Vox Populi Archives

Tomorrow is Mother's Day and despite all the differences Americans have, one thing they have in common is that they all have mothers (though some may accuse motherhood as being a socialist hoax). So this weekend's music thread is for songs about mothers, women, children, families and love.

It's May 1st, May Day, so this weekend's music thread is dedicated to those who do and have worked, songs about working, jobs, and getting something done is what's working in this weekend's music thread.

For some strange reason, police invoke some unwritten rule whenever they encounter a Black man or Woman. The circumstance of the encounter is immaterial. It is as if those who are Black, Brown are instantly dismissed as less-than. Or what I call negation of the concept of being created in the image of God.