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Creative History: “The Humpty Dance”
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Just to give you an idea of how off the cuff, experimental, and yes creative Hip Hop was during one of its most creative era’s, I thought I would throw this one out there at ya. Seemingly, out of absolutely nowhere, Oakland, California based Digital Underground hit the scene in the late 80’s to throw […]
Nike Air Jordan x Inner City
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008In 1985, Nike launched a sneaker that would grow to become a cultural phenomenon, and the center of a subculture with deep pockets, and an unmatched commitment to sneaker perfection. This shoe would be endorsed by and named after one of the rising stars in the NBA, that by himself would go on to become […]
Creative History: Self Destruction
Friday, March 21st, 2008A little Hip-Hop history. This album featured the vanguard of New York City Hip-Hop in the late 80’s. They did there thing in their era, and deserve to be respected for laying down the groundwork for what most agree to be the most creative era in Hip-Hop in the early to mid 90’s. This video was a […]
The Freedman’s Bank: Fraud, Corruption, Mismanagement
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008In 1874, exactly 134 years today, Frederick Douglas was elected president of the Freedman’s Bank. The Freedman’s Bank was incorporated in 1865, the same year of the emancipation of the American slaves. This financial institution was created to accommodate what was known as “freedmen” or black people who were no longer slaves, but not yet […]
Dr. King: The Martyr Of The Poor
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Every January, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is celebrated all over the country from the 15th, to the following Monday. Unfortunately, the focus of his life and mission, which ended in 1968, is limited to what he did up until 1965. In other words, much of what most people know about the works of […]
The Harlem Globetrotters, The Team That Saved The NBA
Thursday, January 31st, 200880 years ago today, an all black pro-basketball team was put together in the rough, impoverished South Side of Chicago. They were originally called the Savoy Five, named after the city court they originated played on, but due to the marketing vision of their manager/ coach they went on to become the Harlem Globetrotters. Today, […]
Poverty’s Thread Perspective
Monday, January 28th, 2008The future of fashion, art, and the independent mind has never looked brighter. The standards of yesteryear are ending, and a new era of creativity and substance is starting to form. The collision of street cultures has opened up the door for new independent ways to think and be expressive. The pressure to follow the […]
The Apollo 74 Years & Counting (hopefully)
Saturday, January 26th, 2008The Apollo Theater, originally founded in the 1860’s has a rich and unique history that is as complicated as it is controversial. Its founder was General Edward Ferrero, a Civil War veteran who led one of only a few black troops in the Union Army. The Hall turned theater closed after the turn of the […]
Happy Anniversary 54th
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Today marks the 145th anniversary of The War Departments decision to authorize the governor of Massachusetts to enlist African American troops to fight in the American Civil War. Out of that decision came the formation of the 54th Volunteer Infantry regiment, the unit that was depicted in the 1989 motion picture Glory. From a Povertys […]