Black History Moment: SPOTLIGHT

           Jazz: Louis Armstrong

                                                        

"Black & Blue"

Cold empty bed springs hurt my head

Feels like ole ned wished I was dead

What did I do to be so black and blue

Even the mouse ran from my house

They laugh at you and all that you do

What did I do to be so black and blue

I'm white inside but, that don't help my case

That's life can’t hide what is in my face

How would it end ain't got a friend

My only sin is in my skin

What did I do to be so black and blue

How would it end I ain't got a friend

My only sin is in my skin

What did I do to be so black and blue

Literature: The Bluest Eye

                                                                             

"Each night Pecola prayed for
blue eyes.
In her eleven years, no one had 
ever noticed Pecola. But with blue
eyes, she thought, everything
would be different. She would be
so pretty that her parents would
stop fighting. Her father
would stop drinking. Her brother
would stop running away. If
only she could be beautiful.
If only people would look at her.

                             Black HollyWood: Dorothy Dandridge                 

(November 9, 1922–September 8, 1965) was an American actress and popular singer. Dandridge was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

LIVE FREE, OR DIE!

"After placing first and third in the 200-meter run at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the "Black Power" salute at the awards ceremony, both wearing a black glove and no shoes to protest the standard of living of minorities in the United States. The International Olympic Committee deemed the action overtly political and ejected the athletes from the games."