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Its February! Happy Black History Month !

palbert said:
I am totally over you apologists. When is Cuban , Haitian, Puerto Rican, other commemorative month.
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You could always create a thread suggesting those very things instead of ranting about it here.
 
thatgirl said:
Buzzer, stop implying that you're a troll.
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But I'd even have the "you mad?" sign. Or t-shirt on. :)
 
Huntneo(PT) said:
You are being an extremely disrespectful troll right now.
No one put a gun to your head and forced you to open this thread.

Dick.
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NOTE I DIDN'T OPEN THIS THREAD.

Your familiarty with the South is limited to a Spelling Bee. One assumes in your favor.
 
palbert said:
NOTE I DIDN'T OPEN THIS THREAD.

Your familiarty with the South is limited to a Spelling Bee. One assumes in your favor.
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Yes this thread is about black history month. Palbert, take a break. You are trolling this thread pretty hard and no one knows why and I don't think they care either.
 
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It was in Star Trek that Nichols gained popular recognition by being one of the first black women featured in a major television series not portraying a servant; her prominent supporting role as a bridge officer was unprecedented. During the first year of the series, Nichols was tempted to leave the show, as she wanted to pursue a Broadway career; however, a conversation with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., changed her mind. She has said that King personally encouraged her to stay on the show, telling her that he was a big fan of the series. He said she "could not give up" because she was playing a vital role model for black children and young women across the country, as well as for other children who would see African Americans appearing as equals. It is also often reported that Dr. King added that "Once that door is opened by someone, no one else can close it again."

Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison has cited Nichols's role of Lieutenant Uhura as her inspiration for wanting to become an astronaut and Whoopi Goldberg has also spoken of Nichols's influence.
 
The thing that I find rather interesting is that Black History is still being made in the US, and it's not always 'good' history. At times, it seems to be regressing.
 
Ive learned so much from PBS' American Experience programs. They have recently been running a 4 parter entitled The Abolitionists . I didn't even know about a lot of these amazingly BRAVE people. I even learned new things about my own city.

 
Also last night was the premiere of Betty and Coretta. Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige played Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabaz.

I found it interesting because this focused on the wives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

 
thatgirl said:
And Uhura and Kirk was supposedly the first interracial kiss on American television. :badgrin:
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Yup. The director kept making them do it over and over because he said that Shatner looked too eager.
 
Oh I am very excited about Steve Mcqueen's upcoming film 12 Years A Slave. I read this book in college and I have to say that it is one of the best books I have ever read. This shockingly true story is an amazing page turner and first account of a free Black man, Solomon Northup, being kidnapped and forced into slavery.

Its not upbeat but its brillant. I would like to read it again before the film comes out.

Here is Michael Fassbender talking about it, sort of.


The book is short and I recommend it to the highest degree.
 
Also if you guys liked the Uhura story.. the way I heard it told was that she was actually pretty deadset on leaving the show and had "had it" with the role and the limits of it, feeling like a "secretary in space." And when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was put on the phone with her, all anyone nearby heard her say for the whole conversation was "Yes sir." She never said another word about turning down anything Star Trek.
 
xbuzzerx said:
Also if you guys liked the Uhura story.. the way I heard it told was that she was actually pretty deadset on leaving the show and had "had it" with the role and the limits of it, feeling like a "secretary in space." And when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was put on the phone with her, all anyone nearby heard her say for the whole conversation was "Yes sir." She never said another word about turning down anything Star Trek.
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Really ? Wow
 
MissAnne said:
Really ? Wow
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Amazing how right he turned out to be, too, about how influential and important it was for her to be there, even if the role itself was so limited by the sensibilities of the times as to what a black woman could "believably do", so many people have pointed to her as their inspiration, female pilots and astronauts and actresses.
 
I downloaded The Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl a couple of months ago. I have not finished it, so I cant give it a full review.

This was written by Harriet Ann Jacobs, a survivor of slavery. She tells her story and gives us a female perspective. This again is not an upbeat book, but I feel like its an important story and is really interesting. Its free on the kindle.

Here is someone reading a little bit of it.



xbuzzerx said:
Amazing how right he turned out to be, too, about how influential and important it was for her to be there, even if the role itself was so limited by the sensibilities of the times as to what a black woman could "believably do", so many people have pointed to her as their inspiration, female pilots and astronauts and actresses.
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Yes! That is so true. There is nothing like tuning into to a TV show, reading a magazine, seeing a film etc. and seeing someone that looks like you do. You feel so visible.
 
For Black History Month...I would like to give a shout out to one of my heroes..Angela Davis. Her book...If They Come In The Morning...changed my life. I have never have been the same after reading it and I thank her for that.

I actually voted for the Communist ticket for President when I saw her as the VP nominee one year...I didn't expect it but I was in the voting booth already and didn't realize she was on the ballot.

I have read all of her books and attended a few lectures...she is a brilliant warrior. I love her.
 
Huntneo(PT) said:
-Harriet Tubman

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I have so much reverence for her. I'm still in awe at such bravery.
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Considering she did all her work with probable brain damage from a hit she took to the head while younger, it's pretty amazing what a force she was.
 
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