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BCN Ep #11 Our Ancestors looking back to Slaves and the Plantations. Many of us born before 1960 have experienced a lot in life. A look back to our ancestors is IMPORTANT! For most people descended from enslaved Black Americans, the process of finding their roots goes something like this; they crack open Census records to track back from a grandfather or grandmother to a great-grandmother, then a great-great-grandmother and maybe one or two more greats before they get back to the family member who was enslaved. These are our ancestors’: Descendants of enslaved people are shifting plantation tourism At three plantations in Charleston, S.C., Black descendants are connecting with their family’s history and helping reshape the narrative

BCN Ep #10 1960 Black were called Migrants, Harvest Of Shame Documentary Harvest of Shame was a 1960 television documentary presented by broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow on CBS that showed the plight of American migrant agricultural workers. It was Murrow's final documentary for the network; he left CBS at the end of January 1961, at John F. Kennedy's request, to become head of the United States Information Agency. An investigative report intended "to shock Americans into action," it was "the first time millions of Americans were given a close look at what it means to live in poverty" by their televisions. The program was an installment of the television documentary series CBS Reports, widely seen as the successor to Murrow's highly regarded 1951–1958 CBS program See It Now. Murrow's close associate, Fred W. Friendly, who coproduced See It Now, was the executive producer of CBS Reports. Their colleague, Edward P. Morgan, had taken up the issue of migrant labor in his CBS Radio Network commentaries. Morgan's assistant had visited Senator Harry F. Byrd's Northern Virginia farm during the apple harvest and was outraged by the conditions of the migrant laborers working there. According to Murrow biographer Joseph Persico, Friendly decided that the issue was a natural for Murrow, long seen as a champion of the oppressed. While Murrow and Friendly are often seen as the forces behind the show, broadcast historians such as the late Edward Bliss, Jr. have also given credit to "Harvest of Shame" producer/reporter David Lowe. Lowe did much of the legwork, including a number of the interviews featured in the installment. The program originally aired just after Thanksgiving Day in November 1960. The December 5, 1960 edition of Time quoted producer Lowe as saying, #HarvestofShame

BCN Ep #8 Tiffany Henyard Mayor dictator, she just the preview to Trump😳😳😳😳😳 My opinion which I’m entitled to. But this is where we are people of the United States. There are many crooked politicians, but Tiffany Henyard takes the CAKE. She in denial about everything. Which leads us to 45, he in denial about everything as well. I tell you all go ahead and play around with the President election this November 2024

BCN Ep #7 Trump supporter still think he POTUS Here a compilation of Trump supporters. You can believe what these people are saying. 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 #BlackCulturalNetwork #Vansilk1127

BCN Ep #6 DOLTON MAYOR TIFFANY HENYARD VETOES INVESTIGATION INTO HERSELF AMID CORRUPTION ACCUSATIONS DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) — A tense meeting got underway in Dolton on Monday night as residents voiced their frustrations with the mayor and recent allegations against her. “We don’t need anything else, saying what you’re claiming to do for the village. We need accountability. We need information on the finances,” one speaker said. Mayor Tiffany Henyard is accused of using village money for personal reasons as Dolton’s unpaid bills have piled up. Henyard has denied the allegations. During the meeting, Henyard vetoed a resolution passed by the village board to investigate her spending. But on Monday night, it was residents’ turn to call out the mayor. “I’m asking that you either step down or the trustees that voted you in to vote you out,” another speaker said. After those public comments, Henyard responded, calling the accusations “false.” “It’s facts over fiction for me. I will state facts. I will show receipts, and I will make sure our community is back together as one,” Henyard said. “It amazes me how people can get together and come to a board meeting and just have hate in their heart and not love on each other.” Henyard said she wants future board meetings to focus on other issues. #TiffanyHenyard #Vansilk1127 #MayorTiffsnyHenyard

BCN Ep #5 Tiffany Henyard Played Roland Martin then Roland clapped back at her! She lied during the whole interview. Seems like Roland didn’t really did a background check until after the backlash. Roland Martin pull out the receipts on Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard after she denied involvement in her namesake charity, Tiffany Henyard Follow @rolandsmartin #TiffanyHeynard #BlackCulturalNetwork #Vansilk1127 #RolsndSMartin

BCN Ep #4 Hip Hop Eddie Cheba dies at age 67! His last performance video from 2023 According to close friend Van Silk, he passed away from a cardiac arrest at 7:16 a.m. ET on Tuesday (February 13). Hip-Hop pioneer Eddie Cheba has died AllHipHop can confirm. According to close friend Van Silk, he passed away from a cardiac arrest at 7:16 a.m. ET on Tuesday (February 13). Cheeba’s sister, Sarah Shawn, confirmed the news on social media. Cheeba had been sick for at least six months and suffered not one but three strokes. The trailblazing DJ was considered one of the biggest club DJs in New York City throughout the 1970s and could easily pack the house on any given day. “I met Eddie back in 1975, the same time I met DJ Hollywood and Reggie Wells,” Van Silk tells AllHipHop. “Reggie Wells and Eddie Cheba grew up in Douglas Houses in Manhattan. My experience with Eddie Cheba is very sentimental. He played for many of my parties and we did Broadway International together. Eddie definitely cannot be left out of the culture of Hip-Hop. Trust me. Sad to say Eddie Cheba’s last performance and interview was last August 11 at the Rapamania 50 event. Eddie was booked to perform, but I told him to get on the mic. We have along personal history and been in touch with him over the last six years. He will definitely be missed.” #EddieCheba #vansilk1127 #russellsimmons

BCN Ep #3 14-year-old scientist Heman Bekele on his quest to fight skin cancer with soap According to PBS Heman Bekele spent the last year developing a bar of soap that could treat skin cancer. It was the winning entry at the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge, considered one of the top science and engineering competitions for fifth through eighth graders. For our Weekend Spotlight, John Yang speaks with Bekele about his work. Heman Bekele: Sure. So SCTS, which stands for Skin Cancer Treating Soap, is basically this compound based bar of soap that's charged with different cancer fighting chemicals to help treat different forms of skin cancer. Pretty much the way that it works is it uses this drug called imidazoquinolines, and it wraps it around this lipid based nanoparticle. And the concept here is that even though the soaps and suds will be washed away by the soap, there will still be all of the medicinal components stuck there by the lipid based nanoparticle. And this is kind of a more new and novel approach to fighting against skin cancer. #HemanBekele #vansilk1127

BCN Ep #2 This rodeo family is honoring generational legacy and Black cowboy culture The Jackson Family Rodeo Crew is an Upper Marlboro, Maryland, family of seven epitomizing the rodeo lifestyle and legacy of Black cowboys in the United States. Parents Corey and Robyn Jackson have dedicated themselves to supporting their five kids, four of whom compete, in living that lifestyle to the fullest. Corey Jackson told "Good Morning America" that from the time he was a young child in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he had always wanted to be a cowboy.

BCN Ep #1 FRUIT OF ISLAM /FOI Security for Nation of Islam! The Fruit of Islam (FOI) is the security and disciplinary wing of the Nation of Islam (NOI). It has also been described as its paramilitary wing. The Fruit of Islam wear distinctive blue, brown, or white uniforms and caps and have units at all NOI temples. Louis Farrakhan, as head of the Nation of Islam, is commander-in-chief of the Fruit of Islam, and his son, Mustapha Farrakhan Sr., is second in command as the Supreme Captain. The women's counterpart to the Fruit of Islam is Muslim Girls Training (MGT).