20 years ago today, the horrific terror attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City changed the world forever.

The danger to us was nearer than we imagined. We discovered among us a terrorist group that was planning similar attacks on multiple targets here. Fortunately ISD acted in time to prevent this, and subsequent attacks.

The greater threat for multi-racial and multi-religious Singapore was not physical, but whether this would damage our social cohesion. We drew on the trust built up over many years among our different communities and with the Government. Working together, we overcame powerful forces unleashed by the extremist attacks that could have pulled us apart.

The fight against terrorism is far from over. Digital media has allowed extremist ideologies to spread and poison minds. At the same time, our racial harmony is still work in progress. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, let us resolve to fortify ourselves so that should we ever face another such test one day, we will come through again, stronger, as one united people.

You can read my full commentary (in four languages) here:
English: go.gov.sg/20th-anniversary-9-11
Malay: go.gov.sg/20th-anniversary-9-11-ml
Chinese: go.gov.sg/20th-anniversary-9-11-cl
Tamil: go.gov.sg/20th-anniversary-9-11-tl

– LHL

Black Panther 導演悼念 Chadwick Bosemen 極度真摯的一封信。極度令人感動。What a great man. Calm, assured, always studying. Just like me.

Before sharing my thoughts on the passing of the great Chadwick Boseman, I first offer my condolences to his family who meant so very much to him. To his wife, Simone, especially.
I inherited Marvel and the Russo Brothers' casting choice of T'Challa. It is something that I will forever be grateful for. The first time I saw Chad's performance as T'Challa, it was in an unfinished cut of Captain America: Civil War. I was deciding whether or not directing Black Panther was the right choice for me. I'll never forget, sitting in an editorial suite on the Disney Lot and watching his scenes. His first with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, then, with the South African cinema titan, John Kani as T'Challa's father, King T'Chaka. It was at that moment I knew I wanted to make this movie. After Scarlett's character leaves them, Chad and John began conversing in a language I had never heard before. It sounded familiar, full of the same clicks and smacks that young black children would make in the States. The same clicks that we would often be chided for being disrespectful or improper. But, it had a musicality to it that felt ancient, powerful, and African.
In my meeting after watching the film, I asked Nate Moore, one of the producers of the film, about the language. "Did you guys make it up?" Nate replied, "That's Xhosa, John Kani's native language. He and Chad decided to do the scene like that on set, and we rolled with it." I thought to myself, "He just learned lines in another language, that day?" I couldn't conceive how difficult that must have been, and even though I hadn't met Chad, I was already in awe of his capacity as actor.
I learned later that there was much conversation over how T'Challa would sound in the film. The decision to have Xhosa be the official language of Wakanda was solidified by Chad, a native of South Carolina, because he was able to learn his lines in Xhosa, there on the spot. He also advocated for his character to speak with an African accent, so that he could present T'Challa to audiences as an African king, whose dialect had not been conquered by the West.
I finally met Chad in person in early 2016, once I signed onto the film. He snuck past journalists that were congregated for a press junket I was doing for "Creed," and met with me in the green room. We talked about our lives, my time playing football in college, and his time at Howard studying to be a director, about our collective vision for T'Challa and Wakanda. We spoke about the irony of how his former Howard classmate Ta-Nehisi Coates was writing T'Challa's current arc with Marvel Comics. And how Chad knew Howard student Prince Jones, who's murder by a police officer inspired Coates' memoir Between The World and Me.
I noticed then that Chad was an anomaly. He was calm. Assured. Constantly studying. But also kind, comforting, had the warmest laugh in the world, and eyes that seen much beyond his years, but could still sparkle like a child seeing something for the first time.
That was the first of many conversations. He was a special person. We would often speak about heritage and what it means to be African. When preparing for the film, he would ponder every decision, every choice, not just for how it would reflect on himself, but how those choices could reverberate. "They not ready for this, what we are doing…" "This is Star Wars, this is Lord of the Rings, but for us… and bigger!" He would say this to me while we were struggling to finish a dramatic scene, stretching into double overtime. Or while he was covered in body paint, doing his own stunts. Or crashing into frigid water, and foam landing pads. I would nod and smile, but I didn't believe him. I had no idea if the film would work. I wasn't sure I knew what I was doing. But I look back and realize that Chad knew something we all didn't. He was playing the long game. All while putting in the work. And work he did.
He would come to auditions for supporting roles, which is not common for lead actors in big budget movies. He was there for several M'Baku auditions. In Winston Duke's, he turned a chemistry read into a wrestling match. Winston broke his bracelet. In Letitia Wright's audition for Shuri, she pierced his royal poise with her signature humour, and would bring about a smile to T'Challa's face that was 100% Chad.
While filming the movie, we would meet at the office or at my rental home in Atlanta, to discuss lines and different ways to add depth to each scene. We talked costumes, military practices. He said to me "Wakandans have to dance during the coronations. If they just stand there with spears, what separates them from Romans?" In early drafts of the script. Eric Killmonger's character would ask T'Challa to be buried in Wakanda. Chad challenged that and asked, "What if Killmonger asked to be buried somewhere else?"
Chad deeply valued his privacy, and I wasn't privy to the details of his illness. After his family released their statement, I realised that he was living with his illness the entire time I knew him. Because he was a caretaker, a leader, and a man of faith, dignity and pride, he shielded his collaborators from his suffering. He lived a beautiful life. And he made great art. Day after day, year after year. That was who he was. He was an epic firework display. I will tell stories about being there for some of the brilliant sparks 'till the end of my days. What an incredible mark he's left for us.
I haven't grieved a loss this acute before. I spent the last year preparing, imagining and writing words for him to say, that we weren't destined to see. It leaves me broken knowing that I won't be able to watch another close-up of him in the monitor again or walk up to him and ask for another take.
It hurts more to know that we can't have another conversation, or Facetime, or text message exchange. He would send vegetarian recipes and eating regimens for my family and me to follow during the pandemic. He would check in on me and my loved ones, even as he dealt with the scourge of cancer.
In African cultures, we often refer to loved ones that have passed on as ancestors. Sometimes you are genetically related. Sometimes you are not. I had the privilege of directing scenes of Chad's character, T'Challa, communicating with the ancestors of Wakanda. We were in Atlanta, in an abandoned warehouse, with bluescreens, and massive movie lights, but Chad's performance made it feel real. I think it was because from the time that I met him, the ancestors spoke through him.
It's no secret to me now how he was able to skilfully portray some of our most notable ones. I had no doubt that he would live on and continue to bless us with more. But it is with a heavy heart and a sense of deep gratitude to have ever been in his presence, that I have to reckon with the fact that Chad is an ancestor now. And I know that he will watch over us, until we meet again.

