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Steve McQueen: my hidden shame
By Decca Aitkenhead Steve McQueen has known about slavery for as long as he can remember. To the son of West Indian parents, slavery’s history is the story of his very existence: “So there is a weight on your chest, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Years a Slave, Academy Award nominee, Arts and Culture, film, movie, Steve McQueen
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Drake’s SNL Bar Mitzvah Monologue
Sasheer Zamata’s first appearance as a featured performer on SNL.
Posted in Soul Brother Presents, Soul Brother's Funny Bone
Tagged comedy, Drake, entertainment, funny, NBC, SNL, video
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Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
In January 1965, Playboy published Alex Haley’s interview with the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., shortly after King received the Nobel Peace Prize. In those days, the magazine still wasn’t identifying the interviewer by name, so Haley reported anonymously: “So … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Haley, Hugh Hefner, interview, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize, Playboy
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