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[Aiustis]

Happy Black History month. Brings me back to being the only black kid in my elementary classes, dreading February because the teacher always made me do a MLK presentation.

Edit: need to change my picture.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

What's important to note is that he died from not receiving the same blood transfusion for seizure he pioneered.

No.

Dr. Charles Drew died because of injuries he sustained in a car crash. Wiki even touches on that myth.

 

[afternoon delight]

Quite possibly my favorite athlete of all time (it's a hard choice)

Jack Johnson
via Wikipedia:

John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant was an American boxer, who—at the height of the Jim Crow era—became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). In a documentary about his life, Ken Burns notes that "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth".

The Burns documentary is a great three hours dedicated to his life. Wouldn't stop, lived unashamed, and could not abide by "the rules".

 

[Cystm]

Subbed and loved.

 

[rude]

Uni did a spoken word type of thing on black history. Majority of the audience in the quad was black and Latino smh and the majority of my school is white.

Happy Black History month. Brings me back to being the only black kid in my elementary classes, dreading February because the teacher always made me do a MLK presentation.

Edit: need to change my picture.

I was the only black kid in my 8th grade history class (focused on American history). My teacher used me as an example for literally everything that had to do with slavery and asked me crazy ass questions as if I spoke for every black person.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

There's a Scholastic cartoon based on this story that I've shown to my boys numerous times. It's a wee bit Disneyfied (talking mice bringing my man sandwiches inside his box, for starters) but thought-provoking enough for kids.

Where can I find this, Bish?

 

[Enzom21]

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Oseola_McCarty

Oseola McCarty a cleaning lady who from working all her life accumulated great savings, donated to the University of Southern Mississippi $150,000 for a student scholarship program.

“I want to help somebody’s child go to college,”

“I’m giving it away so that the children won’t have to work so hard, like I did.”

http://www.campevans.org/contributions-of-black-americans-dr-walter-s-mcafee

Walter S. McAfee is the African American mathematician and physicist who first calculated the speed of the moon. McAfee participated in Project Diana in the 1940s - a U.S. Army program, created to determine whether a high frequency radio signal could penetrate the earth’s outer atmosphere. To test this, scientists wanted to bounce a radar signal off the moon and back to earth. But the moon was a swiftly moving target, impossible to hit without knowing its exact speed. McAfee made the necessary calculations, and on January 10, 1946, the team sent a radar pulse through a special 40-feet square antenna towards the moon. Two and a half seconds later, they received a faint signal, proving that transmissions from earth could cross the vast distances of outer space. Official news of this scientific breakthrough did not include McAfee’s name, nor was there any recognition of the essential role he played. But Americans could not have walked on the moon had it not been for Walter S. McAfee and his calculations.

http://african-nativeamerican.blogspot.com/2010/04/remembering-sarah-rector-creek.html

Her name was Sarah Rector. She was a young black girl born in Indian Territory on March 3, 1902. Her parents were Joseph and Rose Rector, all of Taft, Indian Territory. Her story is similar to that of Danny Tucker another black child born in Indian Territory. He, like Sarah had a humble beginning, and he, like Sarah would make headlines for sudden wealth acquired by oil rich land.

Early in her young life, Sarah received a land allotment like all who were members of the Creek Nation. Like thousands of blacks once held in bondage by the Five slave-holding tribes, (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Nations) she and her family members received land allotments prior to Oklahoma statehood. It was a general practice that Freedmen often receive land considered to be of less value for farming as did citizens declared as Indians By Blood, and Inter-Married Whites. However, the story changed when oil was discovered on her land allotment, near Taft, Oklahoma.

Her wealth caused immediate alarm and all efforts were made to put the child Sarah under "guardianship" of whites whose lives became comfortable immediately. Meanwhile Sarah still lived in humble surroundings. As white businessmen took control of her estate, efforts were also made to put her under control of officials at Tuskegee Institute.

