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This pain is still seen in the faces of mothers, family members,…
This pain is still seen in the faces of mothers, family members, and friends far too often today, and though the culprit is frequently of the same shade and that problem needs solution…still #IWontForget
Read moreThe good brother @chancetherapper returns to Youmedia……
A video posted by Avri Coleman (@avribijon) on Feb 4, 2015 at 5:23pm PST
The good brother @chancetherapper returns to Youmedia… Coming soon #OpenMike , stay tune… #BrotherMike (at YouMedia @ Chicago Public Library)
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day4 Billie Holiday also known as Lady…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day4 Billie Holiday also known as Lady Day; have you ever heard her sing!? Sheesh, her voice is hypnotizing. But, did you know Billie was born to a 19yr old mother who was kicked out of the crib and her pops was a musician who wasn’t around? Sound like the nonsense of today right!?
At the tender age of 12 she had a job running errands in a brothel, by 14 she was prostituting in a different brothel in Harlem. The Harlem brothel was raided and Billie was arrested.
After being released she started singing in Harlem night clubs then calling herself “Billie Dove” inspired by an actress she admired and her “pops”. Eventually, she went ahead and took what she thought was her biological name of “Holiday” from her potential dad, Clarence Holiday. She got her big break at 18 at a club called Covan’s.
Fast forward, Billie obtained huge commercial success, but often in those days (like today) it came with drug addiction and legal problems. She died in 1959 from complications caused by cirrhosis of the liver. When she died she had 70 cents in the bank.
Some of her biggest hits “Blue Moon”, “Nobody’s Business”, “Autumn In New York” and of course “Strange Fruit” referring to the blacks that were lynched in the south “hanging from the trees”; recently sampled by Kanye on “Blood On The Leaves”
Last Friday night, I was in the crib chillin sippin on 50yr old Glenlivet and listening to Billie’s radio station on Spotify and my mood was so eerily surreal, I felt like everything was how it was supposed to be. I wonder what feeling she invoked to those that heard her live!?
Billie, you may have had a hard life, but through your music you brought so much joy, and you’re an iconic staple in black history!
To you, I say thank you for your contribution….
Read moreIn 2004 Nike SB (SB means “skateboard” for my…
In 2004 Nike SB (SB means “skateboard” for my followers who don’t know) teamed up with De La Soul to commemorate their debut album 3ft High & Rising. That album dropped March of 89’ my favorite songs off that joint were Buddy and Eye Know, I digress.
In 2004 they released 2 SB sneakers, a high and a low with holograms of the 3ft High & Rising album cover. I copped both pair. Don’t wear the low’s cause they’re a size too big, but I wanted them so bad….
Here we are 10yrs later and they are releasing again. This time the white will be high and the green will be low (I’m straight on them). But, the white joints, I’m all over them.
Thank you Nike and a BIG thank you to the #Plugs
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day3 Heuy P. Newton & Bobby Seale…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day3 Heuy P. Newton & Bobby Seale Founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in Oakland California (shout to @realsway and the bay) in 1966
These brothers took control of their community and fought against police brutality, also fought for equal rights by consistently quoting the Declaration of Independence.
They created the “Ten Point Program” which were guidelines and ways of operation within the BPP. They also created awesome community programs like “Free Breakfast For Children”.
The BPP expanded nationally and was huge here in my home / our home, Chicago (post for a later day) before being crippled and ultimately dissolved by the cross dressing Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover.
Hoover thought the BPP was “the greatest threat to the internal security of the country”. The govt painted the BPP as a militant radical movement, which couldn’t have been further from the truth if we were treated fairly.
Through murder, entrapment, and flooding the community with drugs the govt was able to crush the Black Panthers.
The Black Panther Party’s mantra was black power to black people, white power to white people, asain power to asian people therefore ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!! #Power2ThePeople ✊ :::: Let That Marinate!!!!
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day2 Marcus Garvey born in Jamaica and…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day2 Marcus Garvey born in Jamaica and known for his “Back to Africa” campaign. He thought that blacks in America would forever be a permanent minority. Here we are almost a century later fighting for an even playing field. Guess he was on to something.
Marcus did launch the “Black Star Fleet” however it never made it to the motherland. The fleet went bankrupt after some “shady” dealings happened, and the Federal Govt ended up arresting and deporting Mr. Garvey (what a surprise).
He died in London. But, this black man is a trailblazing civil rights leader above all else! Thank you for your efforts Mr. Garvey…
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