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As most of you are aware, we are quickly winding up the first month of the year.  So far… so good.  As we forge ahead to February to celebrate Black History Month, I’ve decided to honor my late Great Uncle, Ovaltine Johnson… (AKA Frohawk).

Ovaltine Johnson was most remembered for his innovative dance moves in the late 1940’s.  Coining the phrase “That shit’s wack!” and “Don’t make me break my foot off in yo’ ass”, Ovaltine spent the majority of the decade headlining professional dance contests with his great friend Andrea.
Ovaltine was a firm believer in the manner of telling it like it is.  He is celebrated for starting the “racism is stupid” movement in 1963, along with Miguel Sanchez and Bob Crackerass.  Their movement involved the idea that nobody should be offended by jokes… as long as they are funny.  He also started the idea stating that it is the people who ARE offended by jokes of ethnical differences who are fueling the hate and keeping racism alive.
So, in agreement with the ideas of Ovaltine Johnson, I say we should keep humor alive.  No more of this “I’m telling because he hurt my feelings” crap.  Sit back and laugh once in a while.  Everyone has been through rough times at one time or another, but that is all the more reason to forge ahead, rather than living in the past.  In other words… the past does not equal the future.
“Show me a person that is afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a person that will lose every fight in his/her life.” - Ovaltine Johnson

Tags: Black History Month, cohawk, frohawk, Ovaltine Jones

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