by James | Feb 28, 2015 | Black History Month, Film, Special Events
For the last day of Black History Month, we’re not doing a biopic but instead A Raisin in the Sun. A Raisin in the Sun is where a lot of Black History intersect. A Raisin in the Sun is based off of the play of the same name written by Lorraine Hansberry, the...
by James | Feb 27, 2015 | Black History Month, Film, Special Events
Pebbles Reid may be a piece of crap, but TLC was/is that girl group. They had some hits. “No Scrubs” let women everywhere know they didn’t have to deal with ain’t sh*t men, a lesson that is still relevant in the age of Hotep Twitter. When...
by James | Feb 26, 2015 | Black History Month, Film, Special Events
The older generations always complain about how there is no good music these days. All the good music was in days past. Now, haters gonna hate, but there were a lot of jams back in the day. The days of yore gave us such greats as Chuck Berry and Etta James. Cadillac...
by James | Feb 25, 2015 | Black History Month, Film, Special Events
Billie Holiday was one of the greats of the twentieth century. She had a unique, powerful voice. She had her struggles in life and battled addiction, but her contributions and influence in jazz are still felt to this day. Her short life was filled with accomplishment....
by James | Feb 24, 2015 | Black History Month, Film, Special Events
Jackie Robinson was the first Black baseball player to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who started him as first baseman in April 1947, breaking down racial segregation that plagued the MLB. 42 is a biopic starting...
by James | Feb 23, 2015 | Black History Month, Film, Special Events
Biggie Smalls AKA The Notorious BIG was a rapper of many names. He had almost as many names as Diddy. He was essential in bring East Coast rap to the forefront in hip-hop. Unfortunately, his life was cut short in a drive-by shooting. Notorious is a biopic depicting...
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