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FunkJazz Kafe – A Diary Of A Decade Documentary

This film is the story of a cultural legend as told by the innovators of an important, and in some cases overlooked, era in Black

July 22, 2012 No Comments

Pump Up The Volume – The History Of House

Here is a really good documentary on the history of house music, NOT TECHNO, but the real origins of real house music.

July 21, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past: MLK and The Montgomery Story Comic circa 1956

The Montgomery Story comic book was commissioned by the Fellowship of Reconciliation with the permission of Martin Luther King, Jr. The actual creators of the comic are unknown

July 20, 2012 9 Comments

A Blast From The Past: Harlem Globetrotters Comic circa 1973

The Hanna-Barbera cartoon series the Harlem Globetrotters aired from Sept 1970 through Oct 1971. Gold Key created a 12-issue comic book series for cartoon that ran

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past: Harlem Globetrotters Comic circa 1952

Bill Stern was a radio and a TV sportscaster from the 1920’s-1960’s. In the 1950’s, Ziff-Davis published Bill Stern’s sports stories in the form of a

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past: Satchel Paige Comic circa 1953

Satchel Paige was a star of both The Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball and the first player from The Negro Leagues to be inducted

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past: Sugar Ray Robinson Comic circa 1952

Bill Stern was a radio and a TV sportscaster from the 1920’s-1960’s. In the 1950’s, Ziff-Davis published Bill Stern’s sports stories in the form of a

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past: Joe Louis Comic circa 1952

Bill Stern was a radio and a TV sportscaster from the 1920’s-1960’s. In the 1950’s, Ziff-Davis published Bill Stern’s sports stories in the form of a

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past Series: Star Trek circa 1974

Star Trek was adapted for comics by Gold Key. The first issue was published on July, 1967. This series ran for sixty one issues, through 1979.

July 19, 2012 1 Comment

A Blast From The Past: Jesse Owens Comic circa 1952

Treasure Chest Comic vol. 7, #20, June 5, 1952, featured a biography of Jesse Owens in which his undermining of Aryan supremacy in Hitler’s Germany

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past: Joe Louis Comic circa 1950’s

The Joe Louis Champion of Champions #2 comic book was published in the early 1950’s by Fawcett publishing. This was Fawcett’s way of breaking into

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past Series: Room 222 circa 1971

The Room 222 comic book series, published by Dell, ran for 4 issues from January 1970 through January 1971. Issue 4 was a reprint of

July 19, 2012 No Comments

A Blast From The Past Series: I Spy circa 1966

I Spy is a secret agent TV adventure series that ran for three seasons, from 1965 to 1968. I Spy teamed Robert Culp, who played international

July 19, 2012 No Comments

Sunshine Again

Heather Ferreira is a filmmaker who is all about producing authentic retro looking films. As a part of her journey to opening her own film

July 16, 2012 No Comments

The Soul Of Sesame Street

Can you believe that Sesame Street turned 40 in 2009? I was lucky enough to see this revolutionary children’s educational series at the very beginning,

July 15, 2012 1 Comment

FunkJazz Kafe – A Diary Of A Decade Documentary

Pump Up The Volume – The History Of House

A Blast From The Past: MLK and The Montgomery Story Comic circa 1956

A Blast From The Past: Harlem Globetrotters Comic circa 1973

A Blast From The Past: Harlem Globetrotters Comic circa 1952

A Blast From The Past: Satchel Paige Comic circa 1953

A Blast From The Past: Sugar Ray Robinson Comic circa 1952

A Blast From The Past: Joe Louis Comic circa 1952

A Blast From The Past Series: Star Trek circa 1974

A Blast From The Past: Jesse Owens Comic circa 1952

A Blast From The Past: Joe Louis Comic circa 1950’s

A Blast From The Past Series: Room 222 circa 1971

A Blast From The Past Series: I Spy circa 1966

Sunshine Again

The Soul Of Sesame Street

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