Posts Tagged with Black History Month
Our History Makers: Hank Aaron
For more than three decades, Aaron’s 755 career home runs was the proverbial carrot for every slugger’s stick. And by 2007, Aaron was ready to let it go.
Read MoreOur History Makers: Langston Hughes
James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, but would make his mark in New York City as one of the key voices of the Harlem Renaissance.
Read MoreOur History Makers: Martin Luther King Jr.
Northerners often depict the South as backwards and racist. During the Civil Rights Movement, the South gave the North plenty of reasons to feel superiors. Snarling dogs, skin bruising water hoses and lynch mobs didn’t help the South’s image. The South’s racism was on full display as African Americans from Virginia to Alabama and beyond fought for equality. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became the face of the movement.
In the South,
Read MoreReal Housewives of Civil Rights: Today’s Dose Of Funny
A very hilarious spoof has surfaced featuring Wayne Brady as Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. The video is called “Real Housewives of Civil Rights.”
Read MoreGood Times and The Jeffersons Voted Out of Greatest Black Sitcom Competition
Despite our predictions to the contrary, number one seeded shows The Jeffersons and Good Times suffered devastating loses in the “Elite Eight” match-ups of our Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time Competition.
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Good Times was defeated by second seed A Different World. Even more surprising, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air suffered the same fate, leaving A Different
Len Burnett – Way Black When
Uptown magazine co-founder Len Burnett talks about how a reality check by his father inspired him to become a succesful magazine publisher in this episode of Way Black When.
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Read MoreLeonard Gresham – Way Black When
Charlotte boutique owner Leonard Gresham, owner of Styles By Privilege, says Duke Ellington was more than a musician. He was a master of style.
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Read MoreMary C. Curtis – Way Black When
Charlotte-based columnist Mary C. Curtis pays homage to her parents in this episode of Way Black When.
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Read MoreRudy Currence – Way Black When
Charlotte-based R&B singer Rudy Currence talks about the influence of family and God in this episode of Way Black When.
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Read MoreTia Young – Way Black When
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Yandrick Paraison
Charlotte-based actor and cutie Yandrick Paraison talked about how his parents, Haitian immigrants, inspired him in this episode of Way Black When.
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Marcus D. Wiley – Way Black When
Yolanda Adams co-hort comedian Marcus D. Wiley talks about why Michael Jackson inspired him in this edition of Way Black When.
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