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Yvettep
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Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 02:05 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Today marks what would have been the 83rd birthday of Malcolm X, who died in 1965. Hear an excerpt of his 1964 speech "The Ballot or the Bullet."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90587259
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Tonya
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Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 05:23 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

He fought back with the rhetoric and the bullet and took a bullet...

...so that we (my generation) could fight back at the ballot.

That's why I show my patriotism by god Blessing Malcolm X. Happy Birthday, Malcolm. God Bless you and Black America.

He preached fire w/fire, matched rhetoric w/rhetoric and was prepared to return a bullet w/a bullet...

...so what.
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Ntfs_encryption
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Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 09:25 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

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Chrishayden
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Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 11:54 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I wonder if Obama is tied up with him?

Hmmm! Call Bill O'Rielly!
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Yvettep
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Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 10:05 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Side note: Have you all seen the Ebony line of greeting cards? They feature classic Ebony covers, with a message inside. I bought up a bunch of them the other day, including one with a cover of Betty Shabazz standing in front of a portrait of her late husband.
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Yvettep
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Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 10:07 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

BTW, great photo choice, Ntfs. I am thinking of bringing those glasses frames back. Think I could pull it off?
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Carey
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Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 10:47 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Yvette, thanks for the heads-up on the greeting card covers, I am going to check on that.
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Ntfs_encryption
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Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 01:43 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

"Side note: Have you all seen the Ebony line of greeting cards? They feature classic Ebony covers, with a message inside. I bought up a bunch of them the other day, including one with a cover of Betty Shabazz standing in front of a portrait of her late husband."

I love 'em!!! I bought all of them also. I love those historical covers. I'm hoping they do the old black and white Jet magazines. I have a collection of the vintage Jets from the 50's and 60's. You can get them from EBay. I document them for historical purposes. In fact, I found a few my mom had saved. Most are in mint condition.

Current Ebony greeting card

Vintage Jet magazine

"BTW, great photo choice, Ntfs. I am thinking of bringing those glasses frames back. Think I could pull it off?"

Of course! I have a collection of Malcolm photographs (and audio speeches). I love the one of him and a very young Ali. And yes, those glasses are a classic!! I also have wanted a pair. Thanks for bringing it up. Now I'm motivated again to do so.


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