Black History Month
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Francis Johnson Webb
Francis Johnson Webb, newspaper editor, is the second published African American novelist. He was born free on March 21, 1828, in Philadelphia to Louisa Burr and Francis Webb. His father, Francis Webb, served as founding member of the Philadelphia distribution agent for Freedom’s Journal*, the first black newspaper in the nation. Freedom’s Journal was the… Continue reading
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Phillis Wheatley
Alrighty then, let’s get started. Of course, those who know me, even slightly, know that I’m a “365 day a year black history frantic”, but I love black history month because its the time of year where black people’s minds are the most open and willing to be in tuned with back history and that,… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Facts: Ray Charles
Starting tonight, I am launching a new Blog Series: Black History Fun Facts …that will come to you every Friday from now on through February. This post will be a list of Fun Facts about the cultural, archeological, biblical, or historical identity of African Americans. Sometimes it will be a bio, sometimes it will be… Continue reading
The PBS Blog 