February 2008 Blog Posts (9)

Let America be America again

by Langston Hughes

Let America be America again.

Let it be the dream it used to be.

Let it be the pioneer on the plain

Seeking a home where he himself is free.

(America never was America to me.)

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed--

Let it be that great strong land of love

Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme

That any man be… Continue

Added by saraphen on February 24, 2008 at 8:00am — 4 Comments

Black History Series

A Look At Chicago's Cabrini Green

Before I get down to the nitty gritty, I want to start off with a reference to my favorite movie, Cooley High the 1975 feature film produced and released by…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on February 20, 2008 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

The Awesome Foursome....LOL

United we stand, divided we fall, we are tighter than panty hose two sizes small...Leroy, Skillet, Melvin, Fred, we are the Awesome Foursome until we are dead.....LOL

Just look at em...Lucky Leroy, Slick Skillet, Pretty Boy Melvin, and Ready Freddy....ROFLMBO

Shady Grady and Big Boy Bubba could not be here for the photo shoot, which was probably good because there is no six in foursome....LOL

Here is the original… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on February 16, 2008 at 4:19pm — 10 Comments

My Grandfather, The Cotton Club, and Billy Eckstein

As the sunsets on another sweltering hot day

in Manhatten, New York. My grandfather, 24

year old Ira Davis gets off the bus after a long

ride from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

His destination The World Famous Cotton

Club in Harlem, The Black Mecca of

Entertainment back in those days, where

many African American Jazz Stars performed

alone with The Jazz Swing Bands of that Era.

It was 1944 and… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on February 14, 2008 at 8:42pm — 3 Comments

Propaganda By Evan Christian

My son is phenomenal. He wrote this piece and is playing all instruments, besides singing.

CHRISTIAN PLAYS A BLAZING GUITAR

By Matt Bellehumeur

All I could think, during last Saturdays show at The Social (434 S. 2nd St.), was where did they find this kid? Evan Christian, the leader of a great…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on February 13, 2008 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

The Force Md's Tribute

The Force M.D.s (M.D. being an initialism for "Musical Diversity") is a doo wop group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Though they weren't quite always as recognizable as other New York R&B acts when they first started out, the Force M.D.s were among the first R&B vocal groups to intermix doo wop-affected consonances with hip-hop beats.

Once known as the L.D.s, they began performing on… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on February 11, 2008 at 5:14pm — 4 Comments

Black History Series

A History of Soul Food
Every ethnic group has what it calls "soul food" - soothing, comfort food that brings back warm memories of family dinners. Today, in America, the term "soul food" simply means…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on February 6, 2008 at 7:30pm — 6 Comments

Otis Williams

Though he is the last surviving original member of The Temptations, Big "O", at least to me, has always been somewhat in the background. That's why I'm delighted to feature him now, in the lead..and indeed, that's where he belongs.

Briefly,

Williams was born Otis Miles in Texarkana,…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on February 5, 2008 at 11:00pm — 16 Comments

Black History Series

Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community

An introduction to the exhibition…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on February 5, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

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Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.