MLK… Facts an’ T’ings January 15, 1929 January 15, 2019 marks the 90th birthday of Baptist minister and Social Activist, Martin Luther King, Jr., the prominent voice in the civil rights movement. A champion for advancing civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. chose nonviolence and civil disobedience, to address the political and social injustice that […]
Hemp is Legalized December 20, 2018 On December 20, 2018 at 4:00 pm (not 4:20 pm), the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 aka the Farm Bill, was signed into law. The Farm Bill, which was passed by Congress on December 12, 2018, includes Section 10113 titled ‘Hemp Production’ which removes hemp completely from the Controlled […]
Remembering Jan Dudley Passman Photography By: Mark Leet Jan Birnbaum & I met at Cedarcrest elementary school in 1967, so we have been friends for 51 years. For young folks, I know that sounds like a long time, but to me – it doesn’t feel far away at all. He was my oldest friend. I […]
Queen Nanny c.1686 – c.1755 Queen Nanny or Nanny (c. 1686 – c. 1755), National Heroine of Jamaica, was an 18th-century leader of the Jamaican Maroons. Historical documents refer to her as the “rebels’ old ‘obeah’ woman” but to the Maroons she was revered as a woman of science. Queen Nanny was born into the Asante people in what is today Ghana, […]
George William Gordon October 23, 1865 George William Gordon (1820 – October 23, 1865) was a wealthy mixed-race Jamaican businessman, magistrate, and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas in the East Parish. He was a leading critic of the colonial government and the policies of Jamaican Governor Edward Eyre. After […]
Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 August 2, 1937 The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, enacted August 2, 1937, was a United States Act that placed a tax on the sale of cannabis. The H.R. 6385 act was drafted by Harry Anslinger and introduced by Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, on April 14, 1937. […]
Photography By: UrbanImage.TV Peter Tosh, OM September 17, 1987 Peter Tosh was more than a luminary in the development of reggae music. He was the ultimate firebrand, speaking out against oppression around the world in both his songs and his public statements. He was a man who demonstrated the power of personal and artistic integrity, […]
Woodstock August 15, 1969 The Woodstock Music & Art Fair—informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply Woodstock—was a music festival in the United States in 1969 which attracted an audience of more than 400,000. Scheduled for August 15–17 on a dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains of southern New York State, northwest of New York City, […]
March on Washington August 28, 1963 The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, Martin […]
Jimi Jah – Mandela Celebrating Madiba’s Birth Centenary There are human beings who stand out by the way they gave their lives to a cause. Mandela is undoubtedly one of them! His uncompromising attitude toward injustice and his courage to act according to what he believed to be right, made him reach the unattainable and […]
Nelson Mandela July 18, 1918 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. […]
Soweto Uprising June 16, 1976 On the morning of June 16, 1976, between 10,000 and 20,000 black students walked from their schools to Orlando Stadium for a rally to protest against having to learn through Afrikaans in school. Many students who later participated in the protest arrived at school that morning without prior knowledge of […]