Sister Rosetta Tharpe was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas in 1915. When she was six years old she joined her mom as a performer in a traveling evangelical troupe. Billed initially as a “singing and guitar playing miracle,” she would eventually take on a new title, “The Godmother of Rock and Roll.”
Protesters take to London streets over Theresa May’s handling of Grenfell Tower fire
Armed with signs stamped with “JUSTICE FOR GRENFELL” and “NEVER AGAIN,” protesters took to the streets of London on Friday afternoon to call for justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
The blaze, which began in the early hours of June 14, claimed at least 30 lives, with dozens more reportedly still unaccounted for.
On Friday, protesters flooded the streets to demonstrate against the British government’s response to the disaster, with particular ire reserved for Prime Minister Theresa May. Read more (6/16/17)
New record! It took my yt coworker a whole 2 mins after watching the Black Panther trailer to ask why bp "couldn't be white" and "there are white Africans, you know." I think I need a new job
Le Mozart Noir; Monssieur Joseph de Bologne (Boulogne) - le Chevalier de Saint Georges or Saint George (December 25, 1745 – June 10, 1799).
Beloved and generous Colonel of the ‘Légion St.-Georges, the first all-black regiment in Europe, fighting on the side of the Republic during the French Revolution.
A champion swordsman, a virtuoso violinist and fencer, revered composer and conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris.