black history fun fact friday
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Georgia’s School-Prison for Black Boys
“Today, students of color in the United States are nearly three times more likely than white children to be labelled cognitively impaired. When Latoya walked into Seth’s first special-education classroom, she said, “I did not see one white child. All I saw was black boys.” “School,” one student said, “is like prison where I am… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Lessons from Spike Lee’s Blackkklansman (Part One)
I have a lot to say so this is only part one as there were multiple dynamics to this film. WARNING: THIS POST HAS SPOILERS. IF YOU DIDN’T SEE THE MOVIE YET, GO SEE IT AND THEN COME BACK TO THIS POST 🙂 What is Blackkklansman about? First, we should know that the story is… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Lucy Craft Laney
Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today, we learn about Lucy Craft Laney. Lucy Craft Laney was a famous educator in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She opened her own school in 1883, which became known as Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in Augusta, Georgia where she served as teacher and principle… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – James Shober
James Shober was an African American doctor and the first Black doctor in North Carolina. James was born on August 23, 1853, in what is now Winston-Salem, North Carolina. James father Francis Edwin was a white businessman and politician who served in the North Carolina state legislature and the United States Congress. His mother… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Atlanta Child Murders
What became known as “The Atlanta Child Murders” happened in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981, when about 29 Black children, teens, and young adults were kidnapped and murdered. A majority of the killings shared common details. In 1979, for instance, Edward Hope Smith, also known as “Teddy,” and Alfred Evans, also known as “Q,” aged… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Anna Murray Douglass
Today, we are taking a look at a woman whose husband we know well. Frederick Douglass is well-known but his first wife is not. For the sake of time, I am combining sources from various articles since I have not had the chance to put something together for you this week. Enjoy. Frederick and Anna… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday (late post) – William Monroe Trotter
First, I want to say that Birth of a Movement is a good documentary on Netflix and is the inspiration behind this post. We are familiar with the name W.E.B. Dubois but I do not hear much concerning William Monroe Trotter and that’s a shame. While I do not agree with his dissension with… Continue reading
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