{"id":7419,"date":"2012-02-17T21:40:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T21:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/?p=7419"},"modified":"2012-02-17T21:58:58","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T21:58:58","slug":"happy-black-history-month-from-dropcents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/happy-black-history-month-from-dropcents\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Black History Month from Dropcents!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s February in St. Louis and aside from the city balling out of contol thanks to income tax refunds, <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-151544.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-151544.jpg\" alt=\"20120217-151544.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s the time of year when we celebrate African-American history and culture. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport did just that yesterday with the re-dedication of its \u2018Black Americans in Flight\u2019 mural. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-151856.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-151856.jpg\" alt=\"20120217-151856.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This mural highlights the contributions of African Americans in aviation through the Space Age. \u201cI am honored for the opportunity to re-introduce the mural to the community,\u201d said mural artist Solomon Thurman, who shared his story about the history and the making of the mural with an audience at the airport on February 16.\u201cThe mural is a visual illustration of African Americans\u2019 role in aviation history from the beginning to the present,\u201d said Thurman. \u201cThe greatest lesson is the story of how it was accomplished. This mural demonstrates to everyone who visits or lives in St. Louis that we are proud of our rich aviation history.\u201d If you do make it to Lambert Airport to peep the mural make sure you stop by <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=The+Shop&#038;cid=10198945501043882683\" title=\"Dropcents\" target=\"_blank\">Dropcents<\/a> right across Highway 70!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-152239.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-152239.jpg\" alt=\"20120217-152239.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Political activist, scholar, and author Angela Davis will also hit the city on Sunday February 26th. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-152104.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/20120217-152104.jpg\" alt=\"20120217-152104.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She will be speaking on &#8220;Black Women in American Culture and History,&#8221; and will also be signing her books, which will be for sale. <a href=\"http:\/\/events.stltoday.com\/st-louis-mo\/events\/show\/238504724-angela-davis\" title=\"This event is open to the public\" target=\"_blank\">This event is open to the public<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Black pioneer Chrispus Attucks <del>with a little help from Ice Cube<\/del> dropped a video in celebration of this Month! Peep it below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/embed\/bc018e0780\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;font-size:x-small;margin-top:0;width:640px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/videos\/bc018e0780\/crispus-attucks-today-was-a-good-day-with-wayne-brady-jb-smoove-michael-kenneth-williams\" title=\"from Wayne Brady, Michael Kenneth Williams, JB Smoove, Keith David, Kali Hawk, Clint Howard, Jerry Minor, lamorneisfunny, Greg Grunberg, Funny Or Die, Josh&#038;Ryan, Angela  Yarbrough, Betsy Koch, and BoTown Sound\">Crispus Attucks &#8216;Today Was a Good Day&#8217; with Wayne Brady, JB Smoove &#038; Michael Kenneth Williams <\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/wayne_brady\">Wayne Brady<\/a>      <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?app_id=138711277798&amp;href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funnyordie.com%2Fvideos%2Fbc018e0780%2Fcrispus-attucks-today-was-a-good-day-with-wayne-brady-jb-smoove-michael-kenneth-williams&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=150&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;height=21\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:90px; height:21px; vertical-align:middle;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s February in St. Louis and aside from the city balling out of contol thanks to income tax refunds, it&#8217;s the time of year when we celebrate African-American history and culture. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport did just that yesterday with the re-dedication of its \u2018Black Americans in Flight\u2019 mural. 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