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i ran across this documentary on Sam Cooke and others. We all know Sam`s story, but I always love to hear it again from a different prospective. The man with the golden voice! Did i already tell ya bout the time I carried Sams suitcase to his room? lol…



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If you saw the Unsung episode on the group Klymaxx, you know the show stopped at the breakup of the group. Exactly why they broke up is unclear to me. But it seems like they all thought they didn`t need the other members of the group. They could make it on their own. Well, it turns out they were unique as an all girls group. But individually, they were nothing special. They destroyed their gravy… Continue

HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING, FUNNY, ODD OR JUST DOWNRIGHT WEIRD STUFF I FIND WHILE SURFING THE NET.

Here is one bully that got exactly what he asked for. Just goes to show ya, a person can only take so

What movie could bring a 14 year old Black male living in the segregated South in the very early 60s to the verge of tears? This one! Although I would never admit to crying, I will fess up to getting 'misty eyed'. Ahem cough, cough.



One hot summer afternoon, I decided to go to the movies. Lucky for me I lived within walking distance of 2 of the 4 movie houses that Blacks could go to. One was old, but the other had only been opened for a year or so. The new one had better air… Continue

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I was looking on the web for pictures people had created to honor MJ, or just reposted pics that they found elsewhere.

I thought I would share some of them with you. Feel free to post any of your own that you`ve run across.…











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N.C. native Curtis McNair spent various parts of his 76 years as an inventor, artist, teacher and civil rights activist, but he is best known as the designer for some of Motown's best-known album covers, including Marvin Gaye's “What's Going On.” He's now retired and living outside of Wadesboro, with his wife, Donna, a prison chaplain.



McNair, would rather be known for marching for civil rights in the ’40s,…

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Otis Williams

Real name is Otis Miles

Born October 30, 1941 Texarkana, Texas

Formed Otis Williams and The Siberians with Elbridge "Al" Bryant, James "Pee Wee" Crawford, Arthur Walton, and Vernard Plain. Plain was the lead singer.

Changed name to The Distants. The group consisted of Williams, Plain, Crawford, Bryant,… Continue