“I don’t know what he had…who talked to him. I’m bold, but he was crazy.”~ Muhammad Ali In the PBS movie, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, one learns about another G.O.A.T. who many say was just as great if not out performed Muhammad Ali. His name is Jack Johnson. Johnson, the… Continue reading Thursday Talkie: Unforgivable Blackness
Category: Entertainment
Sunday’s Screening: Brian’s Song
Source: Trailer Chan Brian’s Song is a movie about competition, comradery and compassion. It demonstrates how two men–one Black and one White–competed to become a starter for the Chicago Bears. That competition created some humorous situations like misinformation being shared and someone having mash potato pants. One man gets injured and the other helps him… Continue reading Sunday’s Screening: Brian’s Song
Tuesday Talkie: Pride & Perseverance
Here’s hoping that Ohio–and the rest of United States for that matter–produce more men like Branch Rickey and less of the Kenesaw Mountain Landis.~Me Although Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first actual African American to play in the Big Leagues and not Jackie Robinson during the Reconstruction Period, a gentlemen’s agreement stunted the growth of… Continue reading Tuesday Talkie: Pride & Perseverance