Mr. Scarface at his home in Houston (mid 90s)

Releasing January 12th 1996, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (or simply Don't Be a Menace) is a 1996 American hood comedy film directed by Paris Barclay in his feature directorial debut, written and starring Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans along with contributions by Phil Beauman. In the film, two cousins explore the surreal, comedic world of South Central Los Angeles.
Don't Be a Menace spoofs several 1990s hood films, notably Menace II Society (1993), South Central, Juice (both 1992), and Boyz n the Hood (1991). It features cameos by actors from those films, often parodying their original roles. Produced by Keenen Ivory Wayans, it is the Wayanses' second film to parody black film culture and African-American society, after I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988).

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"Max Keeble's Big Move" is a hilarious 2001 Disney kids' comedy starring Alex D. Linz, Zena Grey, Josh Peck, Nora Dunn, Robert Carradine, and Jamie Kennedy. The cast also features Noel Fisher and Orlando Brown as the bullies who make Max's life miserable, while Justin Berfield adds to the fun in his supporting role. In a thrilling cameo, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk takes a spin.

Max's first day of middle school is a disaster, with a bully duo and a principal who's more wacky than wise. But things take a turn for the worse when the evil ice cream man, still fuming over a past incident involving a bug-infested snow cone, starts seeking revenge. However, when Max learns he's moving away, he sees a chance to turn the tables on his bullies without facing any consequences. With the help of his friends Robe and Megan, Max concocts a plan to teach his tormentors a lesson they'll never forget.

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West Coast Rapper Saafir has passed away today at age 54. He was most known for his role as “Harold” in Menace II Society & as a member of Digital Underground with Tupac in the early 90s.

Boyz II Men (pronounced boys to men) is an American vocal harmony group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies.
The group consists of four members:
1.Nathan Morris: He is one of the founding members and serves as a baritone for the group, adding depth to their harmonies.
2.Wanya Morris: He is one of the lead vocalists, known for his powerful and emotive singing style.
3.Shawn Stockman: He is another lead vocalist who brings a smooth tenor voice to the group, contributing to their signature sound.
4.Michael McCary: He was the bass vocalist, whose deep voice added richness and fullness to the group's harmonies.
Together, these four members created a unique and soulful sound that led to Boyz II Men’s immense success in the 1990s with hits like "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love to You."

1897: African American Buffalo Soldiers test bikes for Army on 1,900 mile expedition
In 1897, 20 soldiers, an army surgeon and a reporter led by Lt. James A. Moss, rode bicycles from Fort Missoula in Montana to St. Louis, Missouri. The trip was made as an experiment to see whether the bicycle could serve a useful purpose in the Army.
1890s America was also experiencing a bicycle-craze due to the recent invention of the "safety bicycle" (a bicycle with wheels of equal size and chain driven). Accounts make it clear that Moss had a romantic streak, and enjoyed the outdoors, as well as what he referred to as "the poetry of cycling".
The 41-day journey to St. Louis was 1,900 miles and took the men through Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and Missouri. In the 1890s, the Army was segregated, with most black units (a.k.a "Buffalo Soldiers") serving in the isolated outposts in the West. Fort Missoula, at that time, was home to the 25th Infantry, a black regiment. Moss was a Southerner and recent graduate of West Point. He was only twenty-five years old. He and some of the '97 riders had done trips before. In the summer of 1896, eight of them rode first to the Mission Mountains, north of Missoula and then Yellowstone Park. For the St. Louis trip, Moss picked a path that mostly followed the railroads -- the Northern Pacific to Billings and then various arms of the Burlington the rest of the way.
Fortunately, Eddie Boos, a nineteen-year-old, rode along with the Corps to St. Louis and wired lengthy reports to the local Missoula paper, as well as newspapers all over the United States.
Combining his accounts with those of Lt. Moss, we get a fairly detailed picture of the trip. Sadly, no accounts from the soldiers, themselves, are known to exist. We only know them through Boos and Moss's somewhat stereotyped descriptions. Nevertheless, what comes through is a group of highly dedicated, tough, resilient, men who at the end of a long, hard ride still had a keen sense of humor and enjoyment of life*. A year after the trip they proved their mettle as soldiers, securing key victories during the Spanish-American War. Boos tells us that the Corps was escorted by hundreds as they drew closer to the finish of their journey and were welcomed by over 10,000 upon reaching their goal in Forest Park in St. Louis.

8Ball & MJG: Before the emergence of OutKast, Goodie Mob, Three 6 Mafia or Cash Money Records, there was 8Ball & MJG. The influential Memphis duo was among the originators and cornerstones of southern hip-hop, with arguably only the Geto Boys proving as influential in the first half of the ‘90s. Their 1993 debut, Comin’ Out Hard, is an early classic of the region. But it wasn’t just that 8Ball & MJG was early, the pair was also inarguably great — both collectively and on their own — at the craft of rapping. Their longevity and influence were such that it wasn’t until 2005, when they joined fellow Tennessee group Three 6 Mafia for “Stay Fly,” that they reached their peak chart success. But almost every Southern rapper of the last 30 years is in their debt.

YES ~ A black man invented the first ever self-propelled street sweeper truck!

Charles B. Brooks (1865–1908) was an American inventor. Born in Virginia in 1865, by the 1890s he was a resident of Newark, New Jersey. Besides inventing, Brooks was a porter for the Pullman Palace Car Company. Unlike other sweepers at that time (1890s), Brooks' sweeper was the first self-propelled street sweeping truck.

Charles B. Brooks devised a machine that had a series of broom-like brushes that pushed trash and debris to the side of the road. His invention was met with resentment because his invention would put an end to jobs for those who cleared away trash for a living.

Charles B. Brooks was the extraordinaire inventor of the “street sweeper.” During Brooks time, it was common for the trash on the streets to be cleaned by walkers or those hired to keep the walkways and sidewalks clean with nothing more than a broom. For many, it was a good paying job. Brooks patent was approved on March 17th, 1896; his application for the patent was filed on April 20, 1895. The street sweeper was best described as “a truck frame mounted on the axles which are supported by front and rear wheels.

There are drive-wheels for the sweeping, elevator mechanisms, and an endless chain that travels around a sprocket-wheel and travels up to an additional sprocket-wheel. There is a squared shaft, which is mounted at opposite ends in bearings in the upper parts of a pair of vertical standards consisting of the back or rear parts of the truck-frame and then sustained by braces, which extend from the standards to the truck-frame.”

Over the years as cities grew larger, so did the need for the street sweeper. Workers admitted to the city’s need for such a machine and the Street Sweeper became indispensable.