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Last one of this sort before it gets personal for #28DaysOfBHM,…
Last one of this sort before it gets personal for #28DaysOfBHM, but even though it’s late in the evening, #IWontForget
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day14 Ruby D & Ozzie…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day14
Ruby D & Ozzie Davis…. Actress & Actor….. Husband & Wife…… Civil Rights Freedom Fighters….. Mother Sister & The Mayor
Love is the look in their eyes…. Happy Valentine’s Day!!! 💘💌
Read moreAs we get set to travel during this long lover’s weekend,…
As we get set to travel during this long lover’s weekend, #IWontForget.
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day13 Before Money Mayweather, before…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day13
Before Money Mayweather, before Roy Jones Jr, before Sugar Ray Leonard, before Muhammad Ali, before The Brown Bomber, Joe Louis there was Jack Johnson. In his time he was the most famous & notorious African American on the planet, and also the 1st Black Heavyweight Boxing Champ
At 16 he moved to Manhattan and lived with Joe Walcott, a welterweight fighter from the West Indies. Jack got a job as a janitor in a gym and saved up to buy some boxing gloves. Working with Walcott and gym owner Berneau, Jack developed his boxing style.
Jack’s style was defensive, he’d make his opponents miss, tire them out, then become the aggressor. He rarely looked for the knockout.
Back then black’s couldn’t be recognized as “heavyweight champs” but that all changed in 1908 a day after Christmas when Johnson became heavyweight champ by defeating Tommy Burns in 14 rounds.
On July 4th 1910 the man that ducked Johnson for the longest, James Jeffries came out of retirement to challenge JJ in what would be called “The Fight Of The Century”. In front of 20,000 ppl Jeffries was dominated by Johnson and in the 15th round Jeffries corner threw in the towel (pu**ies lol). Johnson’s victory triggered a few race riots in 25 of the 50 states, 20 were killed and 100’s injured.
In the words of ESPN’s Mark Jackson “mama there goes that man”. Just the name Jack Johnson spills out power 👊💥
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day12 That wonderful smile belongs…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day12
That wonderful smile belongs to Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award for her performance in the classic “Gone With The Wind” (I never seen that shit).
A very controversial figure because most of her roles were the part of the “Mammy” which is definitely a diss, BUT it takes a trailblazing person to take something negative and flip it and provide opportunities for their predecessors.
Without Hattie, there would be no Halle, no Taraji, no Olivia Pope’s and etc.
Hattie appeared in over 300 films but only got credit for 80. She was not only an actress but a singer-songwriter and the first black woman to sing on the radio. She has not 1, but 2 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
So pay homage to a lady that helped pave a way for black actors…..
#BlackActorsMan ✊ Word to Dave Chappelle & Wayne Brady
Read moreWhen I go to work and see the kids I serve, #IWontForget.
When I go to work and see the kids I serve, #IWontForget.
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day11 This morning JRW was…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day11
This morning JRW was stripped of their Championship after beating Las Vegas in the US final game 7-5. Funny enough, you didn’t hear much after Vegas crushed JRW 13-2 to give them their first loss, or when JRW made it to Williamsport in 2013 and got bumped.
So today I recognized #42 himself, Jackie Robinson. JR broke the color barrier of America’s favorite past time in April 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Don’t get it twisted this man was a hell of a ball player, check his stats; 6 World Series appearances, 6 All Star Selections, Rookie of the Year in 47’, MVP in 49’, Batting Champion in 47’, Hall of Fame inductee in 62’, and MLB retired the #42 across all MLB teams.
Career Batting Avg :: .311 | Hits 1,528 | Home Runs 137 | RBI’s 734
JR42 was one of many incredible Black baseball players. Unfortunately, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson was never let into the show, cause if they were, you woulda seen the greatest pitcher and hitter of all time were people of color.
To the kids of JRW, hold your head. You still played the game the right way and won, and I’m sure Jackie Rob looked down on you with pride. They can’t strip you of that.
To all my inner city Little League Charters I was affiliated with and played for or against; South Side, Rosemoore, HPK, & JRW keep playing the game cause there’s nothing like “the boys of summer”
And I’m out!!!! ✌️
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