Back when then-Senator Obama was waging an uphill battle for Pennsylvania’s Democrats in the party presidential primaries there, Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers lined up Obama. The significance? Rooney is a life-long Republican.Friday, January 30, 2009
Obama Rides With The Steelers...
Back when then-Senator Obama was waging an uphill battle for Pennsylvania’s Democrats in the party presidential primaries there, Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers lined up Obama. The significance? Rooney is a life-long Republican.
Steele Named RNC Chair...
Members of the Republican National Committee elected their first-ever African-American party chief on Friday, choosing former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele to chair the organization after six rounds of tumultuous balloting.
I'll leave my personal opinions out of this post, but I'll just ask one thing; does the GOP really gets it????
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Jesus... Of Philadelphia That Is...
If you don't know, you better ask somebody. Earl "The Pearl" aka "Black Jesus" Monroe. Watching this dude play is really like Poetry in motion. He meshed the street and organized game and made it look easy at that level. He made them love it....
Happy Birthday Oprah...
Happy 55th birthday. She has did it the YEB way. She got inside of the system and changed it. She made them have to accept her. Kat Williams said it the best, "You should be able to kill someone by saying 9 billion". But seriously she has done it all for all mankind. Who cares if she doesn't like hip-hop, a lot of black people don't. Thanks for the inspiration Ms. Winfrey...
I Need One Of These...
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Apple keeps coming out with more gadgets for people like me...
Renaissance Rap Remix...
This brother along with Pharrell seem to never be getting older... Real life Benjamin Button ??? That would explain how his music is so timeless and eclectic..
Previous: YEBies Love...
This Is How We Respond In Hip-Hop...
No need to go on the Ole boy show when he can respond in his own art form and realm of work.Download/Listen: Young Jeezy Ft Jay-Z "My President Is Black Remix"
Previous: Somethings Will Never Change
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
WRTN.... Heven Cent....
They said he could pass like Magic, score like Mike, and had heart like Bird. He was the 1 in more then one way. His name was Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway. From being the national player of the year as a high school senior to being named a two time college All American, Hardaway had the complete package.
Do you really remember how good Penny was????? He almost made you forget about Mike. Ok well not totally but you were still ok with the direction of the league. His shoe game was also classic. Besides Jordan, Penny's shoes are probably the most wanted retros of any player.
And how can you forget his sidekick Lil Penny. He had the best shoe commercials ever. Mars Blackmon was cool but Lil Penny was the man. Penny along with The Fab Five helped bring in the Hip-Hop ERA of the NBA.
Like many great players before him, Penny’s career walked through an all too familiar path. His body just couldn’t keep up with his incredible god given abilities. After his break-up with Shaq and a couple of knee surgeries, Penny never returned to himself. Far to many basketball fans were robbed of seeing another great player like Penny fail to reach his prime due to health issues. Another what if story of what could have been....
Raphael Saadiq Is Still Running....
New video from Raphael Saadiq for his song "100 Yard Dash” off of his album The Way I See It. Only Saadiq could pull this off. This New Vintage thing is great...
Previous: Raphael Saadiq And Hov
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Where Do They All Come From???
Great new video from B.o.B. hailing from Atlanta. Can't wait to hear this album when it comes out. Holla at him on Twitter... he really does be on there....
Previous: The Newest ATLien... B.o.B.
Today In Black History...
On this date in 1952 Ralph Ellison's powerful novel "Invisible Man" won the National Book Award.
On this date in 1972 the great Mahalia Jackson passed away in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Mahalia will forever be known as the "Queen of Gospel Music" as we have come to know it.
On this date in 1984 Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the filming of a pepsi commercial in Los Angeles.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Today In Black History...
On this date in 1938 Jack and Jill of America was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from a meeting of 20 mothers by the leadership of Marion Stubbs Thomas with the idea of bringing together children in a social and cultural environment. It grew out of the community work of upper-class African American women, who wanted their children to have cultural opportunities, develop leadership skills, and form social networks even in a segregated society. Today mothers have to be invited into the group, much like memberships in country clubs. Members are usually professional women who are doctors, lawyers, business women, or are married to well-off individuals. Children who graduate out of the program are granted legacy status and automatically join when they have children of their own.
I have my own personal views on the current state of this organization and many of their members but I'll save that for another post.
On this date in 1962 the great Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
On this date in 1993 Thurgood Marshall the first black Supreme Court Justice died at the age of 84. Marshall will always be known for his work on the case Brown v. Board of Education which said there was no such thing as separate but equal in education. This case would go on to end segregation in schools.
Mighty Mos... Black Dante'
Some old Mos Def for the weekend. Check out his new single "Life In Marvelous Times" on his new album The Ecstatic
Life in Marvelous Times - Mos Def
The Ultimate YEB....
Florida State's Myron Rolle may be one of the top safeties in the country, but he's a student first. With a 3.75 GPA as a Pre-Med major, Rolle was named a Rhodes Scholar this pass year. Rolle finished his undergraduate degree in just two-and-a-half years at FSU. With a chance to be drafted in the 1st round of this year's NFL draft right in his lap, Myron chose to study at Oxford for the 2009–10 academic year in order to earn an M.A. in medical anthropology and will then enter the 2010 NFL Draft.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Somethings Will Never Change...
