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President Biden's speech in Warsaw on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: ( Full transcript)  "Be not afraid." These were the first words that the first public address of the first Polish pope after his election in October of 1978, they were the words who would come to define Pope John Paul II. Words that would change the world. John Paul brought the message here to Warsaw in his first trip back home as pope in June of 1979. It was a message about the power, the power of faith, the power of resilience, the power of the people. In the face of a cruel and brutal system of government, it was a message that helped end the Soviet repression in the central land in Eastern Europe 30 years ago. It was a message that we'll overcome the cruelty and brutality of this unjust war. When Pope John Paul brought that message in 1979, the Soviet Union ruled with an iron fist behind an Iron Curtain. Then a year later, the solidarity movement took hold in Poland. While I know he couldn...

Art amid destruction. A musician is playing cello in central Kharkiv, destroyed by Russia. Video @suspilne pic.twitter.com/pbvsM1GTM7 — Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) March 22, 2022 #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🌻  

  Gregg Chadwick Home Guard (112th Territorial Defense Brigade - Kyiv, Ukraine) 20"x16"oil on linen 2022 My latest painting "Home Guard (112th Territorial Defense Brigade - Kyiv, Ukraine)"is an homage to the brave Ukrainians fighting against an immoral and illegal invasion by Putin's Russia. I remember as a young boy when my father left for war as a US Marine. I can see in the faces of the kids and partners in Ukraine the same mix of fear and pride I felt as my dad told me that he was leaving home to fight for freedom. Ukrainians live in a democratic society that values diversity and opportunity for all. Many couples have decided to fight together against Putin's invasion. Putin wants to crush Ukraine. But he will never prevail against these brave heroes protecting their homeland. Half of my proceeds will be donated to World Central Kitchen's efforts in Ukraine to provide food and sustenance to those fighting for their freedom. As Chef Jose Andres says,...

Yo-Yo Ma, along with Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos, begins his performance at Washington’s Kennedy Center with a performance of Ukraine’s national anthem. A full, standing house. pic.twitter.com/m1shyLzY4Z — Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) March 8, 2022   Beautiful 🇺🇦🌻 https://t.co/MCBHjausU0 — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) March 8, 2022

Today, Ukraine fights for its freedom and for that of the entire world. This is why the world stands by Ukraine. Your support matters. pic.twitter.com/76VciDTmbq — Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) March 3, 2022   In all corners of the globe, including in Russia itself, people are calling for the end of Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine. The blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag is being flown around the world as people and governments assert they are #UnitedWithUkraine . pic.twitter.com/QT8Wm04zja — Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) March 6, 2022 From Timothy Fadek - the photographer who captured the moment - Ukrainian soldier carries a baby across a destroyed bridge on the outskirts of Kyiv on March 3. Parents are behind still crossing the bridge, he carried baby because parents had bags to carry

Before the opening night performance of Verdi's Don Carlos, the audience observed a moment of silence, followed by the Ukrainian national anthem, performed by the Met Orchestra and Chorus and conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Videography by Pete Scalzitti / Met Opera it also goes by its native title ‘Shche ne vmerla Ukraina’, which translates into English as ‘Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished’. 🇺🇦 #IStandWithUkraine 🌻

Ukrainian national anthem in the metro station (bomb shelter) #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/F30QT5dqZY — Kristina Berdynskykh (@berdynskykh_k) February 28, 2022 #SlavaUkraini  🇺🇦🌻  

“Prayer for Ukraine” performed by Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York pic.twitter.com/5pi2l1Olpx — Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 27, 2022  

Ilya Kaminsky  was born in Odessa, Ukraine in 1977, and arrived to the United States in 1993, when his family was granted asylum by the American government. He is the author of Deaf Republic (Graywolf Press) and  Dancing In Odessa (Tupelo Press) and co-editor and co-translated many other books, including Ecco Anthology of International Poetry (Harper Collins) and Dark Elderberry Branch: Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva (Alice James Books). His work won The Los Angeles Times Book Award, The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, The National Jewish Book Award, the Guggenheim Fellowship, The Whiting Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Metcalf Award, Lannan Fellowship, Academy of American Poets’ Fellowship, NEA Fellowship, Poetry magazine's Levinson Prize, and was also shortlisted for the National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Neustadt International Literature Prize, and T.S. Eliot Prize (UK). Deaf Republic was The New York Times’ Notable Book for 2019, and was al...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime-Minister Denys Shmyhal and other officials share video they are in Kyiv, stay with people. "We are here, defending our state, and so it will be," Zelenskyy said. pic.twitter.com/JeTsRimXaK — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) February 25, 2022   Dear friend, your actions matter. Your voice can be decisive to strengthen Western resolve and protect the security of Ukraine, Europe and the democratic world. Act NOW! See thread with a few simple steps to support Ukraine 👇 pic.twitter.com/5MJx9hzJzs — Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) February 25, 2022 My favorite video of all time. It’s not even close. Someone played the Ukrainian National anthem on their trumpet in #Sumy during clashes. pic.twitter.com/L3xpTLgJCp — The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) February 25, 2022

