Entertainment
What If…
The year 1972 was a banner year for the sound of soul. Those folks sure knew how to write a song back in them days. This particular year saw hits by the Staple Singers with, […]
News
Black History Month
Gabriel Prosser And The Revolution
Throughout the centuries of domination by the Europeans over the captive slaves stolen from Africa, little mention is made about the numerous revolts, insurrections and insurgencies carried out by black men against their enslavers. Black […]
News
No Tears For Bermuda
No tears for Bermuda in 2019 and no tears for Haiti in 2021… Reprint from Hill1News September 8, 2019 As I watched the death toll put out by the “official government statement,” as 43 as […]
News
Well… I’ll Be John Brown
I was reading an article today about the armory in Harpers Ferry. Of course Harpers Ferry is the scene of John Brown’s raid. It ended in his defeat and he was subsequently hung in Charles […]
Entertainment
Summer Breeze
Welcome to the Hill1News Isley Brothers Summer Breeze Experience.. This article is brought to you by BOP.. the Federal Bureau Of Prisons, because I don’t have the rights to none of this sh*t. In the […]
Black History Month
About Last Week
Pictured Above: Black Men In Georgetown Circa 1918 As you start getting up in age you start getting them old folks aliments. I call it TR. It’s stands for “That’s Right.” Anywho for the past […]
Black History Month
Ten Seconds
Ten seconds is a very, very short time. Ask any child who has been given the ten second ultimatum… Mama: “You got ten seconds to get in here and wash those dishes like I told […]
Interesting Reading
It’s Not A Crime Yet
Back in 2017 I wrote an article entitled “What Do I Tell My Son?” The article was about a man whose son wrote an email to his father indicating that it was becoming a crime […]
From The Editor
A Short Story
In the early 80’s I used to work at the Giant in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was my first job as an adult. My job was keep the store clean, but if that was done […]
Black History Month
The Sheila Ferrell Story
The story I am about to tell you is one of the most heartbreaking least known race killings of the last forty five years. It happened before the 24 hour news cycles of CNN, Fox […]