tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post8221525610579151670..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Real Freedom is Black Folks in Surprising Places: Introducing the Black Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs the "Chosen Few" and the "East Bay Dragons"Lady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-27949248114620046362014-01-21T09:50:27.459-06:002014-01-21T09:50:27.459-06:00I am familiar with some of his story, especially h...I am familiar with some of his story, especially how he faced down a young Muammar Qaddafi at Wheelus Air Force base, Libya, in 1969. His patriotism was inspiring.The Sanity Inspectorhttp://atlantarofters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-27841753433213226782014-01-20T07:49:29.695-06:002014-01-20T07:49:29.695-06:00Very proud and strong family line, you have. I was...Very proud and strong family line, you have. I was very honored to have served under Gen. James, back then so few of us were skilled operators and technicians of surveillance radar systems. We took flack from White and surprisingly Black service members, at most bases we were assigned to. Guess, we were to "uppity'' for them.Cliff Burnettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-75841525186151188372014-01-20T01:16:12.533-06:002014-01-20T01:16:12.533-06:00Great man. Random, I am related, by a few cousins,...Great man. Random, I am related, by a few cousins, to General Benjamin Davis. We live in small worlds. Some of us, smaller than others.chauncey devegahttp://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-88623967804302969852014-01-19T19:39:31.112-06:002014-01-19T19:39:31.112-06:00Your mind would have been totally blown, had you r...Your mind would have been totally blown, had you run into Air Force General (Chappy) James. Former Commander of NORAD ,back in the 1970's.Cliff Burnettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-48690056105089229242013-08-03T20:28:24.518-05:002013-08-03T20:28:24.518-05:00I can remember a few times when I was surprised to...I can remember a few times when I was surprised to see black people in certain places, back when I was much younger & only just getting up & out into the world. I still remember the first black university mathematics professor I ever saw, for instance.The Sanity Inspectorhttp://atlantarofters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-81532628664723144612013-08-02T23:27:25.807-05:002013-08-02T23:27:25.807-05:00I've been calling it our "Self-imposed Ji...I've been calling it our "Self-imposed Jim Crow". For centuries White people put <br />harsh restrictions on where we could go and what we could do. Now tragically, for the past several decades especially, we are busy about <br />the business of putting harsh restrictions upon ourselves and each other<br /> about where we can go and what we can do. It's actually beyond tragic, <br />how we willfully limit ourselves and shrink our world.OaktownGirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-25667961753266677612013-08-02T13:09:00.431-05:002013-08-02T13:09:00.431-05:00Absolutely. Or for a documentary, one of which I k...Absolutely. Or for a documentary, one of which I know is in the works by the way.chauncey devegahttp://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-87297170408836599152013-08-02T13:07:57.476-05:002013-08-02T13:07:57.476-05:00Cool. Thanks so much for the lead.Cool. Thanks so much for the lead.chauncey devegahttp://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-43520978899132890302013-08-02T09:02:58.492-05:002013-08-02T09:02:58.492-05:00For a lot of conversations & resources on this...For a lot of conversations & resources on this subject, do a search for 'Robert Frank Black Motorcyclists'. This refers to the Swiss emigre photographer's picture of a pair of black Americans on a bike: "Indianapolis, 1956" in his ground breaking book "The Americans", published in Paris in 1958 and a year later in New York.teemacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-90290991364768819622013-08-02T08:55:38.614-05:002013-08-02T08:55:38.614-05:00That's alright. It would've been odd if t...That's alright. It would've been odd if there weren't any Black biker gangs. I'm annoyed that Black folks are seen so limited. Like when some say Obama's not really Black due to his background. Every Black military dependent has a story like Obama's. Black military dependents would be something else to highlight. I expect a little diversity when dealing with over 40 million people from different parts of the world. We have some skateboarders and martial artists out there, too. Good idea for a book series would be Black Folks Doing Something Different.Vic78noreply@blogger.com