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Baby_Esther

Esther Jones, known by her stage name, "Baby Esther," was an African-American singer and entertainer of the late 1920s. Her "baby" singing style often included the phrase, “Boop-oop-a-doop”. She performed regularly at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Theatrical Manager Lou Walton testified during the Fleischer v. Kane trial, that Helen Kane saw Baby Esther's cabaret act in 1928 with him and appropriated Jones baby voice style of singing and changed the interpolated words ‘Boo-Boo-Boo’ & ‘Doo-Doo-Doo’ to ‘Boop-boop-a-doop’ for a recording of "I Wanna Be Loved By You". Kane has never publicly admitted that she copied. Jones' style, as imitated by Kane, went on to become the inspiration for the voice of the cartoon character Betty Boop.

 

[Trojita]

I know France doesn't really observe Black History Month and most stuff here is going to focus on achievements made in America, I thought I'd bring focus to two black men, father and son, who made a mark in history.

Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie also known as Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre was a general in Revolutionary France and the highest-ranking person of color of all time in a European army. He was the first person of color in the French military to become brigadier general, the first to become divisional general, and the first to become general-in-chief of a French army. Dumas shared the status of the highest-ranking black officer in the Western world only with Toussaint Louverture (who in May 1797 became the second black general-in-chief in the French military) until 1975, when the American Daniel "Chappie" James Jr became a four star General in the United States Air Force, the closest American equivalent of Général d'Armée, Dumas' highest rank.

Born in Saint-Domingue, Alexandre Dumas was of mixed race, the son of a white French nobleman and an enslaved mother of African descent. He was born into slavery because of his mother's status but was also born into nobility because of his father's. His father took the boy with him to France in 1776 and had him educated. Slavery was illegal in metropolitan France since 1315 and thus any slave would be freed de facto by being in the country. His father helped Thomas-Alexandre enter the French military.

Dumas played a pivotal role in the French Revolutionary Wars. Entering the military as a private at age 24, Dumas rose by age 31 to command 53,000 troops as the General-in-Chief of the French Army of the Alps. Dumas' strategic victory in opening the high Alps passes enabled the French to initiate their Second Italian Campaign against the Austrian Empire. During the battles in Italy, Austrian troops nicknamed Dumas as the Schwarzer Teufel ("Black Devil," Diable Noir in French).[5] The French – notably Napoleon – nicknamed him "the Horatius Cocles of the Tyrol"[6] (after a hero who had saved ancient Rome[7]) for single-handedly defeating a squadron of enemy troops at a bridge over the Eisack River in Clausen (today Klausen, or Chiusa, Italy).

Dumas served as commander of the French cavalry forces on the Expédition d’Égypte, a failed French attempt to conquer Egypt and the Levant. On the march from Alexandria to Cairo, he clashed verbally with the Expedition's supreme commander Napoleon Bonaparte, under whom he had served in the Italian campaigns. In March 1799, Dumas left Egypt on an unsound vessel, which was forced to put aground in the southern Italian Kingdom of Naples, where he was taken prisoner and thrown into a dungeon. He languished there until the spring of 1801.

He had a son that is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of all time, Alexandre Dumas. Ever heard of the books Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers? He wrote them.

His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later were originally published as serials. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, The Knight of Sainte-Hermine, unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar and published in 2005, becoming a bestseller. It was published in English in 2008 as The Last Cavalier.

Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He also wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totaled 100,000 pages. In the 1840s, Dumas founded the Théâtre Historique in Paris.

Happy Black History Month!

 

[Shy]

i'm sorry this is a year old, but i just watched it, and thought you fine people would like to see it.

 

[Aiustis]

i'm sorry this is a year old, but i just watched it, and thought you fine people would like to see it.

I loved that.

 

[karasu]

I know France doesn't really observe Black History Month and most stuff here is going to focus on achievements made in America, I thought I'd bring focus to two black men, father and son, who made a mark in history.

Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie also known as Alexandre Dumas



Alexandre was a general in Revolutionary France and the highest-ranking person of color of all time in a European army. He was the first person of color in the French military to become brigadier general, the first to become divisional general, and the first to become general-in-chief of a French army. Dumas shared the status of the highest-ranking black officer in the Western world only with Toussaint Louverture (who in May 1797 became the second black general-in-chief in the French military) until 1975, when the American Daniel "Chappie" James Jr became a four star General in the United States Air Force, the closest American equivalent of Général d'Armée, Dumas' highest rank.

Born in Saint-Domingue, Alexandre Dumas was of mixed race, the son of a white French nobleman and an enslaved mother of African descent. He was born into slavery because of his mother's status but was also born into nobility because of his father's. His father took the boy with him to France in 1776 and had him educated. Slavery was illegal in metropolitan France since 1315 and thus any slave would be freed de facto by being in the country. His father helped Thomas-Alexandre enter the French military.

Dumas played a pivotal role in the French Revolutionary Wars. Entering the military as a private at age 24, Dumas rose by age 31 to command 53,000 troops as the General-in-Chief of the French Army of the Alps. Dumas' strategic victory in opening the high Alps passes enabled the French to initiate their Second Italian Campaign against the Austrian Empire. During the battles in Italy, Austrian troops nicknamed Dumas as the Schwarzer Teufel ("Black Devil," Diable Noir in French).[5] The French – notably Napoleon – nicknamed him "the Horatius Cocles of the Tyrol"[6] (after a hero who had saved ancient Rome[7]) for single-handedly defeating a squadron of enemy troops at a bridge over the Eisack River in Clausen (today Klausen, or Chiusa, Italy).

Dumas served as commander of the French cavalry forces on the Expédition d’Égypte, a failed French attempt to conquer Egypt and the Levant. On the march from Alexandria to Cairo, he clashed verbally with the Expedition's supreme commander Napoleon Bonaparte, under whom he had served in the Italian campaigns. In March 1799, Dumas left Egypt on an unsound vessel, which was forced to put aground in the southern Italian Kingdom of Naples, where he was taken prisoner and thrown into a dungeon. He languished there until the spring of 1801.

He had a son that is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of all time, Alexandre Dumas. Ever heard of the books Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers? He wrote them.



His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later were originally published as serials. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, The Knight of Sainte-Hermine, unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar and published in 2005, becoming a bestseller. It was published in English in 2008 as The Last Cavalier.

Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He also wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totaled 100,000 pages. In the 1840s, Dumas founded the Théâtre Historique in Paris.

Happy Black History Month!

word! They're two of my heroes.

 

[Africanus]

There's a Scholastic cartoon based on this story that I've shown to my boys numerous times. It's a wee bit Disneyfied (talking mice bringing my man sandwiches inside his box, for starters) but thought-provoking enough for kids.

Really? Haha that's interesting, and I can see how it would be.

 

[User 73706]

There's a Scholastic cartoon based on this story that I've shown to my boys numerous times. It's a wee bit Disneyfied (talking mice bringing my man sandwiches inside his box, for starters) but thought-provoking enough for kids.

Do the PSP squirrels make an appearance?

 

[bishoptl]

Where can I find this, Bish?

I'll look for it when I get home and update this post.

Do the PSP squirrels make an appearance?

no

OK, I found it on Amazon.

It's an animated movie and suitable for kids, I recommend it.

 

[Slayven]

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/o...tta-lacks-the-sequel.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

 

[Malyse]

Today is audio from NPR about Wendell Scott, the first black NASCAR driver.

http://popculturesocialclub.tumblr.com/post/109985833542/

 

[Rembrandt]

Really great and informative thread. I'll have to go through and read every page. Lots of interesting stuff I didn't know before.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Hayden was born Peyton Hedgeman in Wide Water, Virginia in 1890. His artistic name, Palmer Hayden, was taken from the corrupted pronounciation of Peyton Hedgeman by a commanding sergeant during World War I. Hayden was among the first African American artists to use African subjects and designs in his painting. His 1926 still life Fetiche et Fleurs highlights a Fang mask from Gabon and Bakuba raffia cloth from the Congo. It won the prestigious Harmon Foundation's Gold Award. With the award and with a grant from a patron, Hayden was able to continue his studies in Paris, where he further explored his interest in ethnic subject matter. He returned to the United States in 1932 and worked steadily over the next several years for the U.S. government, including the U.S. Treasury Art Project and the WPA. In his later works Hayden focused on the African American experience, capturing both rural gatherings in the South and the urban milieu of New York.