As a society, the feminine principle tends to be overlooked, unappreciated, and abused. For one thing, the feminine principle is about unity, not division. ⁣
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We have been exhorting you to focus your attention on love, light, abundance, and unifying humanity. In fact, the Goddess is metaphorically returning to your world. But to do so we need all of you to reflect on patriarchy, an unjust and unfair system, indeed a caste system that has risen to global proportions over the last several millennia. ⁣
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Patriarchy is based on elitism and social stratification via a power and dominance hierarchy. Its effects reverberate throughout your societies as those in power do anything and everything to maintain their power.⁣
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The feminine principle is about abundance, prosperity, and nurturing and supporting all beings residing on Earth at this time. It is about creation and nurturing creative expression. It is vehemently not about destruction and not about exploitation of people nor of planetary resources. It is about unconditional love for all humankind and reaching out to the most vulnerable among you. It is about understanding, inclusion, and forgiveness.

Hello các bạn! Hôm nay, mọi người hãy cùng mình học từ vựng tiếng anh khó thông qua tin tức về việc kỉ niệm 1 năm ngày mất của George Floyd - người Mỹ gốc Phi đã bị cảnh sát giết hại!

Xem lời thoại dưới đây để học từ vựng tiếng Anh khó của ngày hôm nay nha.

Ngày hôm qua 25 tháng 5 chính là ngày nước Mỹ **commemorate** (tưởng nhớ) cái chết của George Floyd – người Mỹ gốc Phi đã bị cảnh sát giết hại tròn 1 năm trước.

Như mọi người cũng đã biết, thì vấn nạn phân biệt chủng tộc đã **reverberate through** (ảnh hưởng sâu sắc lên) lịch sử nước Mỹ. Trong xã hội Mỹ thì người Mỹ gốc Phi luôn bị đối xử bất công và đã phải chịu rất nhiều **anguish** (sự đau khổ). Hình ảnh cái chết của George Floyd được cho là đã **encapsulate** (tóm gọn) những điều mà người Mỹ gốc Phi phải trải qua suốt hàng trăm năm nay.

Cái chết của George Floyd đã **infuriated** (gây phẫn nộ) cho người dân Mỹ và rất nhiều cuộc biểu tình có quy mô lớn đã diễn ra nhằm **compel** (thúc ép) chính phủ phải chấm dứt những hành động tàn bạo của cảnh sát với người Mỹ gốc Phi. Những cuộc biểu tình này, kết hợp với dịch Covid đã khiến Mỹ rơi vào 1 tình trạng kiệt quệ, và các chuyên gia phải lên tiếng rằng nước Mỹ đang nằm trên **precipice** (vách núi). Và không chỉ nước Mỹ mà cái chết của George Floyd cũng **evoke** (gợi lên) sự phẫn nộ và xót thương của người dân tại các quốc gia khác trên thế giới. Tại Pháp, nơi mà phân biệt chủng tộc cũng là 1 vấn đề nghiêm trọng, thì người dân cũng đã xuống đường để biểu tình chống lại tội ác **revolting** (đáng ghê tởm) này. Còn ở Anh, thì đã diễn ra 1 việc **unprecedented** (chưa từng có tiền lệ) trong lịch sử nước Anh. Đó là việc chính phủ đã phải đổi tên khoảng 39 con đường, trường học, và phải gỡ bỏ khoảng 30 bức tượng vì trước đây thì những người được dùng để đặt tên cho những con đường hay trường học này từng có hành vi phân biệt chủng tộc trong quá khứ.

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