd his babe belov'd: Such, such my case. And can I then but pray Others may never feel tyrannic sway? https://www.aryabadiyan.com/snatchd daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eec4ac9daf23328c7fcf8fa/1606525102319-1FS63TEQM65488JGDQK7/STANDING STANDING - STANDING In the landmark case of Chief Standing Bear vs. General Crook, the Ponca chief sued the government and became the first Native American judicially granted civil rights under American law. Prior to this 1879 case, Native Americans were not considered “persons.” Only whites were human beings. 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