Black Star Power... a celebration of black excellence thread on-going

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R.I.P. Danny Ray, Emcee, And Cape Man For James Brown.....

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-02-03/danny-ray-james-brown-cape-dies The greatest showmen can’t do it alone. They need someone like cape handler Danny Ray, who died Tuesday at age 85, to tend to their mortal needs. Who takes charge during an onstage emotional...

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The 49th Annual Grammy Awards' James Brown Tribute

The 49th Annual Grammy Awards' James Brown Tribute [音楽・サウンド] February 11, 2007 Venue Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

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Senate votes unanimously to award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal

Legislators on the Senate floor stood and applauded Goodman after the chamber took a break from impeachment proceedings to pass legislation awarding him the honor. During the January 6 riots at the Capitol, Goodman single-handedly led a pro-Trump mob away from the Senate chambers.

https://twitter.com/i/events/1360371352289484801

 

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Pastor Frederick KC Price Passes From Covid

I remember Pastor Price from years ago. I had never heard a pastor or minister teach the bible. This cat was a first. He attempted to lead black folk from the belief that being poor and sick was Godly. He was a role model for Christians and non bbelieves.

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The basketball great Michael Jordan is turning his attention to NASCAR.​

Darrell Wallace Jr., above, known as Bubba, is making his debut in today’s Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing, the team owned by Jordan and the driver Denny Hamlin. By supporting Wallace, the only Black full-time driver at NASCAR’s top level, Jordan told us he hopes to help diversify the sport, business opportunities and fans.​

“We don’t know where this is going to go, but we know that we’re trying to make it better for all people,” Jordan said. (Just don’t ask the 6-foot-6 star to get in a racecar: “I don’t even fit.”)​

 

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The 15 Best Made-Up Words in Rap History

Thank hip-hop for the invention of these gems.

www.complex.com

 

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https://twitter.com/KevinGrevioux

this a GREAT follow on twitter he spotlights the greatest creatives in comics

especially those who are Black and/or created iconic Black charaters.​

 

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https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Smokestack.pdf

 

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