The Brooklyn Trolley Blogger: Black History Month

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

BK History Month: Biggie Smalls

From the desk of: Brooklyn Black History Month

Christopher Wallace

1972 - 1997

Friday, February 12, 2010

Black History Month: Mural from Bedford-Stuyvesant..Part2

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Malcolm X Boulevard

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Black History Month, a Mural

...Continuing to observe Black History Month in February, This one comes straight from the people,

Brooklyn Style....on a wall mural.

These three persons are easy. Or are they?

If you don't know why any or all of them are important, ask youself - why.?

If you find yourself not willing to donate a couple of minutes of your day to find out why some people, such as these are important, ask yourself - why.?

If you find yourself not caring to spent the effort, or are just plain apathetic about it, ask yourself - why.?

If you think maybe spending five minutes reading up on, say, Angela Davis is worth a search, I still beg of you, ask yourself - why.?

If we all take care of our own little details, great things can happen on a grand scale. But it starts with what you feel inside.

A Presentation from the Neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant:

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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Black History Month & My New Friend

I did it again. The Trolley was passing by and I saw a gentleman wearing a great jacket adorned with many Negro League Team Logos. I pulled over to him and asked if he wanted to be part of a post for this blog in honor of Black History Month. After we talked he seemed very happy to do it.

Neighbors of the BloggerHood, meet Carlos Pascal, my new friend. He was more than willing to share his name and picture with us. I took extensive pics of the logos. We also talked about the potential move of the NBA New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn. There's a lot of activity over at Atlantic Yards now, sight of the new complex which includes the arena.

Paraphrasing, these were some of his thoughts about the Nets in Brooklyn:
"I'd would be good for the city having another team. It creates revenue for the city and jobs for the people. Having Jay-Z as part owner helps too. He's from around here and it's a message that you too can get things going for yourself. You don't need a three-piece suit to do what you're doing. Jeans and t-shirt work fine."

I hope to gather more of these opinions about the Nets probable move to Brooklyn. They are still a single digit winning team this year and I want a message sent loud and clear to Mr.Ratner we won't tolerate a looser just so he can get his ever growing Downtown Empire and new project off the drawing board. The team has been his hook the whole time. I just want a committed owner who'll take the basketball operations seriously.

Enough with that for now. Lets celebrate Black Hstory Month today with Carlos Pascal as he allows us to enjoy the team logos up-close. Thanks Carlos! Stay in touch.

Thanks again for the pics Carlos!

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Friday, February 05, 2010

Black History: the Harlem GlobeTrotters

Thirty two years ago this month I went to see the Harlem GlobeTrotters at Madison Square Garden for my 11th birthday. The memory of that day is as fresh in my memory as the day of the game itself. I'm thankful to have seen most of the originals: Curly Neal, Meadowlark Lemon, Geese Ausbie, Marques Haynes, Louis Dunbar, Twiggy Sanders and all the others. Those guys and that show was spectacular!

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HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

est. 1927