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EZE JACKSON and fans It was in the 1960’s, when black men appeared on stage, trying hard to look like white men; with parts on the left side when getting hair cuts, to the application of hair straighteners, to look like Elvis Presley or Pat Boone. Chuck Jackson hit the scene with ANY DAY NOW,Continue reading “FROM CHUCK, FREDDIE, AND MICHAEL TO EZE.”

Real Nigga show art work by Davon Carey For clarification purposes, note the spelling of the “N word in the headline. In this case it is spelt as though it were a salutation, and not a derogatory word describing one’s ethnicity. The use of the word as spelt above becomes a password for entrance toContinue reading “A REAL NIGGA SHOW“

It felt like a bulldozed voice Vol- canoeing from atop a mountain with a righteous announcement. The actual location was not Mount Sinai, (that Moses climbed according to Biblical records) but the Clarice Center in College Park Maryland, November 13th, 2022. The occasion, FALL CHORAL SHOWCASE, with JASON MAX FERDINAND, as conductor. This two-and-a-half-hour programContinue reading “The Lord is My Shepherd…hallelujah!“

Artist Ernie Shaw Jr. in front of his Squeegee kid. Artist Laura Amussen, shows her back, honoring her brother, Laura’s artistry is thigh high. A parlance for centuries, “a baker’s dozen” refers to 13 and not 12. Mary Sawyers Baker was an artist from Baltimore who studied voice in Europe. I could not find howContinue reading “NOT A BAKER’S DOZEN“

Picture taken from cover of playbill. The “street courthouse” is often where one gets the bare knuckles interpretation of what’s happening in politics, sports, and entertainment. For example, “Did O.J. kill Nicole? In Baltimore Maryland, to get the “street” interpretation, required a trip downtown to Lexington Market. The views were aplenty, without solicitation. When BarakContinue reading “LISTEN UP JIVE TURKEY, THE PRESIDENT IS BLACK!“

Who are they? History has recorded their phenomenal mastery, almost from their birth, known today as THE LEGENDS OF JAZ: Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, to name a few of almost 30 whose work is indelible to the American fabric of JAZZ, thus making this unequalled body, legendary. What happens when EuropeanContinue reading “BASKING IN THE SUN OF THE LEGENDS“

LARGE MANDALA STONE by Oswald S. Copeland Why would you want to paint a Mandala Stone? For those of us who lead busy lives, interacting with multiple personalities, some found in one person, achieving CALM is utopia! This quest for peace and serenity by using Mandala stones, is popular in the Middle East, associated primarilyContinue reading “THE ART OF PAINTING A MANDALA STONE“

It is the title of a new film/documentary financed by the PEALE MUSEUN of Baltimore MD. An attempt to document what African Americans, (when they were called Negroes) did, to survive. From the 1900’s onwards; now the new survivor is THE SQUEEGEE KID, “WHO HAS ENTERPRENEURAL SKILLS”, (described by some of the well knowns inContinue reading “BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY“

Two white men dragged the 14-year-old into a jail cell, accusing him of whistling at a white woman. The “N” word was used continuously. Emmet kept pleading for mercy, saying he had not flirted with the white female; the angered white men ignored his plea. Minutes later, I heard the shot; Emmett was dead. TheContinue reading “I HEARD THE SHOT THAT KILLED EMMETT TILL“

It became a great rage some 15 years ago. Described as sexually suggestive because of the rotation of the waistline to a consistent beat or rhythm. Movement similar to actions engaged in animal cohabitation. TWERKING. In today’s world, such body action is associated with a particular age group and more so a race of womenContinue reading “SENIORS TWERKING TO LOSE WEIGHT”

But this little piggy stayed at home. Why?  Maybe one was white, the other black. Discrimination on the part of the farmer? Just a joke. In Baltimore Maryland, there is a subdivision known as Pigtown. This section of Baltimore in the past was filled with slaughterhouses. Pigs came into town by the railroad B&O. TheContinue reading “THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET!“

Out of Africa was a big Box Office movie hit, in 1985. It won Best Picture at the Oscars and grossed almost 230 million dollars. Today I bring you OUT OF AFRICA with a different twist. About a man whose ancestors were part of the MAROONS of GHANA They were human cargo of the DutchContinue reading “OUT OF AFRICA by ADIANTE FRANSZOON”

It’s that time of the year: ghosts, goblins, tombs and talking to your ancestors. HALLOWEEN!!! Mankind is so preoccupied with his longevity; THE PANDEMIC (Covid-19) has the same or perhaps a more dire impact than it did in 1918. (Spanish Influenza). Millions have died because of COVID-19, the world is running scared. Insurance companies areContinue reading “THE TALKING DEAD“

Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist is redesigned by a woman Danielle Mohlman. Not only does she make him evil, but he is bisexual. This interpretation throws one’s head in circles, almost destroying prior knowledge about the original Frankenstein. One line said, “destroy a man who wants to destroy me”. Women revolution? This Frankenstein at theContinue reading “Frankenstein by design“

It is in one of the busiest parts of Howard Park in Northwest Baltimore Maryland. Boxed in by a funeral home and a gas station, this building once hosted many talented black performers; it was later converted to a movie theatre, then a Christian church, and now it’s a relic. This neighborhood once stationed aContinue reading “RESURRECTING THE AMBASSADOR“