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Post by captaggie on Feb 4, 2020 7:51:59 GMT -5
During Black History Month, would like BDV members/others to recommend books/videos to enhance appreciation of our history/culture.
My 1st recommendation: The Mis-Education of the Negro - Carter G Woodson (I'm into the classics)
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Post by 90Aggie on Feb 4, 2020 9:53:39 GMT -5
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Post by Freeze on Feb 4, 2020 12:52:13 GMT -5
uncpress.org/book/9780807845813/their-highest-potential/One of my favorite books of all time from one of my favorite scholars. I first read it as a grad student and it was a game changer for me. It follows a segregated school in Caswell County, NC and shows the power of education and transformative pedagogy.
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Post by captaggie on Feb 5, 2020 11:27:15 GMT -5
Mis-Education is an interesting listen/read. Still applicable to today's issues. Like Dr Woodson's frankness.
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Post by 90Aggie on Feb 5, 2020 12:36:12 GMT -5
Early African-American films -  Made in 1929, Hallelujah is an artifact of no small historical significance: the first major studio movie with an all-black cast and a white director (the esteemed King Vidor), it was also one of the earliest "talkies" after the silent film era.  The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by black characters. |
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Post by 90Aggie on Feb 6, 2020 10:41:12 GMT -5
Classics -   |
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 6, 2020 11:01:46 GMT -5
I was gonna suggest Invisible Man. Black on Red: My 44 Years Inside the Soviet Union by Robert Robinson is a gem if you can find it.  |
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Post by aggierattler on Feb 6, 2020 19:50:07 GMT -5
Early African-American films - Made in 1929, Hallelujah is an artifact of no small historical significance: the first major studio movie with an all-black cast and a white director (the esteemed King Vidor), it was also one of the earliest "talkies" after the silent film era. The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by black characters.
If you haven't seen Dorothy Dandridge on film, I recommend you seeing "Porky and Bess" and "Carmen Jones."
If you want to see a compelling documentary, please watch, "The Rape of Recy Taylor." It's been playing on STARZ recently.
If you are into sports history, if you haven't seen it, please check out, "Black Magic." |
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Post by aggierattler on Feb 6, 2020 21:00:29 GMT -5
How many of you have seen, "Harriett" and/or "Just Mercy" yet??
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Post by captaggie on Feb 23, 2020 17:42:21 GMT -5
Just watched the Baldwin - Buckley debate at Cambridge Univ in 1965. Baldwin's "for" position is eloquent. Position: Is the American Dream at the expense of the American Negro? Mr. Baldwin begins speaking at the 14 minute mark. youtu.be/oFeoS41xe7w |
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Post by bseballaggie on Feb 23, 2022 10:46:22 GMT -5
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Post by 90Aggie on Jan 29, 2024 11:49:38 GMT -5
If you want to see a compelling documentary, please watch, "The Rape of Recy Taylor." It's been playing on STARZ recently. I watched this a few days ago and agree, it's a good one. I wasn't surprised with the outcome. |
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Post by captaggie on Jan 29, 2024 12:03:57 GMT -5
Thanks, 90Aggie for "pulling" this thread out of the archives.
Look forward to watching the documentary.
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Post by 90Aggie on Jan 29, 2024 14:02:02 GMT -5
Thanks, 90Aggie for "pulling" this thread out of the archives. Look forward to watching the documentary. I watched it On Demand - Fawesome. I don't know if it's still on Starz. Another good documentary is Booker's Place. I watched it on Tubi. |
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Post by Freeze on Jan 31, 2024 23:34:25 GMT -5
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2vgk2krjJn Excited to represent Aggie Pride out at Stanford University next week. If any of you know any Aggies or other HBCU alumni in the Bay Area please feel free to share this information. I would love to meet them there. #bhm2024 |
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