The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Martimes, 1895-1925
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Comprised of the sons and grandsons of runaway American slaves, the league helped pioneer the sport of ice hockey changing this winter game from the primitive “gentleman’s past-time” of the nineteenth century to the modern fast moving game of today. In an era when [...]
Mrs. Gayle H. Holloman, Librarian Principal/Branch Manager at The Dr. Robert E. Fulton Regional Library at Ocee, Alpharetta, Georgia, requested Paulette Strain to show her quilts during Black History Month 2007. The 5 quilts are displayed in the main entrance of the library. They were made over the last 10 years (1996 through 2006). [...]
Bad idea, bad timing, what really is behind the prompting of Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs letter to the Record Industry. In February, Steve Jobs posted an open letter to the Recording Industry against the continued used of DRM (Digital Rights Management) software for online music downloads. What will be the ripple affect of the Jobs [...]
Has Hip Hop gone the way of disco; the urban renaissance of funk fused with fad? What started out as rap music became the Hip Hop era. The influence of Hip Hop spread beyond the music to influence mainstream art, fashion, language and cultures around the world. Nas’ proclaimed that Hip Hop was dead, is [...]
The dances that are paralleled with the emergence of Hip Hop are captured in this clip from The Connect DVD -Volume 2. From the dance floor at a club in Milwaukee, this dude does what he can to impress the ladies. Take it back; do you remember the Crip Walk, the Doo Doo Brown?
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Fade – Soul Plantation
What a man speaks, he becomes; what a man says, he gives life. Fade from Soul Plantation gives us Obadiah, a retrospective tribute to The Story Teller. This spoken word piece transitions biblical prophecy to a hip hop expression of the influence of one man words on a life searching for purpose. [...]
