From Kulture Hub -
How Maori artist Sam Mangakahia turned his passion into a successful business
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
A Symphony of Soul
From UDiscoverMusic -
Motown Gems Reimagined On ‘A Symphony Of Soul‘ With Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The set is introduced by Marvin Gaye’s ‘Abraham Martin & John,’ featuring new, additional vocals by Beverley Knight.
By Paul Sexton
Two tracks also feature newly-recorded vocals by distinguished British soul stars Mica Paris, who accompanies Jimmy Ruffin on his 1966 classic “What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted,” and Beverley Knight, who sings alongside Marvin Gaye on his 1969 version of “Abraham Martin & John.”
The album was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Mark Knopfler’s British Grove Studios in west London. A Symphony of Soul complements the musicality of the songs with an orchestral backdrop set against the original vocal stems and parts, typically recorded on a mere four tracks compared to the almost limitless number available in modern recording. The treatments thus add a new layer to these timeless songs while remaining faithful to the beauty of the originals.
Pre-order A Symphony Of Soul, which is released on November 19.
The full A Symphony Of Soul tracklist is:
1. Dancing In The Street – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
2. Reach Out I’ll Be There – The Four Tops
3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
4. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted – Jimmy Ruffin with Mica Paris
5. The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
6. I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5
7. I Hear A Symphony – The Supremes
8. Abraham, Martin & John – Marvin Gaye with Beverley Knight
9. My Girl – The Temptations
10. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) – The Temptations
11. With You I’m Born Again – Billy Preston & Syreeta
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/motown-symphony-of-soul-royal-philharmonic/
Worst Best Oscar Snubs. I Agree With Number 4, 5, and 23.
From WorkandMoney -
Worst Best Picture Snubs in Oscar History
By Tony Adame
The Academy Awards represent the pinnacle of what a movie can be. Since 1927, they've awarded statuettes to the best moviemaking every year. But in that time, they've made some mistakes.
None of those mistakes are more visible than when there's a big miss on the final award of the night — Best Picture. Whether it's politics or recency bias or whatever excuse you want to make for Academy Award voters, these are the worst Best Picture snubs in the history of the Oscars.
23. Pulp Fiction (1994)
 |
| 90srandomstuff/Twitter |
Oscar year: 1995
Best Picture winner: Forrest Gump
Best Picture nominees: Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Quiz Show, The Shawshank Redemption
Best Director winner: Robert Zemeckis, Forrest Gump
Bottom line: It's not every year you get three of the most beloved films of all time in a single Best Picture category, but that's what we got in 1994, with "Forrest Gump" winning Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Director (Robert Zemeckis) and Best Picture.
No offense to "Gump" fans. It was the third-best movie on the list of classics behind "The Shawshank Redemption" and Quentin Tarantino's breakthrough film "Pulp Fiction" for which he won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
https://www.workandmoney.com/s/worst-best-picture-snubs-oscars-ab31fbe6195c4f24 |
Black-Owned Food & Beverage Brands
An excerpt from Pure Wow -
20 Black Women-Owned Food & Beverage Brands That Belong in Your Kitchen
By Nakeisha Campbell
 |
| Project Pop |
Friday, October 15, 2021
Support Native-Owned Brands
From USA Today -
15 Native-owned brands to support for Indigenous Peoples' Day
By Marah Eakin Reviewed
 |
| 15 Native-owned brands to support for Indigenous Peoples' Day Thunder Voice Hat Co/8th Generation |
October 11 is widely recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A holiday meant to honor and bring awareness to Native communities, Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a great reminder to support the Native people that live, work and create all over North America.
To celebrate the holiday, we've rounded up 15 Native retailers you can support, from moccasin makers to beauty brands. These creators and curators both celebrate and preserve Indigenous peoples’ long history of creativity and culture—and you can shop them all right now.
