NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part VI DAY 7: Sunday Musings / More Detroit Streets / Canton Kids & Detroit Kids Are A Treasure!!!

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Monday, August 29, 2011

ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part VI
DAY 7: Sunday Musings / More Detroit Streets / Canton Kids & Detroit Kids Are A Treasure!!!

Okaaayy... this pictorial is the last part of my summer trip to Michigan...

The first 4 pictures were taken Sunday afternoon in Detroit, the day before I left on Monday, August 1st, 2011. We all decided to take a group shot in front of the house, and the rest were other pics of me just doing my thing...

All Photography

Pictured Left To Right, My ADODI Bruthaz & Friends:
Charles, Yes, Calvin (back), Willie (back), Keith (pink shirt),
Steven, Me (BIG ROD - tallest one, LOL!), Nsilo & Sangoma
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Picture By Curtis Lipscomb!
(THANKS CURTIS!)

The Finer Things In Life
And Why I Like Shooting Photography

Calvin's Wrist With African Wrist Beads
From MBAD'S African Bead Museum

MBAD'S African Bead Museum
6559 Grand River Avenue
(between W. Grand Blvd and Dexter Avenue)
Detroit, Michigan 48208
(313) 898-3007
GOOGLE MAPS

Official Website: mbad.org

Bead Gallery Hours: 12pm to 7pm Mon-Sat.

Nsilo LOOKS SO ULTRA-FLY!!
This Brutha Exudes So Much African-ness

A Was Riding In A Car And Was Trying to Get a Good Shot
Of This Train In The Streets of Detroit!
Not Bad For A Shot Through Car Glass

A Kid's Giant Toy Sitting On The Lawn.
How Could I Not Take a Pic Of That? LOL!
That Is So Qool!

I Thought This Brutha Was A Cutie.

I Took This Shot While Parked At A
Gas Station On Livernois Avenue.
I Also Love The Gritty Look I Obtained
On The Pavement In This Black & White Look

One Of Many (Unfortunate) Abandoned Buildings In Detroit

Shots from Canton, Michigan...

Calvin Is So Talented In The Arts!
We Visited His Cousin's House In Canton, Michigan
Before We Hoped On The Greyhound Bus Back To NYC

Calvin Focused On Playing The Piano

Some Beautiful Glasses In Calvin's Cousin's Home

Glasses At The Bar

Outside The House

Kids Always Let You Know Their
Swagger Or How They Feel
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Little Man Was Too Qool!

I LOVE IT! Vintage Kids!

And finally, back In Detroit with the last shots...

Who's This Coming Down The Sidewalk...???

Black Kids In A Pink Cadillac!
I HAD TO GET A SHOT OF THIS!
YOU GOTTA LOVE IT!!

Thanks Detroit!

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part I
DAY 1: 1917 American Bistro /
Dabl's African Bead Gallery / Ruth Ellis Center

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part II
DAY 4: The Charles H. Wright African American Museum /
Traffic Jam Restaurant

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part III
DAY 4: The Charles H. Wright African American Museum /
Traffic Jam Restaurant

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part IV
DAY 5: A Little BBQ / Friday Night Roller Skating

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part V
DAY 6: "Hotter Than July" Black Pride /
An Almost Visit To The Shrine of The Black Madonna Bookstore /
Saturday Nite