What I See

What I See - February⁰⁷ by D2Nott

Black History month. Remembering all the people that fought and struggled so that African Americans can be in the positions they are in today. Read, Langston Hughes' - "Let America Be America Again"

For all you Mensa (high IQ - top 2%, smart MFs) candidates this is a review; hence view of the stuff that happened. I got some feedback on the January Review, thanks for the positive comments. I am not in the industry, so I don't have access to all the marketing and promo stuff sent out to those who are; I just give you my view on what I see and hear. From the book of Jay-Z quotes "Can I Live!"

The Grammy's came and went with a lot of hip but not much said and not much noise for Hip Hop. The expected winners in each category won; interesting that Hip Hop was not the main draw in this year's awards show. No Kayne blowing up backstage, no Jamie Foxx getting awards, no record breaking album sales, no real reason for white folks to take notice of Hip Hop, hence the de-emphasis. Why the mention of Kayne and Jamie, on the real, it is "Show Business"; Kayne was controversial with his Bush comments, and Jamie is that cross-over comic and folks didn't know he could sing.

Thursday, 01 February 2007 00:00

Detroit NAACP holds funeral for "n" word

Posted by MSNBC

The NAACP held a symbolic funeral in Detroit 63 years ago for Jim Crow. The civil rights organization will do the same this summer for the "n-word," the Rev. Wendell Anthony said Sunday. Anthony, president of the civil rights organization's Detroit branch, said members and supporters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will conduct services and a "eulogy" for the racial slur. The mock funeral will be held during the NAACP national convention July 7-12 in Detroit, he said. "We are committed to ending hate ? word and talk," Anthony said. "It doesn't do anyone any good, whether it's a journalist on TV or a rapper on the radio."

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Comprised of the sons and grandsons of runaway American slaves, the league helped pioneer the sport of ice hockey changing this winter game from the primitive gentleman's past-time of the nineteenth century to the modern fast moving game of today. In an era when many believed blacks could not endure cold, possessed ankles too weak to effectively skate, and lacked the intelligence for organized sport, these men defied the defined myths.

Setting the Ice Hockey Historical Record Straight:

Our knowledge of the roots of Canadian hockey has been based almost solely on the historical records maintained by early White historians. Because of this, the misconception that hockey is a White man?s invention has persisted. We know today, such an assumption could not be further from historical fact. The roots of early Canadian hockey originate with the North American Indians. The roots of modern Canadian hockey originate, in large part, from the influence of an even more surprising source, that of early African-Canadian hockey. For it was Black hockey players in the later half of the nineteenth century whose style of play and innovations helped shape the sport, effectively changing the game of hockey forever.

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