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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Happy Birthday Denzel Washington

“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it” - Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington was born as Denzel Washington Jr. on December 28th, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. When he was 14 his parents separated. In 1977 Washington earned a B.A. in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University.
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Also in 1977 he starred in the film Wilma. In 1981 he starred in Carbon Copy. Also in 1981 he starred in the play “A Soldier’s Play”.
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In 1982 he starred in the TV show “St. Elsewhere”. In 1983 he married Pauletta Pearson. In 1984 he starred in the movie A Soldier’s Story.
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In 1986 he starred in the movies Hard Lessons and Power. In 1987 he starred in the film Cry Freedom.
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In 1989 he starred in Glory.
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In 1990 he starred in Mo’ Better Blues. In 1992 he starred in Malcolm X.
Image result for denzel washington 1992(Washington in Malcolm X (1992))
In 1993 he starred in Philadelphia. In 1995 he donated US$2.5 million to help build the new West Angeles Church of God in Christ facility in Los Angeles. In 1996 he appeared in Courage Under Fire and The Preacher’s Wife. In 1998 he starred in He Got Game.
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In 1999 he starred in The Hurricane. In 2000 he starred in Remember the Titans. In 2001 he starred in Training Day.
Image result for denzel washington training day(Washington in Training Day (2001))
In 2005 he starred in the play “Julius Caesar”. In 2006 he starred in Inside Man. In 2007 he starred in The Great Debaters. In 2008 Washington supported Barack Obama. In 2010 he starred in the play “Fences”. Also in 2010 he starred in The Book of Eli.
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In 2012 he starred in Flight. In 2016 he starred in The Magnificent Seven. Also in 2016 he starred in the film Fences.
Image result for denzel washington 2016 fences(Washington (Left) and Viola Davis (Right) in Fences (2016))
Today he turns 62 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Denzel Washington.

Movies starring Denzel Washington
  • Carbon Copy (1981) as Roger Porter
  • A Soldier’s Story (1984) as Private First Class Melvin Peterson
  • Power (1986) as Arnold Billings
  • Cry Freedom (1987) as Steve Biko
  • For Queen and Country (1988) as Reuben James
  • The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Xavier Quinn
  • Glory (1989) as Trip
  • Heart Condition (1990) as Napoleon Stone
  • Mo’ Better Blues (1990) as Bleek Gilliam
  • Mississippi Masala (1991) as Demetrius Williams
  • Ricochet (1991) as Nick Styles
  • Malcolm X (1992) as Malcolm X
  • Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992) as narrator
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Don Pedro of Aragon
  • The Pelican Brief (1993) as Gray Grantham
  • Philadelphia (1993) as Joe Miller
  • Crimson Tide (1995) as Lt. Commander Ron Hunter
  • Virtuosity (1995) as Lt. Parker Barnes
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) as Easy Rawlins
  • Courage Under Fire (1996) as Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling
  • The Preacher’s Wife (1996) as Dudley
  • Fallen (1998) as Det. John Hobbes
  • He Got Game (1998) as Jake Shuttlesworth
  • The Siege (1998) as Anthony Hubbard
  • The Bone Collector (1999) as Lincoln Rhyme
  • The Hurricane (1999) as Rubin Carter
  • Remember the Titans (2000) as Herman Boone
  • Training Day (2001) as Det. Alonzo Harris
  • John Q. (2002) as John Archibald
  • Antwone Fisher (2002) as Dr. Jerome Davenport
  • Out of Time (2003) as Matt Whitlock
  • Man on Fire (2004) as John Creasy
  • The Manchurian Candidate (2004) as Maj. Ben Marco
  • Inside Man (2006) as Keith Frazier
  • Deja Vu (2006) as Doug Carlin
  • American Gangster (2007) as Frank Lucas
  • The Great Debaters (2007) as Melvin Tolson
  • The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) as Walter Garber
  • The Book of Eli (2010) as Eli
  • Unstoppable (2010) as Frank Barnes
  • Safe House (2012) as Tobin Frost
  • Flight (2012) as William Whitaker Sr.
  • 2 Guns (2013) as Robert Trench
  • The Equalizer (2014) as Robert McCall
  • The Magnificent Seven (2016) as Sam Chisholm
  • Fences (2016) as Troy Maxson
TV Shows starring Denzel Washington
  • “The Wilma Rudolph Story” (1977) as Robert Eldrige
  • “Flesh and Blood” (1979) as Kirk
  • “St. Elsewhere” (1982-1988) as Dr. Phillip Chandler
  • “Licence to Kill” (1984) as Martin Sawyer
  • “The George McKenna Story” (1986) as George McKenna
  • “Great Performances” (1992) as narrator
  • “Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child” (1995) as King Omar
  • “The March” (2013) as narrator
Plays starring Denzel Washington
  • “Coriolanus” (1979) as Aediles, Roman Citizen, Voscian Citizen, Roman Soldier, Voscian Soldier
  • “A Soldier’s Play” (1981-1983) as Private First Class Melvin Peterson
  • “Checkmates” (1988) as Sylvester Williams
  • “The Tragedy of Richard III” (1990) as Richard III of England
  • “Julius Caesar” (2005) as Marcus Brutus
  • “Fences” (2010) as Troy Maxson
  • “A Raisin in the Sun” (2014) as Walter Younger
Videos of Denzel Washington



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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Happy Birthday Steve Biko

“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed” - Steve Biko
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Steve Biko was born as Stephen Biko on December 18th, 1946 in Ginsberg Township, South Africa. In 1950 his father died. In 1964 he attended a prestigious boarding school in Alice, Eastern Cape. Biko was expelled from the school due to his political views.
Image result for steve biko young(Biko as a teenager)
He then attended St. Francis college in Mariannhill, Natal. He studied in the medical field to be a doctor. In the 1960’s Biko was apart of the National Union of South African Students. He later founded the South African Students' Organization (SASO). In 1968 Biko was elected its president. SASO then evolved into the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM).
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In 1970 he married Ntsiki Mashalaba. In 1972 he was expelled from St. Francis for his political views.
Image result for steve biko 1972(Biko in 1972)
In 1973 the Apartheid government banned him from speaking to more than 1 person at a time in public. In 1976 he organized protests in Soweto.
Image result for steve biko 1976(Biko in 1976)
In 1977 Biko was arrested under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967. When he was interrogated he was beaten and tortured. They then put him in the back of a police wagon naked and drove him 680 miles to a prison with hospital facilities. On September 12th, 1977 Steve Biko died of his injuries from the police officers in Pretoria, South Africa. He was 30 years old.
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Today is his 70th birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday and rest in peace Steve Biko.


Videos of Steve Biko


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