The answer, of course, could only be one.
Actor Julius Carry III, Sho’Nuff, passed away last week from pancreatic cancer. Many of us have not seen him since his memorable performance in “The Last Dragon,” but all of us know the response to his call.
The prettiest, the meanest, Sho’Nuff - the Shogun of Harlem, may you rest in peace.
-amari
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(HollaBLACK!’s very own JuliRed paid us a visit from here to leave us with the following message. All of us who have caught even the most minimalist–yeah i said it–amount of TV this summer have been baffled by it. Here, sister breaks it down.)
Lets not talk about Naomi Campbell as an individual… too easy. Besides, disparaging and objectified images displayed and produced of Black Women speak to a longer and collective experience of racist dehumanization.
So two things— (more…)
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No, no, but for real. Do we really know the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey? Do we really study his teachings? Have we learned from his life and work? Who else you know could rock ostrich feathers on they hat and still mobilize MILLIONS of people throughout the world? That’s a bad, bad man! This is a brother whose name should not only remain on our lips, but whose words should remain in our hearts; whose teachings should remain practiced in our lives.
Sadly, the days of Pan-Africanism have passed, being replaced with some corporate pseudo something parading through universities, NGOs, and “activist circles” under terms such as “transnational Blackness” or “diaspora.” Please. These are the same folks who religiously quote from DuBois’ “Souls of Black Folk” as if the man wasn’t writing things a half-century later that outright dismissed his early writings. And Barack Obama’s candidacy, predicated as it is upon a race-transcendent platform, is serving to create an even greater distance from–and outright aggression towards–the teachings of Black Marcus. (more…)
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What is there to say that hasn’t been said?
May they teach us as much in death as they did in life.
We gotta get healthy.
Check out this video dedication to their work and legacy: (more…)
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