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Viola Ford Fletcher — known to the world as Mother Fletcher is the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and one of the most powerful living witnesses to America’s suppressed history. Born in 1914, she was only seven years old when mobs burned the prosperous Greenwood District, known as Black Wall Street, destroying her family’s home, livelihood, and sense of safety in a single night. For nearly a century she carried those memories quietly, but with unshakable clarity the screams, the smoke, the terror in the streets, the planes overhead. When she finally testified before Congress at age 107, her words cut through the nation’s conscience and reignited a global demand for justice and reparations.
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As a child, Nile Price spent more time in the hospital than out as he received treatment for sickle cell anemia. He was given an endless supply of movies to watch while in the hospital, which sparked his interest in filmmaking. His film “For the Moon” will be shown during the Afrikana Film Festival on Sept. 16. Nile Price uncovered his passion for film from a hospital bed.
During Black Business Month, the Victor George Spirits brands were selected to be available in all Total Wine Stores throughout Florida. The brands include Victor George Vodka, Victor George Caramel Vodka and Gold medal award winning Fort Mose’ 1738 Bourbon.
Singer, songwriter, producer, rapper and multi-hyphenate Lauryn Hill is a household name for a reason. The eight-time Grammy winner masterfully created one of the most influential hip-hop albums in the history of the genre and she wrote and produced it when she was 22 and pregnant with her firstborn son. As the genre that Hill redefined turns 50, and “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” turns 25 — there is a need to look back at why the album still hits just as hard and continues to be a touchstone in people’s lives.
“They never thought that hip-hop would take it this far.” That famous line from the Notorious BIG’s 90’s classic song “Juicy” was met with cheers each time it was said on Thursday night during “50 Years of Hip Hop: NYC to the World,” the inaugural benefit gala of The Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM).
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