#marjoriesmusings — Public Fediverse posts
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'Some people say it’s too soon and also too traumatic to show this drama, others ... may welcome some of the truth being shared about their [experiences].
... Will you watch it, or is it [still] too raw? You are the only one that can decide.'#Breathtaking #ITVx #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #Drama #Film #BAFTAs
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"Homegoing (2016), by Yaa Gyasi is a double person recommendation that I’m passing on to you.
What a book!
It is a slim 300 pages that starts with this Akan proverb (translated to English): “The family is like the forest: if you are outside it is dense; if you are inside you see that each tree has its own position.”
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"I wasn’t convinced that I would want to spend around 6 hours watching Boat Story, but the main actors - Paterson Joseph and Daisy Haggard quickly persuaded me to hang in there.
Billed as a criminal thriller comedy, Boat Story easily piqued my interest ... "
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'Do you remember DVDs?
I still have a number of them.
Over the past two days Virgin Media decided that it was not urgent to fix the broadband in my area ...
So I chose my CASS (2008)DVD as my viewing material for the evening.'
https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/cass-thoughts
#DVD #Thoughts #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #Writer #Football #Hooligan #Cass
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Emotional Archaeology aka Uncovering What Family Really Is ... chosen, biological, sacred or something else?
What exactly does family mean to you? To me, it's ... many conflicting things. This week's newsletter's thoughts brought on by watching the TV comedy series 'Uncle'#EmotionalArchaeology #EmotionalIntelligence #Family
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https://marjoriemorgan.substack.com/p/till
"Till (2022), directed by Chinonye Chukwu, opens with a happy driving scene of a mother and her young teenage child, smiling and singing together in August 1955. ...
Even this one minute introductory scene is hard to watch because the true story of Emmett Till is a part of history, and is fairly well known. The dramatic loss is present in each heartbeat they share."
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"Some things keep you up at night.
This newsletter topic is one of the things that makes me restless.
I often wonder about Dean Ablakwa, a man I have never met, but one I am seriously concerned about.
Here’s why …"https://marjoriemorgan.substack.com/p/whatever-happened-to-dean-ablakwa
#Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings #HostileEnvironment #HomeOffice #Stateless #Ghana #UK
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"Before the internet (yes, there was more time before the internet than there has been since its invention) people shared more on a personal level, in a one-to-one nature.
If you were happy, curious, or intrigued, people around you were there to celebrate, investigate, and explore with you.
If you were ill, sad, or lonely, people around you had a workable solution for your immediate need."
https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/the-power-of-community-healing-and?
#Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings #AmWriting #Writer #Community #Health #Loss
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The Veranda Poems by Jean 'Binta' Breeze - how I hear the poems in her voice.
"I have sat on Jamaican verandahs in my two visits to the birth country of my parents. I have never sat on Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze’s verandah. Yet, as I read through this book of poems I could imagine being with her on her verandah, hearing the poems in her voice."
#Poetry #JeanBintaBreeze #Jamaica #DubPoetry #Poet #Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings #Friendship
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"I am a part of the Windrush Generation, however my parents were not on the HMT Windrush that arrived in Tilbury, Essex on 22 June 1948.
My mother (& siblings) arrived in Southampton aboard the TN Ascania on 25 June 1958, they were four of the 567 passengers on board; that is when my personal Windrush generation history really started in the UK."
#Windrush75 #Ascania65 #WindrushGeneration #Migration #Caribbean #Britain #HostileEnvironment #Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings
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"I am a part of the Windrush Generation, however my parents were not on the HMT Windrush that arrived in Tilbury, Essex on 22 June 1948.
My mother (& siblings) arrived in Southampton aboard the TN Ascania on 25 June 1958, they were four of the 567 passengers on board; that is when my personal Windrush generation history really started in the UK."
#Windrush75 #Ascania65 #WindrushGeneration #Migration #Caribbean #Britain #HostileEnvironment #Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings
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"I am a part of the Windrush Generation, however my parents were not on the HMT Windrush that arrived in Tilbury, Essex on 22 June 1948.
My mother (& siblings) arrived in Southampton aboard the TN Ascania on 25 June 1958, they were four of the 567 passengers on board; that is when my personal Windrush generation history really started in the UK."
#Windrush75 #Ascania65 #WindrushGeneration #Migration #Caribbean #Britain #HostileEnvironment #Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings
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"I am a part of the Windrush Generation, however my parents were not on the HMT Windrush that arrived in Tilbury, Essex on 22 June 1948.
My mother (& siblings) arrived in Southampton aboard the TN Ascania on 25 June 1958, they were four of the 567 passengers on board; that is when my personal Windrush generation history really started in the UK."
#Windrush75 #Ascania65 #WindrushGeneration #Migration #Caribbean #Britain #HostileEnvironment #Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings
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"I am a part of the Windrush Generation, however my parents were not on the HMT Windrush that arrived in Tilbury, Essex on 22 June 1948.
My mother (& siblings) arrived in Southampton aboard the TN Ascania on 25 June 1958, they were four of the 567 passengers on board; that is when my personal Windrush generation history really started in the UK."
