October 2006
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Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah
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Tommie Smith, John Carlos & Peter Norman - Mexico...
On October 17, 1968 at the summer olympics in mexico the finals for the 200m race took place. American athlete Tommie Smith took the Gold medal with record breaking time of 19.83 seconds, Peter Norman of Australia took the Silver with a time of 20.06s and a second American John Carlos picked up the bronze with a time of 20.10s. Later that evening the three men went to the podium to collect...
Nigger Nigga
A few weeks ago i watched a 60 minute channel 4 documentary entitled Sticks & Stones which was presented by a former classmate of mine, Ashley “Asher D” Walters whose main claim to fame is being a member of the infamous So Solid Crew as well as an actor who has appeared in movies such as Bulletboy, Get Rich Or Die Trying and the upcoming brit flick Life & Lyrics. This...
Huey P. Newton (1942 - 1989)
Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation Newton’s Dissertation Interview With Newton Biography
Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)
Biography Sojourner Truth Institute Memorial Statue Project
The Price Of A Malawian Child
There is legislation in Malawi which states that if an expatriate wishes to adopt a Malawian child they must first live in the country for 18 months while being monitored by social services however none of that applies if your name is Madonna. Spin it whatever way you like it but she in effect bought David Banda for $5 million, i say bought because had she not funded certain projects in Malawi...
Angelina Jolie in blackface?
A few days ago it was revealed that Oscar winning actress Halle Berry will play the role of Tierney Cahill in her next movie. Tierney Cahill is a 6th grade teacher who hails from Reno, Nevada and was given a challenge by her class to run for congress in 2000 which she accepted on the condition her students helped her with the campaign…she is also a white woman and as we all know Halle...
Angela Davis
Biography UCSC Article Ben Davis * I figure it’d be better to keep the rest of my Black history month posts short and sweet because i really am finding myself pressed for time lately :(
Jay Z - Show Me What You Got (Video)
This is the reason why he and Beyonce missed the MOBOs and it looks like his time definitely was better spent….lol @ the scene when he waves away the Cristal offered to him, i wonder if sales have started to plummet yet?
Jay-Z In Africa
I’m such a slacker but anyway here goes…
As part of his world tour and mission to ensure communities had access to fresh water Jay-Z touched down in Accra, Ghana on October 6th (i think) where he treated thousands of fans to a three hour high energy performance at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The very next day he flew the short distance to Nigeria where he was...
Toni Morrison
Born on February 18, 1931 Chloe Anthony Wofford was the second of four children born to Ramah Willis Wofford and George Wofford. Originally from the south her parents had moved Lorain, Ohio in order to escape the racism that ran rampant in the South. As a child she was an avid reader noting Jane Austen and Leo Tolstoy amongst her favourites she also enjoyed listening to the numerous folktales...
That's what you are
In addition to Take Control which emerged in full yesterday another Amerie track that had been floating around as a snippet has now entered into the public domain. Its called That’s What You Are and i have to say it sh!ts on all the new music Amerie has put out thus far. I’m definitely feeling it but don’t get me wrong improving on songs such as Take Control and Some Like It...
Olaudah Equiano (1745 - 1797)
Olaudah Equiano was born in an Ibo speaking part of Nigeria, as a child he was kidnapped and taken as a slave in a village in another region. At the age of eleven Equiano was taken to the new world where he was sold to Michael Pascal a captain of the royal navy and given the name Gustavus Vassa, he was then sold to Robert King who taught him how to read and write as well as converting him to the...
Zadie Smith
Born October 27, 1975 to a Jamaican mother and English father Zadie (originally Sadie) was brought up in the Brent area of London. While studying English literature at King’s College, Cambridge Zadie published some short stories in the 1997 edition of The Mays Literary Anthology one called “Private Tutor” caught the eye of a publisher who offered her a publishing contract for...
Amerie - Take Control
I consider myself to be an Amerie fan despite also being a major critic as of late which i just put down to waking the fudge up and smelling the coffee. All I Have her debut album is to me a modern day classic, while her sophmore album Touch was extremely hit and miss, if i’m honest i only really like 6 tracks on it and judging from her sales plus the fact that she was only able to release...
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Floella Benjamin, OBE
Floella Benjamin was born in 1949 in a town called Pointe-a-Pierre on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, at the age of 11 Floella and her family moved to the UK where they settled into british life in south London. Floella expected on arrival that she would be treated kindly and with respect howeve she found this would not be the case and instead she found Britain to be cold, unwelcoming,...
Save Keiton's life
Keiton Knight is a seven year old boy who is described by his uncle as a lovely, bright, cheerful and cheeky child. He loves to play tennis and videogames as well as watching spongebob squarepants and pokemon on tv, Keiton is also said to be an extremely talented violinist who has the potential to take his talent very far. In march 2003 Keiton’s life took a dramatic turn for the worse...
Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi
Hans Massaquoi was born on January 19, 1926 to Bertha Nikodijevic a German nurse and Al-Haj Massaquoi the son of the Liberian consul to Germany. Initially Hans and his family lived a life of luxury but everything changed when his grandfather and father (who was forced to give up his studies in Dublin, Ireland) returned to Liberia for political reasons. Hans and his mother were to have also made...
The Empire Windrush
Built by German engineers/ship builders Blohm & Voss and launched in 1930 the Monte Rosa was originally used as a german cruise ship many passengers on these cruises were members of Hitler’s Nazi party. She saw service in the second world war as a barracks ship, troopship, accomodation and recreaction ship. In 1945 she was used to rescue germans trapped in East prussia. In may of th...
Lesotho
I forgot to give a shoutout to the Kingdom of Lesotho on October 4th which is the day in 1966 when they gained full independence from the United Kingdom. I don’t really know much about Lesotho formerly known as Basutoland so i’ll keep it brief and post a link to its wiki where there is an abundance of information to be read. Blog to commemorate 40 years of independence Lesotho ...
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Viv Anderson
On November 29th 1978, Vivian Alexander Anderson MBE became the first black football player to ever represent England in a full international match. He went on the appear in two world cups and two European championships picking up 32 caps along the way. Viv began his career at the age of 17 at Nottingham forest where he won the League championship in 1977. In 1978 and 1979 he was in the forest...