The 44 percent: Rap lyrics as street names, Black school closing, Jazz in the Gardens
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
via Miami Herald (Florida)I remember the first time I heard Angie Stone. No, it wasn't the 'No More Rain (In This Cloud),' which samples Gladys Knight and The Pips' 'Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye).' It was, of course, on '106th & Park' and the video for 'Brotha,' a song that conveys love and support to Black men, aired. The video showed prominent Black male activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and featured cameos from Luther Vandross and Will Smith among other entertainers.
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