Source

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Thanks, Bish!

 

[User 73706]

I just noticed, bish's undying vitality and and inexorable banhammer basically make him a modern-day John Henry, don't they?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I just noticed, bish's undying vitality and and inexorable banhammer basically make him a modern-day John Henry, don't they?

Welp..you know what to do!

 

[Africanus]

I just noticed, bish's undying vitality and and inexorable banhammer basically make him a modern-day John Henry, don't they?

Hoo boy, you know what happens at the end of the folklore right?

 

[User 73706]

Hoo boy, you know what happens at the end of the folklore right?

Bish wins a fight against Modbot where they both have to moderate veritable landmines of threads, only for him to have an aneurysm after sifting through so many bad opinions?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Bish wins a fight against Modbot where they both have to moderate veritable landmines of threads, only for him to have an aneurysm after sifting through so many bad opinions?

Damn..nevermind.

 

[Africanus]

Bish wins a fight against Modbot where they both have to moderate veritable landmines of threads, only for him to have an aneurysm after sifting through so many bad opinions?

Sounds about right.

 

[Enzom21]

Wilson Chinn, a freed slave from Louisiana, poses with equipment used to punish slaves.
Such images were used to set Northern resolve against slaveholders during the American Civil War.

Portrait of "Drummer" Jackson, a former slave serving as a drummer in the 79th United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War.
Used in combination with a photograph of Jackson as a slave in tattered clothing, this was circulated to encourage enlistments among African Americans.

Portrait of "Contraband" Jackson, supposed to look like many of the runaway slaves that flocked to the banners of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Used in combination with a photograph of Jackson as a drummer in military uniform, this was circulated to encourage enlistments among African Americans.

Two escaped slaves, "intelligent contrabands" in the language of the times, posed for this portrait in 1862 or 1863.
Many escaped slaves found employment as servants for Federal soldiers and officers.

Freed Negroes in Southern town shortly after the Civil War. Undated photograph.

 

[Malyse]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...e-free/2012/02/23/gIQAcGBtmR_story.html?slave

Robert Smalls was born into slavery in 1839 and at the age of 12 his owner leased him out in Charleston, South Carolina. He gravitated towards working at the docks and on boats and eventually became the equivalent of a pilot, and in late 1861 he found himself assigned to a military transport boat named the CSS Planter.

On May 12, 1862, the white officers decided to spend the night on land. Smalls rounded up the enslaved crew and they hatched a plan, and once the officers were long gone they made a run for it, only stopping to pick up their families (who they notified) along the way. Smalls, disguised as the captain, steered the boat past Confederate forts (including Ft. Sumter) and over to the Union blockade, raising a white sheet his wife took from her job as a hotel maid as a flag of truce. The CSS Planter had a highly valuable code book and all manner of explosives on board.

Smalls ended up serving in the Union Navy and rose to the rank of captain there. He was also one of a number of individuals who talked to Abraham Lincoln about the possibility of African-American soldiers fighting for the Union, which became a reality.

After the war, Smalls bought his owner’s old plantation in Beaufort and even allowed the owner’s sickly wife to move back in until her death. He eventually served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1865-1870), the South Carolina Senate (1871-1874), and the United States House of Representatives (1875-1879) and represented South Carolina’s 5th District from 1882-1883 and the 7th District from 1884-1887. He and other black politicians also fought against an amendment designed to disenfranchise black voters in 1895, but it unfortunately passed.

Smalls ended his public life by serving as U.S. Collector of Customs in Beaufort from 1889-1911. He died in 1915 at the age of 75.

 

[Fenderputty]

While it's vastly important to look back, let's look at the present day.

