R.I.P. Biz Markie (Apil. 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021)
‘Just a Friend’ Rapper Biz Markie Dies at 57′ His family told TMZ that the man behind the hit “Just a Friend” died of complications from diabetes in a Baltimore hospital surrounded by loved ones. He was hospitalized last summer with the same illness. A representative for Markie, legal name ??Marcel Theo Hall, confirmed the rapper’s death […]
Detroit MI History
Detroit’s Black Bottom Brewster Douglas-Homes The Brewster-Douglass Project were built for the “working poor”; the Detroit Housing Commission required an employed parent for each family before establishing tenancy. As the Commission became less selective, crime became a problem in the 1960s and 1970s, and the projects eventually fell into disrepair. Frederick Douglass Homes The complex […]
Disney Ingenuity
Growing up I was a very big fan of everythig Walt Disney. I even count my favorite movie of all time as “The Jungle Book“. But after watching so many movies you pick up n minor details that if not pointed out you would not even notice. Fascinating to me is the use or repurposing […]