1. TP Mocs
 |
| Indigenous-owned brands 2021: TP Mocs / TP Mocs |
A Blackfoot owned-company working toward alleviating poverty in Native communities, TP Mocs employs Native Americans to handcraft all of its adorable and durable children’s moccasins. A portion of the proceeds from all sales goes to purchasing necessities for underprivileged children living on reservations.
 |
| Indigenous-owned brands 2021: B. Yellowtail / B. Yellowtail |
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2021/10/11/native-owned-brands-support-indigenous-peoples-day/6083853001/
Native American Inventions
An excerpt from Buzzfeed -
Here Are 17 Extremely Necessary Items You Can Thank Indigenous People For Inventing
You'll be surprised how animal bladders were used.
by Andria Moore
1. The kayak
 |
| Buyenlarge / Getty Images |
2. Rubber
Native Americans: Things We Didn't Learn in School
An excerpt from Buzzfeed -
20 Interesting Historical Facts About Native Americans That We Never Got To Learn About In School
These contributions and sacrifices by Native Americans deserve to be recognized!
By Simrin Singh
1. The sequoia tree is named after the Cherokee leader Sequoyah, who helped create an alphabet for his people to use.
George Rose / Getty Images
2. Many words, such as "chipmunk," "pecan," and "skunk," come from an Algonquian language.
When the English explorers arrived in North America, they largely interacted with Native people who spoke an Algonquian language, and as a result, several of their words were adopted into English vocabulary. Other English words with Native American origins include "chocolate," "potato," and "poncho."
https://www.buzzfeed.com/simrinsingh/interesting-facts-from-indigenous-history
Two Made the List
From AFRO Tech -
Forbes Dropped Their List Of The 400 Richest Americans — And Only Two Black Men Made The List
By Bernadette Giacomazzo
 |
| Photo Credit: Simon Dawson |
Forbes has dropped its annual list of 400 Richest Americans.
For the fourth year in a row, Jeff Bezos — the founder of Amazon — was No. 1 on the list. According to the outlet, he’s worth $201 billion, which is a staggering $22 billion more than where he was last year on the list. Right behind Bezos is America’s favorite problematic dude-bro, Elon Musk, who is worth a little over $190 billion. Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp comes in at No. 3 with just under $135 billion in net worth. Bill Gates is No. 4 on the Forbes Richest Americans list, with a slightly lower net worth than Zuckerberg ($134 billion). And rounding out the top five is Larry Page, who recently stepped down as the CEO of Google but still remains a controlling shareholder and board member — and who has a $123 billion net worth.
Yet, despite the diversity of the richest Americans on the Forbes list in nearly every other way, one group remains largely unrepresented on the list: Black professionals. Specifically, zero Black women made the list of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans, and only two Black men made the list.
https://afrotech.com/forbes-richest-americans-black-men
Authentic Native Stories . . . Finally
From NPR -
Native Americans Take Over The Writers' Room and Tell Their Own Stories
| Amanda Edwards/Getty Images |
After decades of Indigenous stories told by non-Natives, two shows from this past year signal a change.
Reservation Dogs from FX on Hulu was created by and stars Native people. It follows four Indigenous teenagers growing up on a reservation in rural Oklahoma, with dreams of adventuring to California. Vincent Schilling, a Native journalist and critic for Rotten Tomatoes, calls Reservation Dogs 'a show about Native American resilience.'
Rutherford Falls is a sitcom on NBC's streaming platform, Peacock, which follows a conflict over a historical statue in a small town. When the show was co-created by Sierra Teller Ornelas, she became the first Native American showrunner of television comedy. Teller Ornelas told Audie Cornish this year: "There are five Native writers on staff. We had a Native director for four of the episodes, and this is really a reflection of our shared experience as Native people from nations all over the country."
"Enter Into His Reality."
From Upworthy -
wanted to share this incredible story on how to engage people with dementia — “enter into their reality” pic.twitter.com/4xbvWqMJ2L
— Rob N Roll 🎃™️ (@thegallowboob) October 12, 2021
https://www.upworthy.com/psychologist-advice-people-dementia
Irish Black History Month
An excerpt from Travel Noire -
Irish Black History Month: 5 Facts You Likely Didn't Know - Black History, Ireland
By Fayida Jailler
 |
| Photo Credit: davidf |
Yes, Irish Black History Month is a thing.
