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A SPECIAL DELIVERY - Students at Melrose High in Orange Mound were caught off guard Wednesday afternoon, when GloRilla made a surprise appearance at their school. Not only did the Memphis-born rap star give a live performance of "Yeah Glo!," she also delivered a $25,000 check toward literacy improvements and a special message for students who want to pursue their dreams. fox13.tv/4gDH2tI

Freddie and Lisa Thomas-McMillan, founders of Drexell & Honeybee's in Brewton, Alabama, serve soul food with no prices and no cash registers. Their donation-only restaurant feeds everyone, regardless of ability to pay, using contributions to cover costs. Their mission: to fill hearts and stomachs with love and dignity.

It’s and what better way to spend your afternoon than surrounded by friends and loved ones enjoying a MASSIVE platter of VA’s best BBQ? 🤷‍♂️🍖

See y’all soon! Doors open at 11:00 and we have pulled lamb and beef cheeks on special today.

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Mechanics and Farmers BankNorth Carolina''s oldest African American-owned bank, was established in 1908 in Durham under the auspices of the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association (renamed the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1919).The original charter members included Richard Fitzgerald, John Merrick, Aaron M. Moore, William G. Pearson, J. C. Scarborough, Charles C. Spaulding, J. A. Dodson, and Stanford L. Warren.
The bank first operated from space in the building of the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association, later moving to a building on West Parrish Street.
Mechanics and Farmers became an important source of financing in the 1920s, saving more than 500 African American farms and residences, when its loan department provided $200,000 in individual loans.
The bank''s policy stated its intent to provide "no large loans . . . to a few profiteers, but rather conservative sums to needy farmers and laborers."
The bank was one of about a dozen African American banks to survive the Great Depression and holds the distinction of being the first lending institution in North Carolina to receive a Certificate of Authority from the Federal Housing Administration (1935).
The Founders of Mechanics and Farmers Bank.

Glynn County History—Our Favorite Brunswick Stew

As locals and visitors alike will tell you, one of our favorite local delicacies is Brunswick stew!

Makes one gallon. Serve with barbecue or seafood (boiled or fried shrimp, oysters, crabs) from local waters.
1 3-lb chicken 1 lb. lean pork
1 lb. lean beef 3 medium onions, chopped

Place meat in large, heavy pot. Season with salt, pepper. Add onions and cover with water. Cook until meat falls from bones (several hours). Remove from heat and allow to cool. Tear meat into shreds and return to stock.

Add:
4 cans (16 oz.) diced tomatoes
5 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 bottles (14 oz.) catsup
1 T. Tabasco
2 bay leaves
1/2 bottle (12 oz.) chili sauce
1/2 t. dry mustard
1/2 stick butter

Cook one hour, occasionally stirring to prevent sticking.

Add:
3 T. vinegar
2 cans (16 oz.) small lima or butter beans (frozen limas or butter beans work, too)
2 cans (16 oz.) cream-style corn (frozen corn works, too)
1 can (15 oz.) small English peas (frozen peas work, too)
Optional: 3 small potatoes, peeled and diced, and a box of frozen, sliced okra

Cook slowly until thick. Enjoy with saltines, oyster crackers, or homemade cornbread!

Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, the trailblazing female pitcher in the Negro Leagues, will be honored with a Washington, D.C. intersection named in her memory. The new “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza” will be located at Florida Avenue and New York Avenue NE, celebrating her historic achievements with the Indianapolis Clowns. This tribute recognizes her pioneering spirit and enduring legacy.

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GRAND OPENING: The Intuit Dome, the new home of the LA Clippers, officially hosts its grand opening tonight, headlined by back-to-back Bruno Mars concerts. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4fHfrrN

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Loaded Chili Dog! 🌭👌🏼 #chili #hotdog #chilidog

BLACK ENTREPRENEURS- BEN HARDY (1921-1994)

Custom motorcycle builder Ben Hardy was born Benjamin F. Hardy on July 25, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. However, historical data regarding his family, upbringing, and obituary have yet to be recovered from the annals of time.

After World War II, as the United States experienced a slight depression with high unemployment, and California had an unemployment rate of 8.8% compared to a national average of 3.9% in 1946, Hardy established Hardy’s Motorcycle Service shop in South Central Los Angeles, located at 1168 E. Florence Avenue. He built two ‘Billy’ bikes and three’ Captain Americas,’ made at that time from a 20-year-old, heavily customized Harley-Davidson Panhead, with the assistance of another Black motorcycle builder, Cliff Vaughn, the most famous motorcycles ever made.

Los Angeles, California, was a city divided and segregated along racial lines, and it did not welcome Hardy and his creation into the mainstream motorcycle world. However, Hardy and Black motorcyclists continued riding the typical ‘Billy’ bike in their limited circle. In the 1950s, during the high point of Jim Crow, some viewed the camaraderie of riding a customized Harley chopper creatively in a group as a revolutionary act.

In 1969, Hardy’s chopper was showcased in the iconic 1969 motorcycle film Easy Rider, in which two bikers travel through the Southwest and South of the U.S. with lots of money from a co***ne deal. His bikes were duplicated for this movie if mechanical failure or wreckage during film shortage were anticipated. The film Easy Rider brought in more than $60 million; however, Hardy was inadequately recognized and did not benefit financially from the movie’s success.

In 2014, 20 years after the death of Hardy, the Captain America bike sold for $1.35 million. Four years later, in 2018, Hardy’s work was featured in the “Black Chrome” at the California African American Museum. This exhibit, sponsored by the Automobile Club of Southern California, the most prominent member of the AAA Federation of Motor Clubs, was about the historical development of African American motorcycle culture. A replica of Hardy’s Captain America bike is housed in one of Germany’s largest motorcycle collections at the German Two-Wheeler and NSU Museum in northern Baden-Württemberg.

Ben Hardy died in 1994. He was 74.

Alexander, O. (2023, August 10). Ben Hardy (1921-1994). BlackPast.org. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ben-hardy-1921-1994/

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