Its February! Happy Black History Month !

[MissAnne]

Okay, enough of the DEPRESSING stuff for today:

For anyone who cares, this is one of my favorite musicals Memphis.

Set in the 1950's, Memphis is loosely based on Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play Black music in the 1950s. It played on Broadway from October 19, 2009 to August 5, 2012

Its on Netflix Yall! Watch It, Watch It.

 

[MissAnne]

Yep, thanks MissAnne. It has been fun. I kinda spammed the thread but w/e.

Only 1 more day of Black History month 2013. Time flies.

MissAnne, I just want to say thank you for making this thread. Although I didn't contribute much, I read most (if not all) of everything that was posted...and I really appreciate it.

It was great getting to "re-familiarize" myself with so many individuals I hold in such high regard, as well as learning about people I've never heard of or known much about.

Again...thanks!

Oh my gosh, thankyou guys for posting in it.

Im so happy that people kept it going and contributed to it.

I too learned a lot this year...a hell of a lot more than I did last year.

When the other heritage months come around again, I would love to learn more about influential people from the Asian, Latino, Native background. Its so interesting.

 

[MissAnne]

Huntneo that gif reminds me of the day that I turned on TVOne and decided to watch all of the Roots episodes in one day, back to back.

I made it all the way to the last episode and had to turn it off. I almost lost my mind.

 

[Axxess]

Not one mention of Thurgood Marshall?

He was the the lawyer who argued for the plaintiff Oliver Brown in the infamous Brown v. Board of Education. In 1967 he became the first African-American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. He served on the court for 24 years before retiring in 1991.

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

He died of heart failure in 1993 at the age of 84. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom after his death by President Clinton.

Fun Fact: Elena Kagan, one of the current Supreme Court Justices, was one of his law clerks.

 

[MissAnne]

Yeah, I remember watching documentaries...and I was always AMAZED at the strength of Mamie Till. The woman has ALL my respect and then some. She seemed like such a beautiful person who never backed down to intimidation or hardships. She handled her child's death, the aftermath, etc. like a boss. Mad respect for her. I don't think I could have made it...

Yes, yes, she was really incredible. Thankyou for highlighting that, she deserves the most respect in the Emmett Till story. It still baffles me how the case didn't get to the Supreme Court. I mean, even in 1955, come on. You just want to reach through the screen and start to strangle some of these people. I can't even imagine how she went on. I would really love to read her autobiography one day.

These people were just too brave for me. When I watched the PBS special on the Freedom Riders, they were all my age. I asked myself could I have done this ? Before they got on the bus they all signed their last will and testaments. They knew what they were getting themselves into.

I hope you decide to finish that last episode one day. The ending is really nice, and it gives some sense of closure/hope.

Yes, I would love to. I shouldn't have watched it back to back like that. I didn't realize how emotional I was going to get. I just thought that I was going to sit down and watch a good film lol.... but its so much more than that.

Not one mention of Thurgood Marshall?

He was the the lawyer who argued for the plaintiff Oliver Brown in the infamous Brown v. Board of Education. In 1967 he became the first African-American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. He served on the court for 24 years before retiring in 1991.

Sorry Axxess, you're right. Its just so hard to get everyone. Marshall deserves to be mentioned. I watched Laurence Fishbourne play him in the one man show Thurgood. He was brillant and I learned a lot about Thurgood Marshall. The love that he had for his wife, his dedication to the movement, his intelligence... definately worth mentioning.

 

[MissAnne]

I feel really honored, I got to see and meet Melissa Harris-Perry tonight. She was lecturing on Women in Politics: White women, WOC, Queer women. She was great and is really beautiful and lovely. She is one of the most intelligent people that I have ever seen and is FUNNY! I loved how down to earth she was, throwing around ('nevas' instead of never and 'sista' instead of sister lol). I felt like this was a perfect way to spend the last day of Black History Month.

Contemporary Black scholars are Black History in the making.

Thank you everyone that contributed to this thread. I was looking over it today and was really impressed with the information. I learned A TON!. Im so proud.

 

[kayman23]

Oh my gosh, thankyou guys for posting in it.

Im so happy that people kept it going and contributed to it.

I too learned a lot this year...a hell of a lot more than I did last year.

When the other heritage months come around again, I would love to learn more about influential people from the Asian, Latino, Native background. Its so interesting.

Please do...