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Black History:A Former Slaves Hearfelt Letter To His Former Slave Master
Share In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdon Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdon — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — responded spectacularly by way of the letter seen below (a letter which, according...
by hiphopucit at February 4th, 2012 at 09:02 am
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The War is Over; The Last Of The Troops Leave Iraq
Share KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait – The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border to neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other in a burst of joy and relief. Their exit marked the end of a bitterly divisive war that raged for nearly nine years and left Iraq shattered, with troubling questions lingering over whether...
by hiphopucit at December 18th, 2011 at 02:12 pm
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Uncovering The Business Of Child Sacrifice In Uganda [VIDEO]
Share The villages and farming communities that surround Uganda’s capital, Kampala, are gripped by fear. Schoolchildren are closely watched by teachers and parents as they make their way home from school. In playgrounds and on the roadside are posters warning of the danger of abduction by witch doctors for the purpose of child sacrifice. The ritual, which some believe...
by hiphopucit at October 14th, 2011 at 07:10 am
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Troy Davis’ Last Words: “I Didn’t Do It, I Didn’t Have a Gun” & Hip Hop Reacts
Share Strapped to a gurney in Georgia’s death chamber, Troy Davis lifted his head and declared one last time that he did not kill police officer Mark MacPhail. Just a few feet away behind a glass window, MacPhail’s son and brother watched in silence. Outside the prison, a crowd of more than 500 demonstrators cried, hugged, prayed and held candles. They represented...
by hiphopucit at September 22nd, 2011 at 07:09 am
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Remembering “9/11″ Ten Years Later [FLICKZ]
Share It was such a beautiful morning. Crisp and clear. Full of the promise of autumn. Some 2,891 stock brokers and waitresses, businessmen and women, soldiers and airmen heading for their jobs or boarding planes had no idea that it would be their last. Most of us can remember the details like it was yesterday: The heart-stopping fireball as a second plane struck...
by hiphopucit at September 11th, 2011 at 09:09 am
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PSA: Nas & Lady Gaga Reflect On 9/11 -”I Will” [VIDEO]
Share On the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, celebrities including Lady Gaga and Nas look back on how the world was changed in a new campaign in support of the 9/11 Day Observance. The “I Will” PSAs were created by Viacom to encourage all Americans to remember those lost by doing good deeds, supporting charitable causes, or volunteering in their communities. “What...
by hiphopucit at September 7th, 2011 at 08:09 am
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BET To Air “Alpha Man: The Brotherhood Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Tonight [VIDEO]
Share ”Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of Martin Luther King” reveals the little-known story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fraternity days as a member of the country’s first black fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, when he was a 23-year-old divinity student in Boston. Produced by Rainforest Films for Black Entertainment Television (BET), the half-hour special, to be broadcast...
by hiphopucit at August 28th, 2011 at 08:08 am
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Martin Luther King Memorial Unveiled in Washington #APhiA
Share The new statue honouring civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr was unveiled in Washington, the first memorial on the Mall not dedicated to a war, president or white man. The new statue honouring civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr was unveiled, the first memorial on the National Mall in Washington. It is the only memorial on the Mall that does not...
by hiphopucit at August 23rd, 2011 at 08:08 am
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Tupac’s Godfather & Former “Black Panther Party” Leader Geronimo Pratt Dies
Share Former Black Panther Party leader Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent 27 years in prison for a crime he maintained he did not commit, died early Friday from a medical ailment, an associate said. He was 63. Pratt died just after midnight at his home in Imbaseni village, 15 miles from Arusha, Tanzania, where he...
by hiphopucit at June 3rd, 2011 at 12:06 pm
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DNA Testing Proves Osama Bin Laden’s Death
Share The Obama administration used DNA testing and other means to confirm that elite American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, officials said Monday, as the world absorbed the stunning news. The officials said the DNA testing alone offered a “99.9 percent” certainty that bin...
by hiphopucit at May 2nd, 2011 at 11:05 am

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