Serena Williams moved into the number two position for most Open Grand Slam single titles of all time. I'm a let you finish, but she is currently ranked #1 in Women's Tennis, oversaw the progress of Women's Tennis to be more popular than men's tennis and is currently still dominating the sport.

Many have waited for her demise but with her current win, she is 3 wins from tying Graf for most of all time. She excels in New York and isn't a slouch at Wimbledon. She could easily finish this year one win away from #22. Go on, with your bad self.

Current history in the making.

I didn't know she was that close. Awesome.

 

[theignoramus]

These dudes were bad ass as fuck:

The story of the 369th is so compelling because it is both representative and exceptional. Approximately 380,000 African-Americans served in the segregated Army during the war. A vast majority of black troops were denied the opportunity to fight, instead confined to labor battalions both in the United States and overseas. In December 1917 the 369th was shipped to France, where it initially seemed destined for a similar fate.

Their fortunes changed when Gen. John Pershing assigned them to the French Army, which welcomed any fresh soldiers, regardless of race. Challenging the view promulgated by racist military officials that African-Americans played no significant role in the war, the 369th served for 191 consecutive days on the front lines, more than any other American regiment, never ceding an inch of ground to the Germans. Two of its soldiers, Henry Johnson and Neadom Roberts, were the first Americans to receive the French Croix de Guerre for valor on the battlefield. The 369th was also the first Allied regiment to reach the Rhine after the armistice and received a unit decoration from the French Army for its gallant service.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/books/review/harlem-hellfighters-by-j-patrick-lewis-and-gary-kelley.html?_r=0

 

[Tallshortman]

Quite possibly my favorite athlete of all time (it's a hard choice)

Jack Johnson
via Wikipedia:

John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant was an American boxer, who—at the height of the Jim Crow era—became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). In a documentary about his life, Ken Burns notes that "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth".

The Burns documentary is a great three hours dedicated to his life. Wouldn't stop, lived unashamed, and could not abide by "the rules".

Yep I would highly recommend the Burns documentary. Still never been properly recognized even though he's considered a consensus top 10 heavyweight of all time.

 

[RedSwirl]

Wasn't there some well-known group of African American tank operators during WWII or something? Or at least one? Can't quite remember.

 

[Rastafarian42]

Someone needs to put Sunhilegend's latest masterpiece in the OP.

 

[norm9]

I know France doesn't really observe Black History Month and most stuff here is going to focus on achievements made in America...

Big ups to France for being much more receptive to black jazz musicians and performers in the early 20th century. Couldn't imagine having to travel across the globe to be appreciated.

 

[Africanus]

Someone needs to put Sunhilegend's latest masterpiece in the OP.

Quite accurate in every respect. What thread was this in?

 

[Trojita]

Quite accurate in every respect. What thread was this in?

The GIF came from this thread

The Jado mention was because of this thread

 

[Mammoth Jones]

'Stagecoach' Mary Fields:

Born a slave in 1832 she became the first Black female mail-carrier in the US.

The Native Americans called Fields "White Crow" because "she acts like a white woman but has black skin." Local whites did not know what to make of her. One schoolgirl wrote an essay saying: "she drinks whiskey, and she swears, and she is a republican, which makes her a low, foul creature." In 1894, after several complaints and an incident with a disgruntled male subordinate that involved gunplay, the bishop ordered her to leave the convent.

Mother Amadeus helped her open a restaurant in nearby Cascade. Fields would serve food to anyone, whether they could pay or not, and the restaurant went broke in about ten months.

In 1895, although approximately 60 years old, Fields was hired as a mail carrier because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses. This made her the second woman and first African American woman to work for the U.S. Postal Service. She drove the route with horses and a mule named Moses. She never missed a day, and her reliability earned her the nickname "Stagecoach." If the snow was too deep for her horses, Fields delivered the mail on snowshoes, carrying the sacks on her shoulders.

