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Was there a better decade for black films than the 1970’s, when the Blaxploitation era was in full effect? Though it was a controversial era for African-Americans, Blaxploitation cinema was a creatively rich period that broke down racial barriers for many black actors and filmmakers. Names like Richard Roundtree, Pam Grier, and Melvin Van Peebles […]

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On January 19, 1918 John H Johnson, publisher of “Ebony Magazine” and “Jet” was born. In 1982 he became the first African-American to appear on the Forbes 400.

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/25154 In Oxford, North Carolina in 1970, a Vietnam veteran by the name of Henry Marrow, also known as Dickie, was murdered in a hate crime by Roger Oakley, Robert Teel and Larry Teel. The events following his murder would spark an outrage that reached the entire black community all over the country.   

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On January 18, 1975, “The Jeffersons” premiered on television. It aired for 11 seasons, making it the longest-running series with a predominantly black cast.

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On January 17, 1942 Boxing champion, Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He began boxing after his bike was stolen at age 12.

Rapper Sheek Louch recalls chilling in the studio with Biggie, Total, Craig Mack and more.

R&B singer Sunshine Anderson recalls her grandmother’s sayings as a child.

Mogul Kevin Liles was honored to join forces with the music industry’s top entertainers to campaign for the first African American President in US history, Barack Obama.

Kevin Liles recalls hearing the first Run DMC record, a classic.