Posted on October 27, 2006 by thestateofblog
“Spike Lee is seated across from Dwyane Wade, then shouts “action” as the steamy gymnasium — transformed into a temporary studio — becomes silent. “Show us your game face,” says Lee, the die-hard basketball fan and renowned director.
“Wade knows the line is coming. He turns to the left, then back toward the camera, but can’t [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2006 by thestateofblog
The first depiction of Jesus as a black man, Color Of The [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2006 by thestateofblog
“The Monticello Plantation Database is packed with vital statistics about Monticello’s enslaved population as well as details of slave occupations and the transactions – sale, purchase, gift, and hiring – that were an inevitable part of the institution of slavery.”
Click here to read in-depth descriptions of the slave quarters on Monticello: “The log cabins [...]
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