Fields was a respected public figure in Cascade, and on her birthday each year the town closed its schools to celebrate. When Montana passed a law forbidding women to enter saloons, the mayor of Cascade granted her an exemption.

 

[RP912]

Bobo Brazil

Debuting in 1951, Bobo Brazil (Houston Harris) was a trailblazer for today's black pro wrestling superstars. The most famous black competitor of his time, and easily one of the most popular stars overall from the 50s through the 80s, Brazil brought 6'6, 270 lbs. of power and ability to the ring. A gentleman outside the squared circle, Brazil feuded with the nastiest villains in the game, such as The Sheik, Fred Blassie, Dick the Bruiser, Brute Bernard, and Ernie Ladd. Fans delighted in watching the Benton Harbor, Michigan native stun opponents with his patented "coco-butt."

Among the long list of titles on Brazil's resume were several versions of the U.S. Title (mostly in Detroit) between the early 1960s and 1976, and two WWA championships between 1966 and 1968.

After concluding an amazing 40-plus year wrestling career in the early 1990s, Houston Harris passed away in 1998. He was 74.

 

[Trojita]

'Stagecoach' Mary Fields:

Born a slave in 1832 she became the first Black female mail-carrier in the US.

Awesome woman.

I should note that her being called a Republican meant the older Republican party of Abe Lincoln and the like, not what it has become now.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Awesome woman.

I should note that her being called a Republican meant the older Republican party of Abe Lincoln and the like, not what it has become now.

Yea, the republicans back then were the liberals and the democrats back then were conservative.

 

[RP912]

I'm sorry if this is not appropiate, but after eading the OT, I felt like giving some recognition to a couple of people who gave us some of the best music ever made. Detroit Techno.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_techno

The godfathers of Techno

Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Juan Atkins.

Rhythim is Rhythim - Strings of Life
Innercity - Big Fun
Juan Atkins - Techno Music

Robert Hood, one of the founders of Undergroun resistance, and a man who made minimal way before weird German hipsters took over. (and better)

Robert Hood - Detroit:One circle

And my personal hero. Jeff Mills. I've seen him live more times then i can count, and it's always magic. The way he handles 3 decks and 2 909's is a joy to see and hear.

Jeff Mills - The Bells

I'm missing tons and tons of people, and i could go on for hours, but I'm not sure if that's what this topic is about.

Thanks for this man....interesting stuff. I'm not aware of Detroit Techno but I'm going to check some of their stuff out.

 

[Systemwarrior]

This thread is really good to see and I've learned some stuff. Thanks everyone!

 

[AxelFoley]

AxelFoley reporting for duty, brehs.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

love this thread.
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thank you for jazz and the blues.

 

[Malyse]

Today is about the MLK assassination civil suit and who actually killed him.

http://popculturesocialclub.tumblr.com/post/110078217411/who-killed-martin-luther-king-jr

 

[Jackben]

Oddisee - Skipping Rocks

Blind Boys of Alabama - Way Down in the Hole

 

[User 73706]

Man, the potential behind some of these famous black boxers are outright terrifying. I mean, it's pretty hard to top "someone who could literally punch your head clean off in their prime."

 

[berzeli]

I came across this project from Kino Lorber to restore early African-American film and thought that it could be of some interest to some people; Pioneers of African-American Cinema. It's kind of sad that they "had to" resort to kickstarter for this particular project and the pricing leaves a lot to be desired, but still it is an effort that I feel shouldn't be neglected.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Some historical imagrey and references. Also, features the genre's first Blasian and semi-successful North Carolina rapper I have to warn you that the video is extremely 90's, right down to the audio.

N-Tyce - Black to the Point

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Thug Notes celebrates with A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Charlie Sifford, the first black PGA Tour member died yesterday. There are some great anecdotes in this story: http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/12276698/charlie-sifford-golf-pioneer-dies-92 RIP

 

[Trey]

Charlie Sifford, the first black PGA Tour member died yesterday. There are some great anecdotes in this story: http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/12276698/charlie-sifford-golf-pioneer-dies-92 RIP

Rest in peace.