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The Harlem Renaissance No One Talks About – Guest Post by, Yecheilyah Ysrayl…
For some reason I can’t reblog from my mobile anymore. However, that’s not why you’re here… Do be sure to check out my latest article on The Story Reading Ape Blog at the link below. We are covering some basic history on The Harlem Renaissance movement, to include what no one talks about. Click through… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Historic Rivals: W.E.B. Dubois vs. Booker T. Washington
Today, I thought I’ll do something fun. I would like to do a few of these so let’s call this part one. Let’s see who was at war and why. Of course, we have to start with the famous rivalry of all time: W.E.B. Dubois vs. Booker T. Washington Yecheilyah sits in a chair with… Continue reading
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NOW AVAILABLE: Renaissance: The Nora White Story (Book One)
Renaissance is now available in eBook and paperback. About. When seventeen-year-old Nora White successfully graduates High School in 1922 Mississippi and is College bound, everyone is overjoyed and excited. Everyone except Nora. She dreams of Harlem, Cotton Clubs, Fancy Dresses, and Langston Hughes. For years, she’s sat under Mr. Oak, the big oak tree on… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Nora Holt
Did you know there was a woman writer during the Harlem Renaissance named Nora? Yup. One of the things I wanted to do with The Nora White Story project is to make everything make as much sense as possible. I know how important it is that everything fits the era to include names. Thus, I… Continue reading
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On Sacred Ground
We planted songs In cotton fields Backs bent down On our toes, our heels Our voices prayed When we could not We planted songs on sacred ground. Hope sprang from the callus on our thumbs Watched as Massa sold our sons Packed up freedom in the Mississippi dirt Moved up North where pain wasn’t hurt… Continue reading
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