academy - Blogs - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-28T18:10:56Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/academyThe ZYG 808 Presents Keynote Address At Cape Cod Human Rights Academy Conferencehttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/the-zyg-808-presents-keynote-address-at-cape-cod-human-rights2019-05-13T12:00:00.000Z2019-05-13T12:00:00.000ZMwalim *7) DaPhunkeeProfessorhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/Mwalim7DaPhunkeeProfessor<div><p>The Cape Cod Human Rights Commission recently hosted their Human Rights Academy for high school <a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828613012,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828613012,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="409" class="align-right" height="310" alt="3828613012?profile=original" /></a>students, hosted at Cape Cod Academy. Students from 11 of the fourteen public and private high schools on Cape Cod participated. This year the keynote speaker was Hip-Hop Jazz artist, ZYG 808 who performed his song "Insanity" and delivered a rousing keynote speech on the importance of leveling the social playing field to achieve effective human rights work by recognizing and eradicating the socially engrained elements of white supremacy in our society.</p><p>ZYG 808 (Morgan J Peters, II) is completing his sophomore year at Mashpee Middle High School where he is an honor student. Along with his work in Hip-Hop Jazz, the 2-time Grammy nominee has been engaged in several initiatives around social justice and human rights.He is the chair of the Youth Committee for the Cape Cod NAACP as well as an active member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Youth Council.</p><p>This summer, ZYG 808 will be co-starring in the musical "The Sou Session" which is running every Saturday night through the summer in Provincetown. He is also currently working on his debut solo album for his own Soul Poets Records label.</p></div>Isaac Hayes’ Memorial Service Is Announcedhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/2055350-BlogPost-102812008-08-13T15:25:52.000Z2008-08-13T15:25:52.000Zblack cottonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/blackcotton<div><b>Isaac Hayes’ Memorial Service Is AnnouncedAugust 13th, 2008The R&B, soul icon passed away Sunday at the age of 65A celebration of the life of powerhouse composer-musician <a href="http://www.isaachayes.com" title="Isaac Hayes" class="zem_slink">Isaac Hayes</a> will be held on Monday at Hope <a href="http://www.presbyterian.org.au" title="Presbyterian Church of Australia" class="zem_slink">Presbyterian Church</a> in Cordova, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.0,-86.0&spn=3.0,3.0&q=Tennessee&t=h" title="Tennessee" class="zem_slink">Tenn.</a> The <a href="http://www.grammy.com/" title="Grammy Award" class="zem_slink">Grammy</a>-, <a href="http://www.hfpa.org/" title="Golden Globe Award" class="zem_slink">Golden Globe</a> and <a href="http://www.oscars.org/" title="Academy Award" class="zem_slink">Academy-award-winning</a> artist passed away Sunday in <a href="http://www.memphistn.gov" title="Memphis, Tennessee" class="zem_slink">Memphis</a> at the age of 65. We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and love from Isaac’s dear friends, colleagues and fans from every corner of the world, and we thank each and every one of them for their kind thoughts and prayers,” the family issued in a statement late Tuesday. For more on what the family said, the services and where to send condolences, go to <a href="BET.com/News">BET.com/News</a>.</b><div style="margin-top:10px;height:15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/6a0e4caa-ba3d-472a-8263-e00a76c0f504/" title="Zemified by Zemanta"><img style="border:medium none;float:right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_b.png?x-id=6a0e4caa-ba3d-472a-8263-e00a76c0f504" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a></div></div>