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Image Description It is night. Brass and silver Moroccan lanterns fill the photo from top-to-bottom. Each is lined with opaque glass in glowing colours. Mediterranean blue, coppery orange, warm eggshell white, claret red, buttermilk yellow, and bright turquoise illuminate the night in a mosaic of peace and celebration. White text in Berkshire Swash and Biorhyme fonts overlays all. It reads: ✨ Eid Mubarak ✨ Wishing great health, happiness and prosperity to you and your loved ones throughout this holy day and beyond, InshaAllah. https://www.instagram.com/p/CO0xIlWnuXJ/?igshid=1rs7v979h2c76

Image Description: Background is a satellite photo of Europe on a cloudless day. Foreground shows crisp text in white Futura Condensed font, which reads, “SGI Nichiren Buddhists across Europe are chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo together right now. Such an AMAZING start to the month, week & day!” End Image Description. https://www.instagram.com/p/COXbkZFndhC/?igshid=r16f8uvsdlc1

Image Description This blurred and highly-contrasted photo depicts a pink lotus flower as seen from ground level looking up against a blue sky. The image is further framed by green leaves, accentuating the text which is overlaid in a clear, sharp, white Futura Condensed font with black back shadow. The text reads, “Nichiren (or “Sun Lotus”) Buddhism was established on 28 April, 1253 with the first chanting of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo. It marks the first time in the history of Buddhism that ANYONE regardless of gender, status or heritage could attain enlightenment in their PRESENT state, just AS THEY ARE.” End Image Description https://www.instagram.com/p/CONsSDvnMV5/?igshid=1qx3kpjqffz4z

Happy birthday to Carol Burnett, my comedy Shero! Image Description Carol Burnett, who my turned 88 this past Monday, is standing against a tan background with “charitable” written in green all-capital lettering. She is wearing a red tailored suit jacket, a black corded necklace and silver hoop earrings with onyx inlay. She has short, auburn hair and green eyes. Her teeth are bright white and her makeup, in warm tones, is immaculate. Caption reads, “Happy birthday on Monday, 26 April, to Carol Burnett, peerless sketch artist and comedian!” End Image Description https://www.instagram.com/p/CONEAHvHTJi/?igshid=fnn9pq3o6ouv

Senator John Lewis, Civil Rights activist, friend and youth leader with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this short video, he shares his advice to us for the future: “Be kind, be hopeful, be optimistic. Never get down. It’s all gonna be okay. It’s all gonna be all right. We’re one people, we’re one family. We all live in the same house. Not just American house but the world house. I wish you well.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNx37jMnsPo/?igshid=1slhhlp93otty

Happy birthday to poet, author, activist and actor Dr. Maya Angelou, who would be 93 today. Your life shines on across time and warms us all. ✨ Photo taken at a Sickle Cell Disease Association of America programme in Mobile, AL, USA on Sept 12, 2006. Image credit: John David Mercer—AP Image description: Dr. Angelou, a black woman aged 78, holds her head up and to her left, her mouth open in hearty laughter. She has polished, straight, white teeth and is wearing subtle, coral pink lipstick. Her skin is smooth and soft-looking with lines around her mouth, eyes and eyebrows that convey expression more than age. Her eyes, although nearly shut in mirth, are shining. Her hair is short, mostly grey with remnants of black, and curled away from her face. Dr. Angelou wears a black, long-sleeved dress with a gold rope chain necklace, approximately 1/4 inch (0.64 cm) thick, and gold hoop earrings of similar thickness, but rounded smooth. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSbJNqnbHS/?igshid=12b9fe4fba5f2

The audio to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I’ve Been to the Mountaintop’ speech—so timeless yet so prescient now!—can be heard in it’s entirety here, with transcription: http://bit.ly/drkingmountaintop Image description: Shown is a black & white badge of remembrance from the 1960s with Dr. Martin Luther King’s face in the middle, his eyes gazing outward, his mouth poised to speak. Across the top and bottom in capital letters are the words, “We Mourn Our Loss, Dr. Martin Luther King, 1929-1968.” Behind the emblem is Mt. Fuji, the snow glistening in gentle daylight. Across the bottom of the entire image, in American order, are the dates Dr. King was born and killed, January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968, in italic black lettering. Taken as a whole, Dr. King could indeed be speaking from the mountaintop. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQb0geH-7i/?igshid=anmefy7w4726

Up sides nos. 2-3, great interviews for wonderful causes! Many thanks to @beatieedney & @tanyagracemoodie with their doggos Button, Billie & @bellaminibully for the engaging chat to benefit @themayhew ! https://www.instagram.com/p/CNNx1jnHiN8/?igshid=1ptc6q4ll9qod

Really pleased with how this shot turned out. Now to explain to Spotlight & other casting sites that I needed the black headrest behind me on that particular day, it’s part of my wheelchair. https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-Xh4znVo4/?igshid=1tn2e7nusyz7a

A Nichiren Buddhist altar in warm cedar. The usual items are offered in gratitude to the Universe—water, incense, light in the form of candles—and something new, a boxed “Real Life Action Figure” by FCTRY of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away yesterday. The caption reads, “Like Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg— Let’s mourn, pray, then get back to work!” A floral carriage clock at the back reads 8:55 am, time indeed to get to work. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUIfpIHs6N/?igshid=10cvz041evluv

I’m not poorly. My body’s getting optimised, then look out, I’m gonna make landfall! 🔜🌊 ♿️💃🎵 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWEgQjpGjx/?igshid=li097efhi348

Back up people of colour. Back them at the office. Back them in public. Really listen to what they’re saying. Train yourself to be an ally. We white folks, with our lives steeped in privilege, we can never understand but we sure as hell can STAND— let’s stand up and speak up! https://www.instagram.com/p/CCk2LxFHefh/?igshid=1uk9nt04hw1d8

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