Independent rights group Merlin has reached an out-of-court settlement with LimeWire, the P2P file-sharing company that was shut down by a federal court in October 2010 due to a "massive scale of infringement." The amount of the settlement is not being disclosed, but Merlin CEO Charles Caldas t... Read more...
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02/03/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in .mp3,
#ClassicFriday,
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Music Playlist at MixPod.com I Am Not A Rapper x @DJQlassick Presents: #ClassicFriday Vol. 19 - #QlassicCrewLoveYou asked. We listened. A compilation of the dopest posse cuts, crew records, collaborations, and legendary features. This aint about just an MC, its about MCs. This is #Qlass... Read more...
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29/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
Black People,
Blair History Month,
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my people
Annie Spencer Annie Bethel Spencer was a poet and active participant in the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance period. Anne was the first Virginian and first African-American to have her poetry included in the Norton Anthology of American Poetry. Also an activist ... Read more...
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27/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
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George Moses Horton George Moses Horton was a poet. He was born into slavery on William Horton's plantation in Northampton County, North Carolina. As a very young child, he and several family members were moved to a tobacco farm in rural Chatham County, when his owner relocated. Horto... Read more...
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26/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
Black People,
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my people
Pauline Hopkins Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins was a prominent novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor. She is considered a pioneer in her use of the romantic novel to explore social and racial themes. Her work reflects the influence of W. E. B. Du Bois. Her first known ... Read more...
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25/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
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Robert Hayden Robert Hayden was a poet, essayist, educator. He was appointed Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1976. Hayden was elected to the American Academy of Poets in 1975. From 1976 - 1978, Hayden was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (the first Af... Read more...
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24/02/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Black People,
Blair History Month,
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Lee Frost's grimy blaxploitation picture The Black Gestapo. Starring: Rod Perry, Charles Robinson. I admit, I am considerably new to the blaxploitation sub-genre. I think this is the second film I've seen within the sub-genre, the first being Russ Meyer's Black Snake (1973). Thus far, I'm enjoyin... Read more...
Philadelphia, PA- A panel discussion will be held on March 2, 2012 from 7:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s University, 5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, in the Forum Theater located in Campion Student Center (Cardinal Avenue Entrance). The topic of the discussion is: "The MANel: Ma... Read more...
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22/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
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Blair History Month,
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my people
W.E.B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor. Born in western Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a tolerant community and experienced little racism as a child. After graduating from Harvard, wher... Read more...