~~Celebrating Black History All Year Long~~
Born: March 4, 1932
Died: November 8, 2008
Place: Prospect Township, South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa
She's Dubbed: Mother Africa
Connections:
Harry Belafonte: VIDEO
Paul Simon: VIDEO
John F. Kennedy: VIDEO
Nelson Mandela: VIDEO
Stokely Carmichael: VIDEO
Fact:
In 1966, Makeba received the Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording together with Harry Belafonte for An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (LISTEN NOW! 32.49min.). The album dealt with the political plight of black South Africans under apartheid, and it was one of the first American albums to present traditional Zulu, Sotho and Swahili songs in an authentic setting.
Born: March 1, 1927
Place: Harlem, New York
He's Dubbed: King of Calypso
Connections:
Gregarious Venezuelan Leader Hugo Chavez Dead at 58
Relive This Provocative Time of the
Civil Rights Movement:
The March On Selma
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Civil Rights Movement:
The March On Selma
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What is the Harlem Shake?
A dance created by a man in Rucker Park in the 1980s has become a global Internet sensation three decades later.
More than 30 years before motorcycle helmet- and spandex-wearing men pelvic-thrusted their way to 10 million YouTube views apiece, the Harlem Shake was perfected by a man in New York City's Rucker Park who went by the name of Al B.
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Video: Learn how to do the original Harlem Shake
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"The Real Harlem Shake"
St. Patrick's Day Entertainment
Leprechaun: In The Hood
Warwick Davis, Ice-T. Three rap artists in the hood, seeking fame and needing money, break into Mack Daddy's house to steal a lot of jewelry. But when they take a medallion off an ugly old statue, it transforms into a bloodthirsty leprechaun. 2000/color/91 min/R/widescreen.
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Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood
Warwick Davis, Shiek Mahmun-Bey, Tangi Miller, Sticky Fingaz. The evil Leprechaun goes back to the hood seeking revenge against those who have stolen his treasure. 2003/color/87 min/R/widescreen.
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