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40 YEARS OF CELEBRATING BLACK (AMERICAN) HISTORY MONTH!

Forty years ago this February, President Gerald Ford, was the first to recognize “Black History Month.” This period of acknowledgement evolved from “Negro History Week,” that was created by historian Carter G. Woodson, and other prominent African-Americans. This installment of the FUNKALICIOUS blog, is a retrospective of some American and Internatinal “Black” History accomplishments and occurrences, throughout 2015…

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First Lady Michelle Obama Delivers Commencement Address At Tuskegee University

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you so much. (Applause.) Let’s let our graduates rest themselves. You’ve worked hard for those seats! (Applause.)

posted by Sista ToFunky, 27th June 2015 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Barack Obama, Black Culture, Black History, First Black First Lady, First Black President, First Black President Of The United States, Michelle Obama, Sista ToFunky, The Museum Of UnCut Funk, Tuskegee University

2015 State Of The Union Address

President Obama
State Of The Union Address
January 20, 2015

posted by Sista ToFunky, 20th January 2015 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Barack Obama, Black Culture, Black History, First Black First Lady, First Black President, First Black President Of The United States, Michelle Obama, Sista ToFunky, The Museum Of UnCut Funk

Barack, Michelle And The Women Of Soul

During the tenure of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama I can definitely say there has been a whole lot more SOUL up in the people’s house…

posted by Sista ToFunky, 7th March 2014 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Aretha Franklin, Janelle Monae, Jill Scott, Michelle Obama, Museum Of UnCut Funk, Patti LaBelle, President Barack Obama, Sista ToFunky, Women Of Soul

2014 State Of The Union Address

President Obama
State Of The Union Address
January 28, 2014

posted by Sista ToFunky, 28th January 2014 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Barack Obama, Black Culture, Black History, First Black First Lady, First Black President, First Black President Of The United States, Michelle Obama, Sista ToFunky, The Museum Of UnCut Funk

President Obama Pays Homage To Nelson Mandela

President Obama speaks on the death of Nelson Mandela.

posted by Sista ToFunky, 10th December 2013 , Categories: Funky President Tags: apartheid, Barack Obama, Black Culture, Black History, First Black First Lady, First Black President, First Black President Of The United States, Madiba, Michelle Obama, Nelson Mandela, President Mandela, Sista ToFunky, South Africa, The Museum Of UnCut Funk, Winnie Mandela

President Barack Obama Commemorates 2013 Kennedy Center Honors Recipients

President Barack Obama pays homage to the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors Recipients.

posted by Sista ToFunky, 9th December 2013 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, First Lady, Herbie Hancock, Kennedy Center Honors, Martina Arroyo, Michelle Obama, Museum Of UnCut Funk, Oprah Winfrey, President Barack Obama, Shirley MacLaine, Sista ToFunky

FUNKALICIOUS 200!! THE BREAKDOWN OF HANDKERCHIEF HEADS

Some television shows celebrate their 200th episode. Generally T-V programs will review and/ or reflect on shows past, when celebrating the 200th show. That’s very appropriate for television, and I suppose I could touch on a few of my favorite blogs over the past five years, but I believe speaking on public figures that are anti-FUNK or just plain FUNKED UP may be more intriguing.

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The Obama Family Visits Africa

A video and pictorial overview of the First family during their historic trip to Africa during the Summer of 2013.

posted by Sista ToFunky, 15th July 2013 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Africa, African, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, First Family, First Lady, Goree Island, Johannesburg, Michelle Obama, Museum Of UnCut Funk, President Obama, Robben Islands, Senegal, Sista ToFunky, South Africa, Tanzania

President Obama’s Morehouse Commencement Speech

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Hello, Morehouse! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please be seated.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you!

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I love you back. (Laughter.) That is why I am here.

posted by Sista ToFunky, 20th May 2013 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Barack Obama, Black Culture, Black History, First Black First Lady, First Black President, First Black President Of The United States, Michelle Obama, Morehouse College, Sista ToFunky, The Museum Of UnCut Funk

Rosa Parks Is Honored With A Statue At The Capitol

Rosa Parks has become the first Black woman to be honored with a life-size statue in the Capitol. The statue of Mrs. Parks captures her waiting to be arrested on Dec. 1, 1955, after she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on a crowded segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She is seated, dressed in a heavy wool coat and clutching her purse as she looks out of an unseen window waiting for the police.

posted by Sista ToFunky, 28th February 2013 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Barack Obama, Black Culture, Black History, First Black First Lady, First Black President, First Black President Of The United States, Michelle Obama, Rosa Parks, Rosa Parks Statue, Sista ToFunky, The Museum Of UnCut Funk

2013 State Of The Union Address

President Obama
State Of The Union Address
February 12, 2013

posted by Sista ToFunky, 12th February 2013 , Categories: Funky President Tags: Barack Obama, Black Culture, Black History, First Black First Lady, First Black President, First Black President Of The United States, Michelle Obama, Sista ToFunky, The Museum Of UnCut Funk