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The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass
“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, …... Read More
Happy Birthday Ella Fitzgerald — born 100 years ago on April 25, 1917
100 Years ago, on April 25, 1917, (read about her here) Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia. After Ella’s death, The New York Times columnist Frank Rich wrote that Ella had performed a cultural transaction as extraordinary as Elvis‘ contemporaneous integration …... Read More
What did the 2016 Presidential election of Donald Trump have to do with the Black Lives Matter Movement, Barack Obama, the Media . . .
Food for Thought! A friend of mine sent me the attached video in which the speaker shares her thoughts on the roles the Black Lives Matter Movement, Barack Obama, and the Media played in the successful election of Donald Trump. In …... Read More
Rachel Dolezal describes her unapologetic African Identity
In my post on February 27, 2017, In Defense of Rachel Dolezal—white woman who identifies as black, now jobless, may soon be homeless, I described my uneasiness with which both black and white communities have spoken ill about Rachel Dolezal. Up until reading …... Read More
In Defense of Rachel Dolezal—white woman who identifies as black, now jobless, may soon be homeless
Have many of us asked ourselves the question: How is it that society amply rewards countless racist criminals for their assault and murder of African Americans—whether it is with monetary or found innocent in the eyes of the law—and how many in the African …... Read More
Tupac Talks Donald Trump & Greed in America in 1992 and “The Charleston Chronicle”—both have vital Black History Month Messages for you
In 1992, I was very busy working on a career and Hip Hop was not on my radar, and consequently, I didn’t listen to a Tupac Shakur. I had no idea who Tupac was. It’s only within the past two …... Read More
Cornell University Library – Collection of 645 African-American images from 1860s-1960s
Cornell University Library has made available a collection of 645 African-American images from the 1860s through the 1960s. The collection was donated to the University by Stephan and Beth Loewentheil in 2012. The university says “one of the goals — …... Read More
“My Thoughts”: The Real Meaning of Black History Month
It’s that time again in the United States of America where the annual Black History Month observance is now upon the masses of the nation’s ebony citizenry. This is meant to be a celebration of African-Americans, in particular, having respect …... Read More
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