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City Helps Preserve Hip-Hop’s Humble Legacy in the Bronx
I grew up in Sedgwick Houses in the Bronx. 1520 Sedgwick was right down the hill from me. I am proud that this building is being saved and renovated to help working class people have affordable housing as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Clive Campbell, DJ Kool Herc, hip-hop, history, Morris Heights, music, New York, The Bronx
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Kool Herc and 1520 Sedgwick
If you are not from New York or did not understand the significance of 1520 Sedgwick and Kool Herc in the lexicon of hip-hop here is a little background for ya!!
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Tagged 1520 Sedgwick, arts, Clive Campbell, DJ Kool Herc, hip-hop, history, music, New York, The Bronx
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On the 45th Anniversary of Watts, an Eyewitness Looks Back at the Original Los Angeles Uprising
I was not born when this occurred, so what I know of this historic event has been thru history books. To actually read an account of a person who was an eyewitness to the event is riveting and stirred me … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, eye-witness, history, Los Angeles, race, uprising, Watts
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Our History, Aug. 6
Gordon Parks’ The Learning Tree opened in 1962. Jamaica granted independence from the United Kingdom. President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Bill.
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Tagged african american, black, Gordon Parks, history, Jamaica, Voting Rights Bill
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Our History, August 5
James Augustine Healy the first African-American Roman Catholic priest and first African-American bishop in the United States (the archdiocese of Portland, MA) died on this day. Today in 1960, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) in western Africa was granted its independence from the French.
Sleeping in to save S.C. slave cabins
Slavery was the scourge of America. Joe McGill is doing us and our future generations a great service in bringing light to these vanishing structures. Many of us cannot afford to visit the sites in Africa where our ancestors were … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, african american, black, history, Joe McGill, slavery, South Carolina
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Why the US owes Haiti billions – The briefest history
Today I want to dedicate some time on Haiti and the aftermath. In my commentary “Righting a Wrong” on 5/24/10, I outline some of the historical aspects and the United States’ moral responsibility to assist the rebuilding efforts in Haiti. … Continue reading
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Tagged black, Haiti, history, Righting a Wrong, United States
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Glenn Beck Says Race Relations Were “Moving Right On Track” Before Civil War
Sensationalism trumps journalism, Mis-education trumps education, money and ratings appears to secure anything on television today. He is espousing a dangerously, revisionist, incorrect history of America. To many his misinformation is information and that is a BIG problem. Glenn Beck … Continue reading
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Tagged civil war, Glenn Beck, history, politics, race, racism, slavery
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