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Ernie Barnes passes on…

Ernie Barnes, a one-time professional football player who became one of the nation’s foremost African American artists, has died after a brief illness, his personal assistant said today. He was 70.
Barnes, best known for a unique figurative style of painting exemplified by his celebrated “Sugar Shack” dance scene, died Monday night at [...]

The Black Smurf Controversy…

Research wise, The Black Smurfs (original French title Les Schtroumpfs Noirs) is the first collection of the original French-language Smurfs comic series created by Belgian artist Peyo, first published in 1963. In the Hanna-Barbera cartoon made for NBC’s Saturday Morning Cartoon line-up, the black Smurfs were changed to purple one’s in order to soften any [...]

Tru Life: A Passing…

So today was an especially hard day for me. In the past 6 months I have experienced 3 loses. One a childhood friend whom I had known since I was born. The other a cousin who was beloved by the entire family. Today they buried a woman who I respected and admired for her success [...]

Kooley will get you High!!!

Kooley High is back with another classic mixtape free of charge for the masses. The new project, Kooley Is High, is mixed by K-Salaam.  February 2009 many of those true hip-hop heads here in the Tar Heel state made the drive out to Cary to see the Carolina premeir of the documentary “One Day” which [...]

Tru Life and Sounds: South African icon Miriam Makeba dies

 

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for 30 years under apartheid, died after a concert in Italy. She was 76.In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world – jazz maestros [...]

Tru Life: “This Just Looks SOOOO Right!!!”

My New Web Home!!!!

It’s been nearly 2 years since I created the first TruittONeal.com website and now I’m happy to say that the new site is even better. Along with the redesign comes the decision to merge BigTru.Com into this new site. After September 1, 2008, the old BigTru.Com site will no longer be. In the upcoming weeks [...]