“Amen, Brother” by The Winstons, released in 1969 and produced by Don Carroll, contains the legendary “amen break,” a six-second drum solo performed by drummer G.C. Coleman that became one of the most sampled breaks in music history.
@bredfrm_@LexDiamonds__ Rather be at the bottom of a bigger pool than an equal in a smaller pool. But that’s the case for that, intersectionality, and all of these hyphenated identifiers. People trying to run away from the inevitable.
Asians have always been good to me, while black Americans are a major source of my childhood trauma. That’s why I’m quiet when y’all talk about them being racist. That just hasn’t been my experience at all.
@bredfrm_@LexDiamonds__ You can see it in those types and their interpretation of blackness. Even a small example like Durag Man. Many times, they try to benefit off of a caricature of blackness, and us ultimately. Show with no substance. But that is the network.
@bredfrm_ But they should’ve known. But they like it that way I guess. Look at history of most of the people they defend, you’ll see that they’ve conquered and oppressed others just like the ✋🏻they fake hate. Wait until they realize how/why they came here.
@bredfrm_ 🌎 MPBs. 😂 But you’re reading my mind. And there’s an emphasis on a particular identifier that they cling on to that gives it away. They use it for proximity.
Today’s Know Ya Hip Hop spotlight focuses on “Ashley’s Roachclip” by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, released in 1974 and produced by Carroll Hynson and Joe Tate.
Al Green and Chicago performing "Tired of Being Alone" at Caribou Ranch, Colorado, 1973.
Green was recording nearby when he heard the band rehearsing his song and walked in. Filmed for the Chicago in the Rockies TV special.
In February 1852, Tarleton and I left Mott's property in Belvoir, near Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC. Mott ran the finest school in the county. He taught children to read while he kept us in chains. We had enough. My name was JERRY. #slavery#NC#BlackHistory