#Windrush75 #Ascania65 #WindrushGeneration #Migration #Caribbean #Britain #HostileEnvironment #Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings
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https://marjoriemorgan.substack.com/p/liverpool-biennial-world-refugee?sd=pf
Liverpool Biennial, World Refugee Week, Windrush 75
A glut of events and occasions that demand attention and thought:
Migration, British Empire, Colonialism, Cultural erasure, Names, uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things#LiverpoolBiennial #Liverpool #WorldRefugeeWeek #Windrush75 #Migration #Colonialism #AfricanHolocaust #HumanTrafficking #BritishEmpire #Names #Newsletter #MarjoriesMusings #AmWriting
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Plants R Us
How important are plants? Is there a household limit? Is a withered plant a symbol of unattended grief?"Watching plants mature gives a sense of wellbeing, and purpose.
I enjoy looking at the plants as they grow - did you know there is a ‘thing’ about people who have lots of plants?
You know the saying ‘crazy cat lady’? Well, that’s now applied to people with many plants, apparently."
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https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/price-slip?r=lvl6h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
"Insurance is necessary.
Insurance claims are costly.
Who really gains from insurance? Insurers, on the whole."
#MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #Insurance #PriceSlip #SystemError #Fraud #AmWriting
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"I was quite mystified by not seeing any people of colour around the city, in the central parts of the city ... I was aware that Liverpool had one of the oldest Black communities in the country, ... but these people weren’t visible. So I began asking a few questions, and things started to surface..." Ean Flanders
#MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #TheDescendants #EanFlanders #VictoriaGalleryAndMuseum #Liverpool #Windrush #Africans #Caribbeans #GlobalMajority #BlackMastodon #Portraits #Photography
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NHS Virtual Wards - the self-checkout lane of the health service? https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/nhs-virtual-wards-the-self-checkout
#NHS #VirtualWards #DIYHealthCare #ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern #ConservativesRuiningBritain #HealthService #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #AmWriting #Writer #CommissionsOpen
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NHS Virtual Wards - the self-checkout lane of the health service? https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/nhs-virtual-wards-the-self-checkout
#NHS #VirtualWards #DIYHealthCare #ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern #ConservativesRuiningBritain #HealthService #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #AmWriting #Writer #CommissionsOpen
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NHS Virtual Wards - the self-checkout lane of the health service? https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/nhs-virtual-wards-the-self-checkout
#NHS #VirtualWards #DIYHealthCare #ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern #ConservativesRuiningBritain #HealthService #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #AmWriting #Writer #CommissionsOpen
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NHS Virtual Wards - the self-checkout lane of the health service? https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/nhs-virtual-wards-the-self-checkout
#NHS #VirtualWards #DIYHealthCare #ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern #ConservativesRuiningBritain #HealthService #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #AmWriting #Writer #CommissionsOpen
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NHS Virtual Wards - the self-checkout lane of the health service? https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/nhs-virtual-wards-the-self-checkout
#NHS #VirtualWards #DIYHealthCare #ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern #ConservativesRuiningBritain #HealthService #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #AmWriting #Writer #CommissionsOpen
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"Gods and Monsters.
Monsters don’t always look like the dream image - or should I say nightmare, that we conjure up for ourselves. They do not usually have warning signs tattooed on their foreheads. Neither do angels always glide down from heaven with translucent wings.
They all look like you and me. Human."
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"Riches is a family drama on ITV (& Prime) that I almost missed.
It is based around the fallout around the legacy of the multi-million pound Black hair and beauty business - Flair and Glory following the death of the CEO and family patriarch.
If you want secrets and lies, greed and jealousy all linked to big business, this drama is for you. If you liked Succession, you will probably like this series."
#Drama #Riches #AbbyAjayi #MarjoriesMusings #Newsletter #Review
https://marjoriemorgan.substack.com/p/riches-an-explosive-family-drama
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"I hadn’t heard of Janelle Monáe before her screen presence and acting brilliance surprised me in Hidden Figures (2016), and then Moonlight (2016) - she won Best Breakout Artist awards for both roles.
This year (2022) Monáe is again excelling with her winning ways having recently won the SeeHer Best Supporting Artist award for her role in Glass Onion - Knives Out (2022)."
https://open.substack.com/pub/marjoriemorgan/p/janelle-monae-in-3-acts
#JanelleMonáe #Artist #Musician #Actor #Author #Newsletter #AmWriting #MarjoriesMusings #Writer
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"Art is for everyone, and is often used as a means of equalising emotional experiences.
Sharing high and low times in art form is a tool utilised by people throughout the world in all ages of our existence.
Visual art has the ability to connect with the emotional core of humanity because it is an accessible form of storytelling."
Read more here: https://marjoriemorgan.substack.com/p/the-equalising-power-of-art?
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"For some reason, maybe a lack of personal interaction outside of my home in the past few months, I've taken to watching reality TV of an evening when I've been unable to read any more.
This feels like I should be in a confessional box as I say this - although I'm not a Catholic, I do have a great deal of Protestant guilt ingrained into my DNA."
https://marjoriemorgan.substack.com/p/reality-tv-my-confession?sd=pf
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"Before I left Twitter (I no longer post there, but still have my locked account), I noticed that there was more and more anti-Black racism from other posters; particularly of interest to me was the kickback against Black people in British adverts.
I, too, had noticed the increase in the Black presence in the commercial breaks starting in the middle of 2020 - a response to #BlackLivesMatter, maybe?"
https://marjoriemorgan.substack.com/p/blackverts-part-ii?sd=pf