As you may (or may not) know, during the month of October, Black History Month is celebrated in several countries around the world and one of those countries is Ireland.
Irish Black History Month first began in Cork in 2010, although it wasn’t until 2014 that it was consolidated as a nationwide event. It was facilitated by a network of groups who worked together through Africa Irish Development Initiatives (AIDI) to host a series of events in celebration of the African-Irish community.
So, as we celebrate Black History Month in the Republic of Ireland, here are 5 interesting facts you likely didn’t know.
Redemption Matters
An excerpt from Sports Illustrated -
He Rose to the Highest Levels of Business and Basketball—but With a Secret
As a teen, Jordan Brand chairman Larry Miller shot and killed a man. He's kept that truth buried, until now.
By HOWARD BECK
 |
| Kohjiro Kinno/Sports Illustrated |
The mementos lining Larry Miller’s office suggest a life of comfort and privilege, of celebrated achievements and celebrity friendships. The autographed red boxing gloves from Muhammad Ali. The commemorative basketball from President Obama. The signed notes from Michael Jordan.
This plush suite, tucked into a quiet corner of the Sebastian Coe building, on Nike’s sprawling campus in Beaverton, Ore., is the primary sanctuary for the man who has piloted the Jordan Brand since 2012, who counts MJ as a close friend and David Stern as a mentor and who has nearly every major figure in basketball (along with Kanye West) on speed dial.
You could spend hours admiring it all, without a single hint of the dark chapter that preceded the journey. Of the years Miller spent in prison, or the horrifying act that put him there. Of a September evening in 1965, when Miller, just 16 years old, stood at the corner of 53rd and Locust streets in West Philadelphia, and fired a .38-caliber gun into the chest of another teenager, killing him on the spot.
It’s a secret that Miller, 72, has guarded for more than 50 years. Even as he ran an NBA franchise and then oversaw the transformation of the Jordan Brand, nearly doubling its revenue during his tenure, he kept it from Jordan, Nike founder Phil Knight and NBA executives. He had already, for decades, been holding the truth from his friends and even his own children, for fear its exposure might destroy him. But it is a story Miller now feels must be told, and will be detailed in full in a forthcoming book, Jump: My Secret Journey From the Streets to the Boardroom, cowritten with his oldest daughter, Laila Lacy, set for release by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, in early 2022.
https://www.si.com/nba/2021/10/13/jordan-brand-chairman-larry-miller-shares-secret-daily-cover
Clever Papa!
From The US Sun -
TAKE NOTE Clever dad shares the cheeky note he writes to make his kids do chores & it works every time
By Lydia Hawken
 |
| The clever dad hid the Xbox power cord from his kids so they'd do their choresCredit: Facebook |
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
First Take is Headed to FAMU!
From HBCU Gameday -
First Take to trip to Florida A&M
ESPN’s First Take will make it’s first on-site visit in nearly two years at Florida A&M during homecoming.
By HBCU Gameday
BRISTOL, Conn. | ESPN’s popular morning debate show First Take – featuring Stephen A. Smith and host Molly Qerim Rose – will hit the road for its first on-site show since Jan. 2020 when it travels to Florida A&M for the university’s homecoming weekend. Florida A&M alumnus and record-breaking Hollywood filmmaker Will Packer will be in attendance as the school dedicates the Will Packer Amphitheater, where the show will also take place.
Packer is a longtime supporter of HBCU initiatives and a magna cum laude graduate of Florida A&M where he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. Packer received the Meritorious Achievement Award from Florida A&M, the highest honor the university bestows.
“Ever since I met Will Packer years ago, there was never any doubt that two things were of the utmost importance to him: FAMU and HBCUs overall,” said Smith. “Will’s commitment to excellence doesn’t halt at just himself. He’s always been motivated to inspire and lead, especially when it comes to the wonderful folks attending FAMU. This unveiling of the amphitheater is just the latest example of how devoted Will Packer is to FAMU and how committed he is to be that shining example who genuinely cares. I’m honored that he asked me to make sure First Take is a part of its sensational event. And even more so to call him my friend.”
https://hbcugameday.com/2021/10/12/first-take-to-trip-to-florida-am/
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)