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Could Rob Halford Join Heaven and Hell for an Album? Judas Priest singer Halford stood in for Dio in 1992, when the latter vocalist refused to take part in a pair of shows because Sabbath would be supporting their former frontman Ozzy Osbourne. He subsequently left the band. In a new interview with Rock Fantasy Files, Appice recalled how Halford’s contribution averted disaster. "We played Phoenix with Ronnie, and then the next day was off," he said. “We were gonna rehearse with Rob Half...

NYT columnist Charles Blow calls for a reverse Great Migration, saying black Americans should move back to the South to turn states into centers of black power Charles M. Blow presents his provocative proposal in his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto  He calls for black Americans to move back to Southern states that their ancestors fled from during the Great Migration in the 20th century  He says doing so could create a contiguous band of Black power that would exponentiall...

During the second hour of Thursday's CNN Tonight, host Don Lemon and his race-baiting buddy, The New York Times columnist, Charles Blow fervently ripped on the United States for being a nation imbued with “white supremacy.” According to Lemon and Blow, the ideology of white superiority isn’t actually a fleeting idea that fewer and fewer people believe as the United States ages—as study after

. As previously noted, I’ve been really excited about the Young Adult books coming out in 2021 because I love the way authors are using their platforms to educate young readers on important topics while still remaining in an accessible genre. The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Young Readers Edition is releasing on February 2, and I am looking forward to seeing how Parks’ story is explored through a different lens. Black women are featuring heavily in our fictional releases, as well: ...

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Some time into his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, Charles Blow recalls hearing Harry Belafonte give a speech. The subject was Belafontes bailout of some student members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC.) Belafonte had raised $70,000 in bail money and called up his best friend Sidney Poitier to help him deliver the money. But it was not easy. Belafonte recalled how he and Poitier were chased by the Ku Klux Klan, whose members accosted them at the air...

Some time into his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, Charles Blow recalls hearing Harry Belafonte give a speech. The subject was Belafontes bailout of some student members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC.) Belafonte had raised $70,000 in bail money and called up his best friend Sidney Poitier to help him deliver the money. But it was not easy. Belafonte recalled how he and Poitier were chased by the Ku Klux Klan, whose members accosted them at the air...

Charles Blows The Devil You Know Is A Black Power Manifesto For Our Time S ome time into his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, Charles Blow recalls hearing Harry Belafonte give a speech. The subject was Belafontes bailout of some student members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC.) Belafonte had raised $70,000 in bail money and called up his best friend Sidney Poitier to help him deliver the money. But it was not easy. Belafonte recalled how he and Po...

Book Talks, Hygge, and New Theater: Things to Do in DC, January 25-28 Plus: Buffys continued relevance.  Here’s what you should check out this week: A new play: Prolific playwright Lauren Gunderson’s new piece focuses on Nathan Wolfe, a virologist who saw the pandemic coming. After studying Ebola and swine flu, Wolfe had suggested pandemic insurance years ago, long before we were all cooped up at home anxiously awaiting the Covid-19 vaccine. Gunderson—who’s actually married to Wolfe...

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