Can't Get Enough Of That Funky Stuff

The Princess And The Frog

So it took the election of the first Black President, a beautiful Black first lady and two Black tween girls living in the White House

November 28, 2009 No Comments

Josie And The Pussycats Cartoon – Valerie Brown – Animated Trailblazing Sistah!

“Josie and the Pussycats! Long tails — and ears for hats! Guitars in sharps and flats! Neat, sweet, a groovy song! You’re invited, come

September 6, 2009 2 Comments

Sesame Street – Billy Jo Jive Cartoon

Billy Jo Jive, self-described super crimefighting ace, was a prepubescent Black detective in animated segments on Sesame Street in the late 1970s and early 80s.

August 23, 2009 4 Comments

Wacky Packages Circa 1973

Wacky Packages are a series of trading cards featuring parodies of North American consumer products. The cards were produced by the Topps Company beginning

August 21, 2009 No Comments

Peanuts Cartoon – Happy Birthday Franklin Armstrong

Good grief! Franklin’s 47th!!!

August 2, 2009 1 Comment

Dashiki How Funky is That!!!

DASHIKI from Yoruba This word originated in Nigeria. In Nigeria, it was worn for comfort in the hot climate. In America, it was worn to

August 2, 2009 9 Comments

Schoolhouse Rock! – Verb! That’s What’s Happenin’ Cartoon

I get my thing in action To be, to sing, to feel, to live That’s what’s happenin’

July 24, 2009 5 Comments

Spoof Comics Presents SoulTrek

Spoof Comics presents SoulTrek, a combination of Soul Train and Star Trek. Say What??? Okay, maybe not the best comic, but what a brilliant idea

June 17, 2009 No Comments

Flagg Brothers Couture – Circa 1970’s

Individualism and self-expression was important for people during the 1970s, no matter how much or how little money a person made. The largest difference

May 30, 2009 117 Comments

Bertram Fitzgerald

Bertram A Fitzgerald is the publisher of the Golden Legacy Series of Black History Comic books. During the decade between 1966 and 1976 he

May 27, 2009 2 Comments

Oh No She Didn’t

“My friends admit I am black, beautiful and sometimes bitchy, but only when the situation calls for it. If life were a painting I’d be

April 25, 2009 No Comments

Board Game Funk

1971 The Harlem Globetrotters Board Game by Milton Bradley The Harlem Globetrotters board game is based on the world famous ballers who gradually worked

April 23, 2009 1 Comment

The More Perfect Union Stamp Series

The Postal Service issued a souvenir sheet of 37-cent To Form a More Perfect Union stamps in ten designs, on August 30, 2005, in the

April 14, 2009 No Comments

The Kingdom Of The Zulu Medallion

The Zulus are one of the best known and most respected nations in Africa. The present ruling monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini, is a direct descendent

April 14, 2009 2 Comments

School Daze

Remember when getting ready for the new school year included picking out a shiny new metal lunch box? Starting in 1951, the lunch box became