black history 365
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Black History Lives
The more I study Black history, the more I am humbled by how close it still is to us, and how often the past breathes in the same rooms we do. It lives in the hands of my elderly aunts and uncles, in my husband’s great-aunts now in their eighties and nineties, in the quiet… Continue reading
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A Month and A Mirror
A hundred years ago, in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson planted a small but deliberate marker in time—Negro History Week—never knowing it would one day swell into a month, a memory, a reckoning. February has carried that weight ever since, in what is now known as Black History Month. It is a month crowded with… Continue reading
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A Historical Moment: Meeting Michelle
I am no longer surprised to find purpose in the people I meet. I am being guided to certain people for a reason. When I complimented Michelle on her Afro at the She Wins Conference last year, I had no idea she had such a rich backstory. When I did a video about the real… Continue reading
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Black History Month in the UK + Interview
Did you know that October is Black History Month in the UK? Yes! The event began in the 1920s but was not celebrated in the UK until 1987. In its honor, I am visiting V.M. Sang’s blog today with an interview and presentation of my book, Black History Facts You Didn’t Learn in School, released… Continue reading
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Little Known Facts About Emmett Till, the Trial, and Aftermath
On learning of the death of her son, Mamie-Till Mobley made 3 key decisions that forever changed the Civil Rights Movement and cemented her son into history: Had Till’s mother not intervened and reclaimed her son’s body, Till’s lynching may have been recorded in the history books alongside the likes of George Lee and Lamar… Continue reading
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