Did you know that the states of Alabama and Mississippi are two states that celebrate the birthdays of both Robert E. Lee and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the same day? The level of irony when considering this is almost unimaginable. One holiday celebrates the man who led the Confederate army in a war to maintain the institution of slavery and the Antebellum South. While the other individual is known for his non-violence approach to seeking equal rights for all Americans, particularly Blacks and the disenfranchised, and was ultimately assassinated on April 4, 1968, for his efforts.
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The Lion’s Den: Hip-Hop has become CNN of the ghetto
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So explained not only for the genre’s origins but also because it is an art form born of the streets that gave a voice to the voiceless and would let the world know what was happening in forgotten America. … Today Hip-Hop has transformed our world; from commercials to movie soundtracks, the “culture” is thriving.
The Lion’s Den: Cost of being poor can be very expensive
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The Lion’s Den: Afrofuturism — The Final Frontier is only the beginning to a long voyage
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Lion’s Den: Negro Leagues Museum shows baseball diamonds are girls best friend
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The Lion’s Den: Here’s to new year full of good ole days for the future of us all
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The Lion’s Den: Wake up so you dig what woke really is
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The Lion’s Den | Coming to America: So many different stories, so very much still to learn
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The Lion’s Den | U.S. Colored Troops true American heroes from front to back
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The film “Glory” tells the story of the all-Black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The unit was the second African-American regiment, following the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized in the northern states during the Civil War. What is not…
The Lion’s Den | Is actual Happiness an unalienable right or just its pursuit?
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. On July 4, 1776, America…