Philosophy
Black History Month..."Within Our Gates" [1920]
Two events have marred Black History Month...Don Cornelius Whitney Houston However, I recently uploaded a significant film by Oscar Micheaux...Within Our Gates [1920] to the Internet Archives. A sensitive subject indeed, but more for a celebration of the "...oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director.""Within Our Gates" [1920]
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Bullshit Or Not: Bill Gates Edition
There's an old sketch film called Amazon Women on the Moon and one of the bits is a parody of the old Leonard Nimoy show, "In Search Of..." called, "Bullshit or Not?" with the tagline "Bullshit or not? You decide." It's a line I like so much that...
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Sankofa
I saw an interesting piece of art on the New York City subway last week. The work consisted of a depiction of the Sankofa bird with an inscription underneath: ?If you don?t know where you have been, how will you know where you are going?? The view implicated...
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Landmark Civil Rights Act Made Racism Slightly Less Overt
As we start to celebrate Black History Month, The Onion wants to make sure we remember key historical events that a nation proud of its rich and diverse cultural heritage should never forget. One such event is the Civil Rights Act, that landmark piece...
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Deceased--don Cornelius
Don CorneliusSeptember 27th, 1936 to February 1st, 2012 Not a good way to start Back History Month. Even this "cracker" enjoyed Soul Train."Don Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Is Dead at 75"byJames C. McKinley Jr.February 1st, 2012The New York TimesDon...
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Feynman's Physics Lectures...online
"Bill Gates puts Feynman physics lectures online" by Mike Magee July 15th, 2009 TG Daily A collection of lectures delivered by physicist Richard Feynman and privately bought by Microsoft founder Bill Gates have been posted online. Feynman shared...
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