NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: New Africentric 44-Cent U.S. Postage Stamps:U.S. Navy Sailor "Dorie" Miller,Filmmaker Oscar Micheaux andThe Negro Baseball League

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

New Africentric 44-Cent U.S. Postage Stamps:
U.S. Navy Sailor "Dorie" Miller,
Filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and
The Negro Baseball League

I finally got a chance to look through the new issue of USA Philatelic magazine that the United States Postal Service sends out quarterly and came across a few upcoming 44-cent stamps for 2010 that I wanted to share with the FAM.

Keep these stamps in mind when you go to your local post office and ask for them, or call TOLL-FREE 1-800-STAMP-24 (1-800-782-6724) tp place an order, order online from www.usps.com

First, as part of the Distinguished Sailor series
of postage stamps is Doris "Dorie"Miller.
Set For Release February 4th, 2010

I Found This Pin Image Of Dorie On A Google Search.
It Looks Vintage and So Qool And So I Wanted To Share It

Second,
Oscar Micheaux Was a Prolific African-American Filmmaker
Who Made 30+ Black Films (from 1919-1941)
Way Back In The Days
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How He Was Able To Raise Money And Get Those Films Done
Is INCREDIBLE In And Of Itself For Those Days.

Truly KUJICHAGULIA (koo-GEE-chah-GOO-lee-AH):
SELF-DETERMINATION

More on Oscar Micheaux...

The 33rd stamp in the Black Heritage series, to be issued June 22nd, 2010 honors pioneering filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, who wrote, directed, produced and distributed more than 40 movies during the first half of the 20th century. An ambitious, larger-than-life figure, Micheaux thrived at a time when African-American filmmakers were rare, venues for their work were scarce, and support from the industry did not exist. Micheaux’s entrepreneurial spirit and independent vision continue to inspire new generations of filmmakers and artists.

This stamp features a stylized portrait of Oscar Micheaux by Gary Kelley. The artwork is based on one of the few surviving photographs of Micheaux, a portrait that appeared in his 1913 novel The Conquest.

Although only 15 of his movies are known to have survived in whole or in part, Micheaux has become a cinematic icon. In 1986, he was posthumously awarded a special Directors Guild of America award. In 1995, the Producers Guild of America established the Oscar Micheaux Award to honor “an individual or individuals whose achievements in film and television have been accomplished despite difficult odds.”