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Chronal Entropy or the Illusion of Randomness

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Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson continue to celebrate this Friday's release of their new album, What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, sharing a new tune from the album and a video each day this week, with "John Henry," made at their mentor Joe Thompson’s home in Mebane, NC. They recorded the iconic folk song "John Henry," because every time they played with Thompson, he would start by asking what they wanted to play. "It was a rhetorical question," Robinson laughs. "He would start with 'John Henry,' every single time." Video by Alexei Mejouev.

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For Breakfast - Heavy Horse Museum

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They … were looking for bright young kids who were not going to college … that’s how I got involved. I’ve never had to look for work since. — Joe Thompson

Joseph “Joe” Thompson was the first Black employee in Whirlwind’s early years. He was also one of the few Black employees at RAND corporation, where he helped program Whirlwind’s direct successor, the continent-spanning SAGE early warning system for nuclear attacks. SAGE helped pioneer computer networking, interactive computing, and large-scale software development.

Trailblazers and Change Agents - CHM

Not all who push for change join a protest march. Instead, some people serve as role models or educate the next generation. Others may build