Monthly Archives: February 2015

Black History | Phylicia Rashād

Posted on February 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Phylicia Rashād[needs IPA] (born Phylicia Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress, singer and stage director, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She was nominated for an … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Willie Hutch Week

Posted on February 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

After his move to Los Angeles, his music caught the eye of the mentor for pop/soul quintet The 5th Dimension, and Hutch was soon writing, producing, and arranging songs for the group. In 1969, he signed with RCA Records and … Continue reading →

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Nigerian-styled ‘Queens of Africa’ doll outsells Barbie

Posted on February 3, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

A Nigerian businessman, Taofick Okoya, created a doll which has grown so big that it now outsells the legendary Barbie dolls in Nigeria. The creation of the doll was not something he had always set out to do. He just … Continue reading →

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Black History | The Norfolk 17 School Desegregation

Posted on February 3, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

On February 2, 1959, 17 African-American students entered six previously all-white middle and high schools in Norfolk, Virginia. These schools had been closed for five months as the result of Virginia’s massive resistance effort to avoid the desegregation mandated by … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Willie Hutch Week

Posted on February 3, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

William McKinley Hutchison (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005),[1] known professionally as Willie Hutch, was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s. Born … Continue reading →

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Black History | Herbert Lee | NAACP member killed for registering voters

Posted on February 2, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Herbert Lee was a 42 year old a dairy farmer and father of nine children in Amite County. He had been a member of the NAACP since the early 1950s. When SNCC voting rights activists started working in Amite and … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Willie Hutch Week

Posted on February 2, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

One of the unsung heroes of 1970s soul, Willie Hutch was never the big name he deserved to be. The smooth singer/composer had a few major and moderate hits, but commercially, he didn’t make it to the level of Marvin … Continue reading →

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Videos | Marissa Alexander Released From Jail but Remains on House Arrest

Posted on February 1, 2015 by rikyrah

Marissa Alexander has been released from jail, but is she really free wearing a GPS ankle bracelet? Remember she’s already served 3 years behind bars, simply for FIRING A GUN IN THE AIR. August 3, 2013: A demonstration to free … Continue reading →

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Black History | Slave Life Pictures

Posted on February 1, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Built in the 1830s, Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana was home to over one hundred house and field slaves (photographed 2001). Photo Credit: Philip Gould/CORBIS

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on February 1, 2015 by rikyrah

Enjoy your Sunday and Ms. Yolanda Adams. I can’t post this song enough.. THROUGH THE STORM. Sing it, Yolanda.

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