Old white men talking about young black men and their music and political views. They will never get it with their little close minds. It's funny how these same stations and people always find a way to use small clips to get their backwards points across about hip-hop and young black America. At the end of the day white America is still the number one consumer of black music.
He Walked, So We Could Run....
YEBies Born-days...
On this date in 1800 Nat Turner was born in Virgina. He would go on to lead the slave rebellion that resulted in the most fatalities in the antebellum southern United States.
On this date in 1931 the great Sam Cooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. His family moved to Chicago in 1933 where he was raised. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music, and believed by many to be the first father of soul music. His song "A Change Is Gonna Come" will go do as on of the greatest pieces of music ever.
On this date in 1948 two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, was born in Marshall, Texas. Foreman is most famous these days for his grills, but was once known as one of the best fighters of his time. He will forever be linked with Muhammad Ali and the "Rumble In The Jungle".
Sunday, January 18, 2009
We The People Gala Artwork....
This artwork is by DMV's own Chico. Chico is the manager of DMV hip-hop duo Harlem X. His artwork is being used for the We the People Gala (www.wethepeoplegala.com).
Friday, January 16, 2009
YEBies Head Gear...
The people at 59/fifty have come out with some great hats that are dropping at flagship stores now. Hopefully these will be available to the general public by the start of BHM. To bad these hats weren't around during the Native Tongues/ Leaders Of The New School Movement. Chuck D would have rocked these faithfully...
Today In Black HIstory...
On this date in 1920 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority was founded on Howard University. It was first incorporated on March 30, 1923 in Washington D.C. by sorority members Myrtle Tyler, Gladys Warrington, Joanna Houston, Josephine Johnson and O. Goldia Smith In 1948, Zeta Phi Beta became the first Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa (in Monrovia, Liberia).
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Happy Founders Day...
Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University by twenty-two young women. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American Greek-lettered sorority in the world.
Delta Girl
The Delta girl is one who has been given the opportunity of education and broad development: she is one who has enjoyed the privileges of culture and selected environment.
It is pleasing to a heartfelt depth to see her not as self centered, not desirous of selfish power, not wanting the plaudits of people, not wanting glory- but with a purpose which directs her activities and all that she may control toward lifting somebody else.
by Mary McLeod Bethune
Monday, January 12, 2009
Moden Day Plantation...
Saigon has a new song about his life on his former label Atlantic Reords. Pretty deep song and message behind it...
Via OS :Here goes Saigon on the track:
If anybody knows about the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, that’s pretty much how Africans got to America. When they brought us on those ships that’s what it was called and it’s ironic that I ended up on Atlantic Records because they didn’t’ want to help me to help my people. I used to try to go up to the Black employees and try to make my case to them to them. They’d tell me they basically needed a sex songs and I’d tell them, “Dog, you got a daughter! Do you really want a song about me laying pipe? You want a song with me giving a bitch the business? How would you feel if your daughter was singing along?” The sad thing is they’d look at me with a jackass face.
Listen/Download: Saigon - Trans-Atlantic Slave Deal
Today In Black History...
On this date in 1948 the U.S. Supreme Court decision of case Sipuel v. Oklahoma State Board of Regents said an state must afford Blacks "an opportunity to commence the study of law at a state institution at the same time as any other citizens." Before this decision most blacks were forced to study law at HBCUs or overseas.
On this date in 1971 The Congressional Black Caucus organized. The CBC is an organization representing the African American members of the United States Congress. Congresswoman Barbara Lee was sworn in as the new Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus on January 5th 2009.
I'll Be In The Sky...
B.o.B. - I'll Be In The Sky
The video is finally here. Now I need the CD and extra tracks that didn't make it...lol
Previous: Hip-Hop Soul
Happy Birthday 50th Birthday Motown...
Founded by Berry Gordy as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, the company was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in 1960. The name derived from the words motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit. Motown is easily the most important and influential black label of all time. It was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists. They not only did a lot for music in America, they also help the racial integration of that time. They had that great "Motown Sound" that was undeniably good which made their music able to crossover to all races all over the word.
50 Years of Motown
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Obama And His Blackberry...
President Barack Obama has vowed to hang on to his Blackberry despite concerns his messages could be hacked. Obama said he is struggling to keep the Blackberry so he can maintain contact with the outside world. Obama went on to say "keeping in touch by email was a way of escaping the trappings of power and staying in touch with the electorate."
I know many people out there that just can't live without their blackberrys either. We feel your pain sir. A cell phone is like a extend part of your body these days, so I could only imagine what his cell phone and its contents must be like.
I guess that's why they call it the "crackberry"...lol
DMV Hip-Hop...
Wale, Tabi Bonney, UCB LIVE from Expressive Frontier Lifestyle TV on Vimeo.
I really wanted to be there to see this go down, but seeing Morgan beat Maryland was just as gratifying. Look out for the DMV on MTV Jams for the weeks to come.
The Notorious Premiere...
Jay-Z and the late great Notorious BIG's mother Voletta Wallace at the New York premiere of the movie Notorious.Previous: Notorious Soundtrack and trailer
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