Black History Month

That Cotton Picking Gin

No, I’m not talking about Seagrams. Ain’t I a little devil… Anyway, back in the 1700’s the main crop of the slave master was tobacco. It was tobacco that started the rush for cheap labor […]

Black History Month

The End

On June 7, 1998 in Jasper Texas, James Byrd Jr. was murdered by 3 hardcore fully loaded, white supremacist. The state of Texas has already put one down. Lawrence Russell Brewer had the long silver […]

Black History Month

Flava In Ya Ear

I’m about to put some new flava in ya ear. For years gun right advocates have been throwing the Second Amendment out there. They been buying automatic military weapons, glocks and Uzi’s, they just running […]

Black History Month

Peter Gordon

Anyone who has studied any black history has seen the picture of Peter Gordon, although few knew his name. It is Peter Gordon, also known as “Whipped Peter.” He became known as the subject of […]

Black History Month

Slave Revolt Of 1712

From our history classes way back when, most of us are familiar with the slave rebellion lead by Nat Turner. In 1831 he lead of group of slaves in a rebellion which killed 51 whites. […]

Black History Month

Mother Of The Nation

“There is no longer anything I can fear. There is nothing the government has not done to me. There isn’t any pain I haven’t known.”Winnie Mandela – 1987 On this day last year the world […]

Black History Month

Marvin Gaye

One of the most talented artist of the 20th century came from Washington DC aka Chocolate City, the amazing Marvin Gaye. The silky smooth balladeer was one of the influential faces of what we call […]