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The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making Of A Slave! This speech was delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. Lynch was a British slave owner in the West Indies. He was invited to the colony of Virginia in 1712 to teach his methods to slave owners there. The term "lynching" is derived from his last name. December 25, 1712 Gentlemen: I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twelve. First, I shall thank you, the gentlemen of the Colony of Virginia, for bringing me here. I am here to help you solve some of your problems with slaves. Your invitation reached me on my modest plantation in the West Indies, where I have experimented with some of the newest and still the oldest methods for control of slaves. Ancient Rome's would envy us if my program is implemented. As our boat sailed south on the James River, named for our illustrious King, whose version of the...

This is outrageous! I don't get it!  How is it that a white man raps about the struggles of being black and we support it.  Meanwhile, we deify these black rappers that speak derogatory about our women and glorify killing other black men or the "Haters." I'm out done here!!!!!!!! I was a Talent Manager in Hollywood and I was hard pressed to find a conscientious rapper. As a Artist Development Manager the black youth refused to "Get real with themselves" they wanted to idolize the Jay-Z's, the Tupac's, and the Tyler the Creators of the world. I wanted to create that zeitgeist that would bring back the power of hip hop in its hayday. I didn't want to promote the images and messages, I had come to learn was perpetuated by government officials. I have come to learn that all of the evidence of government influence on hip hop has been erased from you-tube, but I saw it and remember. This white man has over 1 mil views.... But we will ...

After stepping down as president of the Los Angeles Lakers,  Magic Johnson  has joined a bid by rapper and actor  Ice Cube  to buy 21 regional sports networks from The Walt Disney Co. “Very happy to add Magic Johnson to our bidding group for Disney’s RSNs,” Ice Cube said in a tweet. Ice Cube is seeking to buy the sports networks through his 3-on-3 basketball league, Big 3, to air content from celebrities and athletes such as  Serena Williams and  Snoop Dogg .  Will Smith  has also joined the bidding group. According to the  Los Angeles Times , it’s not clear if Johnson will be lending financial support to the bid to acquire the networks.  In an emotional press conference last week, Johnson resigned as the Lakers’ president of the basketball operations, citing a desire to return to a more normal life, according to the  Times . The basketball legend made the surprise announcement without telling Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, sta...

Elijah Blake (born June 4, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and contemporary R&B musician. He has written songs for Keyshia Cole , Rick Ross , Rihanna , and co-wrote Usher 's number-one R&B hit, " Climax ". He has also gone by the aliases, Sean Fenton and Redd Stylez . When Blake was 16, he signed with Atlantic Records and worked with Trey Songz on his Ready album in 2009. In December 2012, Blake released his debut mixtape, Bijoux 22 , which included the song "X.O.X", co-written and featuring Common . In 2014, he released the EP, Drift . In March 2015, Blake followed his 'Drift' EP release with the new single "I Just Wanna" that would be featured on his album "Shadows & Diamonds". Blake was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Florida by a Haitian father and Dominican mother. Bijoux 23 the EP. Out Now. Everywhere you stream music. https://smarturl.it/elijahblakebijoux23   Interview...

  Video from: Life Hacker Club The reality TV star was blessed with two baby girls. Last week, on the recap of the  Love & Hip Hop Atlanta 's seventh episode , the pregnancy of cast member Erica Dixon was revealed in a surprise party. Erica Dixon exposed her protruding belly to the rest of the cast members who were shocked by her ability to cover up the news so well and for so long. While Dixon decided to keep the co-author to the pregnancy strictly anonymous , she happily shared to have moved on from Scrappy with a man who treats her rightfully.  According to BOSSIP , the mother recently gave birth to her twin babies, two beautiful baby girls. The reality television star broke the news via her official Instagram account with a photo of herself at the height of her pregnancy. The beautiful image shows the now mother-of-three with painted art over her pregnant belly and flawless makeup to match. ...