{"id":142,"date":"2013-08-25T02:54:57","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T02:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramseyjusticefoundation.com\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2023-04-17T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:07:11","slug":"singing-out-for-social-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ramseyjusticefoundation.com\/?page_id=142","title":{"rendered":"Music and Mercies within the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of us know the overflow of love within and the unique awakening power of poetry and song. \u00a0Some of us identify with the codes of righteousness….the common and accompanying invigoration that music of social justice and advocacy can bring us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Such music may be melodies with words about our struggle against oppression. \u00a0Other songs may offer lyrics teaching freedom in action. \u00a0<\/span>Still others are mere and modest melodies facilitating liberty in thought, or extraordinary anthems opening our awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s been a long, long time,\u201d since, as a young child, Jenny was personally introduced to the great trumpeter and Big Band Leader Harry James, (who harmoniously recorded this signature song during our year of birth – 1945), and then, as a teenager, was in awed personal conversation with, and held the sitar of transcendent Ravi Shankar.*<\/p>\n

Here are a few singer\/songwriters, musical artistes, on this page of our website, who are close friends, and who are of personal and great importance to our own missions to the underserved and underrepresented. \u00a0Welcome to their worthy websites……..<\/p>\n

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As Mr. Ben Rollins reveals to us regarding the unsurpassed musical\/lyrical work of Bob Dylan, born May 24th: “The magnificent music matches the searing lyrics.”<\/b><\/p>\n

We welcome you to also view some of Bob Dylan’s unsurpassed art, our personal Face Value Portrait Collection, within the following video:<\/b><\/p>\n