black history fun fact friday
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Black History Fun Fact Friday –Black Inventors / Inventions
There’s a funny story behind this post. My stomach was growling and I thought “Hmmm, what if there was a device where you could hook up to your body parts and see what’s going on in there??” Like, say your stomach hurts or you’re hungry or your leg is in pain, you could hook up… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole was born Mary Jane Grant in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805. A mixed raced woman, her mother was Jamaican and her father Scottish. In her autobiography Mary referred to herself as Creole. Legally, she was called a Mulatto, a term equivalent to Negro or Colored. In fact, Colored is a term that originally meant… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – William Still
Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today, as promised, we are looking at the life of William Still. Since it’s been a busy week, I did not actually get to write an article. I usually stay up late to draft these but I couldn’t do three articles last night. So, I am posting… Continue reading
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HBO Releases Full Trailer for ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’
Originally posted on Nikki Skies : HBO wants you to add another must-see film to your list:?The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.?The film, which is produced by and stars media… Source: HBO Releases Full Trailer for ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – UNDERGROUND TV Show
Since the TV show I want to feature today as part of our “Movie” Night Friday was Underground anyway, I decided to combine it with Black History Fun Fact Friday since it is on the same lines. Today, we are discussing Underground, one of the most powerful TV shows on right now. (One of the… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Seneca Village
Got a short fun fact article for you today. I love finding the hidden treasure of black communities that existed and thrived that we’ll never know about (until we look). I’ve mentioned several of such communities on this blog in the past and here’s another one. Seneca Village was settled in the 1820s on the… Continue reading
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