Updated: 4/27/2020

On January 17, 2015, I started a new Blog Series in honor of Black History Month called Black History Fun Fact Friday. I planned for the series to run from January 2015 through the end of February 2015, but two badges and 70 weeks later we are still going strong.

Black History Fun Fact Friday is not just a Black History Month segment anymore. It has carved out its own space on this blog. I want to get back to publishing Black History articles every Friday and would love to have some help.

I am reaching out for help from individuals who are interested in helping to contribute to this series.

Requirements:

 

• Must be at least 18+ to write for The PBS Blog.

 

• Must be original work. Do not copy and paste the article from other blogs unless that blog is your own. If you have a Black History article to share that you published to your site, I welcome you to submit it for Black History Fun Facts. I have no problem with that as long as it is your work. You can also link back to it so readers can follow your blog.

 

• Because of the nature of this series, interested writers must be Black/African American.

 

• Topics must be relatable to the history of Blacks/African Americans, African diaspora, e.g.

 

• Articles must be emailed to me for approval at least one week before publishing. If you email your article on 4/28 for example, I will publish it on 5/1 if there are no needed changes.

 

• Please send articles as an attachment in a Word Document, 12p Font, Times New Roman text.

 

• Please do your best to self-edit your work for basic typos/spelling/grammatical errors before submission. Grammarly and ProWritingAid are good free self-edit software programs to use.

 

• Please include at least one image with the post. Canva is a good program to use to make your own images.

 

• This is Black History Fun Fact Friday not Black History Opinions so do your best to submit articles covering accurate historical information. I will vet the submissions to make sure they do. If you have links to sources, please include them. If you quote someone else, please cite your source. Articles that plagiarize will not be featured on this blog. (Note: Writers, as a heads up, if you are quoting people in your Social Media graphics without giving proper credit, this is plagiarism. Putting quotation marks around the quote does not make it yours. Don’t leave off the name of the person who said it first!)

 

• Please include a photo of yourself, social media handles, website, or links to books you’ve written on the topic. This will be added to the end of the post.

Benefits of Guest Blogging:

 

• Increase traffic to your own website/blog
• Build Relationships/Online Influence
• Build Domain and Search Engine Authority
• Capture Wider Audience (go hand-in-hand with the 1st point)
• Develop Your Authority on a topic
• Improve Your Writing
• Opens the doors for paid business opportunities

Email articles to yecheilyah@yecheilyahysrayl.com.