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The age of “The big lie” history facts even are changing. Cinco de Mayo is NOT the Mexican Independence Day – that’s on September 16th. Cinco de Mayo! has become a day in the United States that some say is to celebrate Mexican American culture. This Mexican holiday (May 5th = Cinco de Mayo) dates […]
Strange Fruit. The truth. The United States vs. Billie Holiday movie on Hulu is an amazing movie. Andra Day’s performance is stellar. I did not see Andra I was watching Lady Day. Andra Day is an artist in every way imaginable, it’s almost as if she channeled Billie Holiday’s spirit through her. This movie can […]
Happy Black History month! So for this month on the Wake Up Club, we have been doing Black History Facts of the day. When we thought about it we realized you may not remember everyone we feature. Most of the brilliant individuals are not as known as others so we are listing them here. We […]
Music icon Whitney Houston will her life, made into a movie. The film, titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” will have Pat Houston (Whitney Houston’s sisters-in-law) and Clive Davis (who discovered Houston), working together on producing the bio pic. In statement released “The Estate of Whitney Houston is more than elated to be involved with […]
The power of the media and other imagery are very influential forces in shaping the perceptions of individuals, communities, and even the world. But this power doesn’t always create positive perceptions; it can also create negative ones. To shed light on the damage that may result from racist objects and imagery, the Rochester Museum & […]
Cardi B. hasn’t even dropped her album yet and she has broken multiple music records held by artist like Lauryn Hill, Beyonce, and Rihanna. Well, Bardi’s she has broken another one!
If you have not seen the hit movie Get Out yet, may I suggest that you put that on your to-do list this weekend. Not only is Get Out a clever phycological masterpiece but it has also made history.
Billboard reports Hip Hop artist Future made history toping charts with 2 debut albums.
The key to education – laugh and learn according to comedian Kevin Hart!
A moment in black history made by Simone Biles this past Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics! Simone is the first gymnast to carry the flag since 1936 and the first African-American gymnast to ever carry the flag. The only concern Simone had about carrying the flag during the closing ceremony was […]
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