“The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation“ HIP HOP IS READ The unsigned letter below was originally posted on the blog Hip Hop is Read, and was written by a self-proclaimed “decision-maker” working for an equally anonymous major record label. The anonymous nature of the letter led many to dismiss it …
Category: Activist
JUNETEENTH – 2020
_____________________________________JUNETEENTH DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now …
Erich McMillan-McCall
Erich McMillan-McCall By Dale Ricardo Shields “There are so many unsung heroes who have the paved the way for so many of us to become the people we are today. They are the everyday people who inspire and empower us all. They are the people who may never win awards or receive any …
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry Playwright, Activist, and Author Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest American playwright ever to win the Best American Play Award from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle for A Raisin in the Sun. Her other works include The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and Les Blancs. By Dale Ricardo Shields (c) All Rights Reserved …
Marcus Garvey: From Jamaican Peasant To Potent Black World Leader By Stacy St. Hilaire
Marcus Garvey: From Jamaican Peasant To Potent Black World Leader ~~~ by Stacy St. Hilaire Edited by Dale Shields “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey is one of the most influential Black men of all time. He emerged in …