Welcome To The 2nd day of Black History Month!!

The Black History Kick-off at YBR was a success!
Not only was YBR the host for noted African-American Author,
Cheryl Robinson-
but 7, make that 8 YBR readers won copies of Cheryl's book
"Sweet Georgia Brown!"

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Which brings us to the 2nd day of Black History Month!!
Let's start with a quote from Morgan Freeman:
"I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history."
I heard that Morgan!!

Black History Facts

On this day in Black history:

• Inventor Edmond Berger patented the spark plug-1839

• District of Columbia abolishes slavery-1862
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• Cralle, A. L. , Ice-Cream Mold is patented! Patent No.576,395 -1897
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• What's ice cream w/out the scooper?? Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice cram
  scooper, patent #576,395-1897
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• Herbert Mills, of the original Mills Brothers Quartet, was born in Piqua, Ohio. The highly successful quartet was known for its smooth harmony.-1912
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• William Ellisworth Artist is born in Washington,N.C. Educated at Syracuse University and a student of Augusta Savage. His works will be exhibited at Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, the Two Centuries of Black American Art exhibit and collected by Fisk University, Hampton University, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and private collectors.-1914
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• Biologist Ernest E. Just receives the Spingarn medal for his pioneering in cell division and fertilization.-1915
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• President Truman sent Congress a special message urging adoption of a civil rights program, including a fair employment practices commission and anti-lynching and anti-poll tax measures.-1948
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• Seven whites and four Blacks arrested after all-night sit-in at Englewood, N.J., city hall. Four Black mothers arrested after sit-in at Chicago elementary school. Mothers later received suspended $50 fines. Protests, picketing and demonstrations continued for several weeks against de facto segregation, double shifts and mobile classrooms.-1962
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• In Tampa,Florida, a rebellion followed the suspicious death of Edgar Allen Price, a police suspect who died during an arrest. Police contended that Price "hit his head on the ground several times."-1989
  
  

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JOSEPH GRAY OF DETROIT, IS A BABY BEATER!!

Man Arraigned in Child's Taped Beating
(edited by Ivent)

Joseph Gray, 27, of Detroit, was arraigned Sunday on child abuse charges.


DETROIT -- A man was arraigned Sunday on child abuse charges in the beating of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son that was captured on a convenience store surveillance tape.

The video from Dec. 21 shows a man hitting, kicking and stepping on a child over a four-minute span. The man also is seen hitting the child with a cooler door and pauses when other customers walk nearby.

Joseph Gray, 27, of Detroit, was arrested Friday night after viewers saw his photo on televised news reports that also broadcast portions of the tape. Detroit police had released the tape that day to help capture. source

Here is raw footage of the crime taking place: WARNING DISCRETION IS ADVISED-MAY BE HARD TO VIEW Click here

***God bless Joseph....he's seriously going to need it.*** smh



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Is This A Joke?? Nas' Ni**er CD will be released during Black History Month?!

NAS 'NI**ER' ALBUM PUSHED BACK: Controversial set now due during black history month.

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*should we be glad it's pushed back, or upset it's scheduled for release during Black History Month??*

*Nas upcoming album "Ni**er," originally due in December from Def Jam, has been pushed back to February for a release during Black History Month, reports MTV News.

Nas said the first single, due sometime in January, is not the recently leaked track "What It Is." In that song, he spits: "Racist neighbors flinchin'/They don't know if I'mma rob them/ Or if I'm Russell Simmons/ They thought it was me, just like Mike Bivens/ They pray for my downfall like the mom of Robin Givens."

Nas told MTV that "What It Is" features vocals he recorded, but the track is from origins unknown.

"I never rhymed to that beat," said Nas.

A final track list for "Ni**er" is still being finalized, his camp told MTV. So far, Atlanta's DJ Toomp (T.I., Ludacris) and longtime Nas collaborator Salaam Remi have contributed beats. Diddy and his new Hitmen are also tapped to donate music before production closes in the next week or so.