Soul train

Mr. Quiñones, also known as Shabba-Doo, rose to fame in the movie “Breakin’” and helped bring a distinctly urban kind of movement to the mainstream.

Soul Train, one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history, began in 1970 on the Chicago television station WCIU-TV when there were few outlets for popular Black culture throughout the United States. It was a radical move for the time, exhibiting the cultural perspectives of African American music, dance, and fashion clothing on television. Soul Train allowed the world to view African Americans’ many faces and elements and their unique experiences in American society. Each…

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1974: Soul Train gang

In case you haven't heard by now, Rosie Perez admittedly had some major anger issues back in the day and she went waaaay overboard on the set of "Soul Train" when she did the unthinkable to her boss, Don Cornelius, and let's just say that Don didn't play that!