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    Black neighborhoods in "Non-Black" Cities

    We all know about Atl, Chicago, Detroit, DC, B'more, NO, Houston, NYC, LA, Oakland, etc, etc. But I wanna know about some Black neighborhoods in cities that aren't typically associated with "black culture" in the AA Community. Coli folks from cities like Denver, Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle...
  2. Ruck

    Buckeyes Making History Again: Zeke and Bosa Rookie of the Year

    Elliott 2016 Rookie of the Year; All-Rookie Team | PFWA mike thomas and taylor decker all rookie first team as well. only the goat school can produce such talent. we stay winning! @smitty22 @Illeye buckmatic @MustafaSTL @Goat poster @KRiLL (+) @OSUBaneBrowns @GhostKiD @Buckeye Fever @Brady...
  3. BlackAchilles

    They should make a Suleiman the Magnificent movie

    His story had everything, action (expanded the Ottoman throughout Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East in a series of epic campaigns); intellectual drama (created the empire's legal code, aimed to make it compatible with both Islam and Christianity), and romantic drama (defied tradition by...
  4. O

    Africa/ns history and problem of lack of written history

    Something I spend a lot of time thinking about. Africans, or at least in the part I'm from as well everywhere surrounding, mainly orally passed on history to their progeny. But how much real history has been lost this way. There's so much I'm in the dark about because a lot of the history is...
  5. Berniewood Hogan

    Shoot thread: How long has wrestling been a work???

    READ THIS, BROTHER! Journal of Manly Arts Money reasons to fix outcomes...:ohhh: Brehs had gimmicks...:ohhh: :ohhh:Working? :ohhh:Vanilla midget jabrones...? GIMMICK MATCH?????:ohhh: :ohhh:Worked the crowd and built to a rematch??????? Indy neck bump?????!!!!!!:ohhh: :ohhh:Mystery...
  6. JahFocus CS

    This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of Foreign Policy

    This Vast Southern Empire — Matthew Karp | Harvard University Press Book discussion between author Matthew Karp and renowned historian Eric Foner:
  7. Milk

    Can animation be an effective way of telling African/black stories?

    There's a lot of events that have happened in African/black history that some black people are not aware of (especially the young population). This includes the Moors in Europe, the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo and more. A lot these events can be used as a basis for a storyline in animated...
  8. The Odum of Ala Igbo

    Re-Assessing Jared Diamond's 'Guns, Germs and Steel'

    I forgot about this book but I recently stumbled on a conversation about Chapter 19 of the book entitled, "How Africa Became Black". Diamond's premise is that the Bantu-Migration from Nigeria/Cameroon over 2000 years ago is the reason why Africa is a Black continent. Diamond's theory, however...
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    Q-Tip Abstract Radio Salsa/Latin Mix Show 10pm Tonight 8/19/16 (Link INSIDE)

    Apple Music LINK: :banderas::banderas::banderas::banderas: Oh my god, people about to be schooled in latin masters we all should appreciate & acknowledge. Who else would go from Nineties Hip Hop to something like this? Hector Lavoe, we about to get a lot of Fanta records, fam :win: Check...
  10. K.Dot

    If the zulu had metalworking, why didn't their soldiers use metal armor or shields?

    They had iron tipped spears but still had animal hide shields and shyt.Why is that?
  11. Jimi Swagger

    How White People Conquered The World Economically Dr. Arthur Lewis

    Apologies if this is a repost. Explained on an 8th grade level so that most can understand. Goes in on Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Love how he breaks down the connection of Germanic blood in Western Europe around the 12:00 mark. One of the full lectures.
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    Luther Vandross Rehearsing is better than Most Songs out

    It really is revealing, the level of talent that someone like Vandross had. You see him sitting at a piano with Marcus Miller just listening as they go over the changes (if you don't know who that is, you better study the credits & check the resume. ) But he worked his way with music gods...
  13. The Odum of Ala Igbo

    The Peopling of Africa

    @Akan @IllmaticDelta @Poitier @KidStranglehold Rice and Yam Hearth I came across a book (The Peopling of Africa: A Geographic Interpretation, Yale, 1995)which details how the African continent became 'peopled'. The book has information on population movements, the impact of differing...
  14. M

    Kim Jong Kidnapping Film Makers Documentary (shyt looks EPIC) (Trailer)

    :ohhh: Look at that footage...
  15. M

    Q-Tip Celebrates His 1 Year Anniversary with Abstract Radio Tonight

    :ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh: He had a hell of a leave for like MONTHS of guest dj's. Of course you know, he's bringing it, spinning a Larry Levan remix right now. Tip cutting that shyt up as well :ohlawd: And he's got those RAAAANNRRRRRR's going. :whew: Bowie/Maurice White/Worrell/Prince all in...
  16. Ruck

    Sincerest apologies to the Kang

    I have never been Lebron hater - always loved him and congratulated his success. But what I saw steph evolve to this season was unheard of. I made statements here that what he was doing had already surpassed what bron or kobe has ever done. Boy was i fukking wrong. I dont what to hear excuses...
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    Stevie Wonder Live Shows- I had NO Idea These Existed (Not Hip Hop but you wont Care)

    Stevie Wonder | PanicStream Misc Vault Hold the phone, there is a SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS SOUNDBOARD SHOW THAT IS 3 SETS LONG?!?!??!?! :ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh: There are 6 Stevie Wonder Live Complete Shows from the 70's!! (not including the 2000's Stevie Wonder shows) Mind is blown...
  18. Blackqueergenius

    African leadership in Europe

    African diaspora that have made it to VERY powerful places: ireland Rotimi Adebari Ireland's first black mayor hailed his election as a symbol of how European countries can adapt successfully to rapid rates of immigration. Rotimi Adebari, who arrived seven years ago as an asylum...
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    Isaac Hayes Family Continues to Get Unreleased Masters Back

    :ohhh::blessed::whoo: People on here know how Isaac Hayes was a genius,right? He's part of the DNA of Hip hop, we know that right? :leostare: Look at these photos of Masters coming home & being delivered to his rightful heir, his son. :merchant::merchant: Now of course there are going to...
  20. Manuel Hot Pepper Lopez

    Michael Jackson vs Prince : the rivalry and the revolution

    Prince and Michael Jackson: The Rivalry and the Revolution It would have been the showdown of the decade, an epic song-video exchange between the two towering talents of a generation. The Gloved One versus the Purple One. The King of Pop versus His Royal Badness. Michael Jackson versus Prince...
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