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So now, I’m seeing the Mitt Romney signs go up –and one that especially sticks with me is the one that says “Believe in America.” Wow. If ever there was a sign with racist code and rank hypocrisy rolled into one phrase, that one is it. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/national-news/romney-slogan-pure-hyprocrisy
Alfred Hair a.k.a “Freddie” of Fort Pierce, Florida was a black artist and student of a well-known white art teacher named A.E. Backus. Hair was born pre-civil rights and used painting as a release from the segregated south. His style of painting bright scenes of Florida, with no two paintings just alike, came to be […]
The Daughters of the American Revolution is a historically white organization for woman descendants of rebel patriots that served in the American Revolution. For centuries, black women were discouraged from joining the group. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/little-known-black-history-fact/little-known-black-history-fact-daughters-american-revolution
Chaka Khan is experiencing a well-deserved career resurgence lately and looking good while doing so. She may have blown out 59 candles on her birthday cake this year, but the iconic diva’s recent weight loss has made her the object of adoration again. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/music/chaka-khans-top
If you’re in New Orleans for the Essence Festival which starts today and runs through the weekend, take a detour from the musical performances and head over to the National Wake Up Tour. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/music/wake-paul-mooney-and-dick-gregory
A legendary comedian that’s NEVER at a loss for words, Paul Mooney called the TJMS this morning to chat about he and comedian Dick Gregory being at the Essence Festival and performing tonight and they’ll perform twice. However, anyone who knows the Fly Jock Tom Joyner already knows that he’ll ask for Paul’s opinions on many topics […]
It was Imar L. Hutchins, Esq., Morehouse College class of 1992, that started the ruckus with his letter to Robert C. Davidson, Jr., the chairman of the school’s board of trustees. Morehouse is a historically black college located in Atlanta. The school’s most famous alumnus is probably Martin Luther King, Jr., but that isn’t the […]
The word barbecue and the open-fire cooking technique came from the Caribbean amongst the Taino people around the late 17th century. The word barbecue itself means “sacred fire pit.” The unique way to cook meat spread into Spanish, French and American cultures when slaves were brought from the Caribbean. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/little-known-black-history-fact/little-known-black-history-fact-history-barbeque
Maritza Correia was the first African-American (with Puerto Rican heritage) swimmer from the United States to set an American and world swimming record in the Olympics. Nicknamed the “Ritz,” Correia was diagnosed with scoliosis in 1988. At the suggestion of her physician, she began swimming at age 8 and never left the pool. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/little-known-black-history-fact/little-known-black-history-fact-maritza-correia
Once married to R&B crooner R. Kelly, Andrea Kelly is finally in the limelight after working behind the scenes for him. R. Kelly and Andrea ended a 10 year mariage that many did not know about. She was his dance choreographer for all of his videos and concerts, but had to keep it silent. As you’ll […]
A once r&b king, let’s take a look at Bobby Brown throughout the years because there’s been a lot of them. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/content/bobby-brown-through-years
She’s not joking , Madea has no shame in her game, not afraid to tell anyone she once danced on the pole and strolled the corners (doing lord knows what) and now she is in the witness protection program. Uncle Joe, Madea and of course, director/actor Tyler Perry (voicing all characters) all show up in this interview with the […]
