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Officially THE Worst Black History Month Since The Middle Passage

Officially THE Worst Black History Month Since The Middle Passage

We lost Don Cornelius, Whitney Houston, and now THIS?! As wrong yet hilarious as this this Photoshop image is, think about what I typed for a second: This Black History Month has seen the loss of quite possibly the greatest female vocalist of our time as well as the man who INVENTED the Soul Train [...]

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Solid Proof That Black History Month is NECESSARY!

My Mom asked her class “Who was the 1st Black Supreme Court Justice?” A little girl(a black girl, no less) raised her hand and said “Judge Joe Brown.” I really wish I was making this up! The moral of the story: Parents, READ TO YOUR CHILDREN! There is more to Black History than Martin Luther [...]

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Yesterday In Black History

On February 11, 1989, Nelson Mandela was freed from a South African prison. On the very same day, Mike Tyson got knocked the Hell out by Buster Douglas in Tokyo, Japan. 20 years ago. That’s pretty wild when you think about it. The same day a hero is set free, some random nobody beats the [...]

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I Want To Make Black History

This Black History Month, not only am I going to learn about the past contributions of African Americans, I’m going to MAKE some Black History of my own! I’m not sure what I can do in 28 days to get myself listed in the history books, but damn it, I’m resourceful. I’ll figure out something! [...]

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Once More For Black History Month

I saw this old clip from Def Poetry Jam making the rounds on a couple of blogs at the beginning of the month. I didn’t have a suitable Black History Month contest ready in time for this year, so I am going to post this video over here to hopefully inspire folks to continue learning [...]

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Pretty Good At This Internet Geek Thing

Last night, I looked over in the corner of my bedroom, and saw that my stack of Washington Post Express newspapers hasĀ gotten a little out of hand. The reason for this is, my arrogance won’t allow me to walk past a newsstand on days like yesterday, when I was quoted in the Blog Log, without [...]

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A Raisin In The Sun

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? Just thought I’d drop [...]

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