Persephone Sarah Jane Smith

I didn't know how Punk Rock Christine was. Of course I learned the lesson and really understood punk. Still didn't understand myself though. I am just rambling. Music does that to me. Helps me remember days gone by and how much of a little shit I was back then.

I grew up in a time where I was afraid to be BiSexual(?)Pan(?), What ever, I was afraid to be me. Punk was a way of life for me. Angry at everything, Angry at myself. I didnt know what Trans was besides from some books that would mention Christine Jorgenson. Didn't really know what punk was either.

I was in a Ska Band back in the 90s Called the Defactos. We were more Traditional ska and Rocksteady. We would clown on Rancid because like where the horns and why you so punk? Then I listened close and heard the message. They were Punk, They were Ska, They knew how to send the message.

YouTube video by Rancid Rancid - 'Time Bomb' (Music Video)

I get people asking me, what my favorite Ska is. Well I grew up in the 70s with punk. I listened to a lot of Two Tone era Ska. But I think some of my faves are Third Wave Ska in the 90s. The Blend off punk and horns and that ska beat just clicked for me. Here is some Rancid

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I can procrastinate, scroll Facebook and freak out at the same time.

Oh yeah, I am gonna post Ska! Lots of Ska! Because it makes people happy. And some of y'all need some happy in your life to counteract some of that DoomScrolling y'all do.

I Love All Y'all! <3

Hello All! I am back and will restart posting fun facts and History about BIPOC. Been away with computer troubles. Hope to get y'all engaging and responding. :)

Donate to Please help Us regain some dignity and our belongings., organized by Perse Smith Hello, friends — and kind strangers. Thank you for taking a mom… Perse Smith needs your support for Please help Us regain some dignity and our belongings.

Hello, Its me! Your friendly Trans Femme. Just wanted to post this here in hopes that we Can get some help to get on our feet again. I honestly hate being a bother but if we can get this Go Fund Me fulfilled, we will actually be at a net positive. Thanks for listening.
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Imagine being best known for being outed posthumously as a trans man. Billy Tipton was much more. Fabulous musician, talent broker, family man and according to four different relationships, the best lover in the world.
Love this guy!

Yes a lot of my stuff is gonna be black centric first then lgbtqia+ second. If ya don't like that, then byeeee!
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I took too long to figure that out too.

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I found this hilarious and great at the same time!
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Gladys Mae West is an american Mathematician that was known for her contributions to mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models, that were later incorporated into the Global Positioning System.
#BlackGirlMagic #BlackHistory

Richard T Greener. The first black man to graduate Harvard University. Became America's first black diplomat to a white country (Russia).
#blackhistory #CantEraseUs

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Marsha P. Johnson was a member of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and co-founded the radical activist group Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), alongside close friend Sylvia Rivera. My hero and should be yours too. I want to say so much more but character limitations stop me.

I been slacking on finding things to introduce y'all to. Jackie Shane Was a Transgender jazz and soul singer in the Toronto jazz scene. Originally from Nashville, Tn, She joined a travelling carnival and ended up in Cornwall Ontario where she finally felt free.
#BlackHistory #WeWereAlwaysHere

I'm a bit late today but here you go, A quickie!
Jerry Lawson: The Father of the Video Game Cartridge.
Led the development of the Fairchild Channel F in 1976.
Self-taught engineer
Founded VideoSoft, one of the first Black-owned video game companies
Picture curtesy of IGN

YouTube video by Streetlight Manifesto "We Will Fall Together" by Streetlight Manifesto Official Music Video

Okay, If you have not listened to Streetlight Manifesto then you are missing out. Their mix of punk and ska, backed up by a beefy horn section and politically left lyric has established them as a mainstay in the SkaCore scene.
"We Will Fall Toghether", Everyhing Goes Numb
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Another day of owning the fascists! I am sure that their lil' old grandma's would happily thank Dr. Patricia E. Bath,An ophthalmologist who invented the Laserphaco Probe, a laser cataract treatment device, in 1986.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #BLM

If you didn't watch it on February 2nd, then Groundhog Day. Cute fun movie.

Charlene Alexander Mitchell was an American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist. Actually the first black woman to run for president in 1968. She was only on the ballot in two states.
SHARING BLACK HISTORY TO OWN THE FASCISTS!
#BLACKHISTORY #blackexcellence

YouTube video by The Skatalites - Topic Freedom Sound

I have been slacking on the Ska posting. Here's the Skatalites with Freedom Sound

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Sometimes certain white people ask, "Why do black people get a month?" Well if we didn't, you would never learn about people like Frederick Jones, who invented the first successful system for mobile refrigeration.

Celebrating black history month to own the fascists

Don't you hear that hypothetical mech whispering to you to make it a reality?

To all new users coming in from FB:

1) Be a decent human being.
2) Trans women are women, trans men are men, nonbinary people are valid.
3) Block immediately and whenever you need to.
4) For real, just be a decent human being. It's not that hard.

YouTube video by Laurel Aitken - Topic Sally Brown

I tend to post a lot of newer Ska, but I know the roots and we have to give props to them too. LAURAL Aitkin is definitely a fave of mine and he should be yours too.
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