Funny you mentioned Harry and mom. Just last week my cousin Nancy from Winona, who is my age, said she heard Harry on the radio and immediately thought of mom, too. LOL! Speaking of cousin Nancy and my political background, True story: She is the daughter of my dad's brother, Lambert, who married an absolute knockout of a gal, Cecilia. She was a brilliant, charming lady who hob knobbed with all the political elite of Minnesota in the 5o's, 60's, and 70's. She attended all of the conventions and was seated front and center in the Minnesota delegations. My cousin Nancy in 1978 paid a visit to her mom (Cecilia) one afternoon. She went in the back door to the living room and sitting on the sofa was as she told me lol was "Walter fucking Mondale!!!" Ha!!!
He was in the area and stopped by to say hi to Cecilia. Also, at my uncle leo's funeral in Winona, Hubert Humphrey called the funeral parlor to give sympathy to all the family. I was in Thailand at the time. That was when he was Vice President under LBJ. LOL

Given your legit socialist ties & knowledge, makes me wonder why you weren't involved in electoral politics.. for chrissakes your uncle had posters in his kitchen, surely that's a political environment or atmosphere..maybe you missed your true calling! lol

btw, not surprising that some of my most influencing political figures & activists were 'socialists', from Stokely to Walter to Malcolm(after leaving NOI, even during blk natlism) to Jackson to Bishop to Manley etc etc. Anyway...

btw, every time you mention your mom, I think of Harry Belafonte...may they RIP.