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Respect: Happy Birthday Curtis Mayfield [1942-1999]

June 4, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The soul and funk legend would have been seventy today.

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Respect: Happy Birthday Malcolm X [1925-1965]

May 19, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

We pause to pay tribute to one of our greatest icons.

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Respect: Donna Summer Passed Away [1948-2012]

May 17, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The Queen of Disco has left the dance floor, and we honor her legacy.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: anedge hirak, bad girls, disco, Donna Summer, Hot Stuff, last dance, love to love you baby, lung cancer, macarthur park

Respect: Happy Birthday Lionel Hampton & Luther Vandross

April 20, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Two American musical institutions share a birthday today, and we pause to show our respects.

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Respect: Happy Birthday Jean-Michel Basquiat [1960-1988]

December 22, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The iconoclastic artist would have been 51 today. We pause to honor his legacy.

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Respect: Happy Birthday, Richard Pryor (1940-2005)

December 1, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu 1 Comment

We stop to honor the life and legacy of perhaps the funniest man to ever step on stage.

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Condolences: Author LA Banks Passed Away [@LA_BANKS]

August 2, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

A trailblazer for Black women in genre fiction has left the mortal coil.

Filed Under: Escapism, komplicated Tagged With: anedge hirak, author, cancer, crimson moon, died, Health Care, horror, LA banks, paranormal, vampire huntress

Respect: Happy Birthday James Baldwin

August 2, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

One of America’s most dangerous and beautiful minds was born on this day, 87 years ago.

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Respect: Happy Birthday, Octavia Butler

June 22, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Today, groundbreaking novelist Octavia Butler would have been 64 years old. We pause to celebrate her legacy.

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Respect: Gil Scott-Heron Died In New York City

May 27, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The legendary poet, musician and author has died at the age of 62.

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