Every bit of history doesn’t need thousands of words to be shared. Sometimes you just need a few hundred. These are bite size chunks of history. A Black Friday sale of history, get as much as you can, as fast as you can. That’s why I called the series, “Black Friday.” Unfortunately, by the time I remembered Gen Z never saw anyone get in a fist fight over Elmo, making the name obsolete, I was in too deep. Anyway, here’s some history.
Claressa Shields
Long before Clarissa Shields had a movie about her lifeand most certainly before she was…
Powerbomb Jutsu #272 – Watch List
We could honestly beat up Candyman, People Under The Stairs would be way different without…
Powerbomb Jutsu #269 – Off On The Wrong Foot
This isn’t the usual, kind of post. But, I’m part of a podcast called Powerbomb…
Ella Baker Becomes The Mother of Civil Rights
Born in Virginia in 1903 Ella Baker became known as the mother of Civil Rights…
Duane Jones Changes Horror
Ganja and Hess is one of my favorite movies. It’s a vampire movie, but it’s…
Cornelia Graves
In 1875 Cornelia Graves is born as the youngest of 9 children. She works hard,…
Charlie Sampson and Myrtis Dightman Ride Bulls
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter declared June as Black Music Month. President Carter forgot to…
Casor vs Johnson
“The First Slave Owner Was Black” Not really, so let’s give it some context that always…
Charles Follis Goes Pro
As of 2022 just over 56% of players in the NFL were Black. CFL, XFL,…
Cardiss Collins Goes to Congress
Butter Pecan Is For The People
Aunt Polly Jackson
The Roxanne Wars
Aretha Franklin, Queen of R&Beef
Death Invents Punk Rock
Sha Rock, More than +1
The Birth of Hip Hop
The Pioneer of Rock & Roll
Hip Hop Goes to Court
DDC Changes Hip Hop Forever
The Godfather of House Music
How Leslie Riddle Changed Country
America Has a Problem: Kilo Ali
Even if you’ve never heard the name Kilo Ali before you’ve probably heard his song…
Charley Pride Sings The Hits
Charley Pride led a super interesting life. In 1952 he was a pitcher in the…
Mickey Gets Nominated
Public Enemy vs Arizona
What is Black Music Month
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter declared June as Black Music Month. President Carter forgot to…
Who is George L Knox
George Levi Knox was sold into slavery at the age of three. During The Civil…
No Blacks In The Pool