Today we remember Nina Simone, born #OnThisDay in 1933, who used the power of music to inspire and speak up for equal rights. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/UUZQioowCf — UN Women (@UN_Women) February 21, 2022 Gregg Chadwick New Dawn - Greenwich Village (Nina Simone) 9”x6” gouache and ink on paper 2021 (Private Collection, Los Angeles)  

Kehinde Wiley Portrait of Ibrahima Ndome . 2021 48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Roberts Projects photo by Gregg Chadwick

  Gregg Chadwick Green Mill 30"x22" gouache on paper 2018  I like to fly into Chicago and spend a few days exploring the city before we head into MKE. Chicago has proven to be a big inspiration for my paintings and I was able to exhibit and sell a number of my artworks at  @theotherartfair  in Chicago a few years back. My latest Chicago inspired painting to find a new home is my gouache on paper "Green Mill". It arrived safely this week and will be part of a private Chicago collection of artworks inspired by Chicago's answer to the Moulin Rouge in Paris - The Green Mill. The jazz infused nightclub used to cover a whole city block but was downsized quite a bit in its speakeasy days during Prohibition. Yes, one of Al Capone's crew was a part owner in that era and you can still sit in Al Capone's private booth. But for me, the most exciting part of the Green Mill's rich history is the musical echoes of all the greats who have played in the club. Billie ...

"We Resist" Jim Moginie: " The history of resistance should be taught at school. Without it, we wouldn't have made the progress we have. The Freedom Ride and Rosa Parks turned the spotlight onto racial issues, which then changed. John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'War Is Over If You Want It' campaign, hand in hand with the fallout of the Kent State shootings and worldwide mass demonstrations ended the Vietnam War. Suffragettes marched for women's rights and undertook hunger strikes, which both Gandhi in India and Irish Nationalists undertook to achieve self-sovereignty. These people were brave enough to ignore the conventional orthodoxy of the time and speak out, often risking their lives in the process. The irony is that successful protesters never worked alone-they were part of strategic, highly connected networks."   ‘We Resist’ (Written by Jim Moginie) Putting flowers into guns This is not the summer of love Throwing tea into the sea Indi...

The 1939 @UCLAFootball team didn't just shine on the field; that team changed the face of football forever. @ByTimLayden tells us about the legacy of those who would break barriers. #SuperGoldSunday pic.twitter.com/o5QbHr8nwY — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 13, 2022 Woody Strode, Jackie Robinson and Kenny Washington. UCLA and L.A. legends. 💛💙 https://t.co/fxUoRaly7d — UCLA (@UCLA) February 13, 2022   Strode, Kenny Washington, and Jackie Robinson starred on the 1939 UCLA Bruins football team https://t.co/PkzUXeqEm5 — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) July 26, 2022

ERIN JACKSON WINS IT! Relive her brilliant speed skating performance to win GOLD for @TeamUSA . 🥇 #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/S1hY76c9ii — NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 13, 2022   Cried so much that I put on my medal backward… then cried some more 😭🥇🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/deEgHSFrHU — Erin Jackson (@ErinJackson480) February 14, 2022

by Gregg Chadwick My father in law Ralph Heilemann is in hospice care at home with my sister in law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As Dad Heilemann gets ready to move on to another form, space, or place — I wanted to post this highly fictionalized tale of his US Navy days that I wrote for his 90th Birthday. Fair winds and following seas, shipmate. We have the watch. MarySue Heilemann with her dad Ralph Heilemann — August 2021 Mission Classified. Possibly originating from the harbor of Yokosuka, near Yokohama just outside of Tokyo, in post World War II Japan on Christmas Eve. Official Mission Logs Redacted by order of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) General MacArthur, Acting Headquarters, Dai Ichi Life Insurance Building, Tokyo. The United States occupation was in full swing and Ralph Heilemann was there. As an electrician onboard a United States Navy cruiser on a hush-hush mission to map the entirety of the Japanese coastline, Seaman Heilemann was deep into the electronic guts...