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Why I Speak
“We often forget that the current state of Black Americans is directly related to history.” – Black Then Staff It is clear that we live in a system that is unfair and a civilization that is not just. I speak of these things not because I want to focus on the negative experience of blacks… Continue reading
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This Month in Black History – September
This month sped by so fast I almost missed this month’s history wrap up! ****** September 5, 1859 – Harriet Wilson’s novel Our Nig is published September 8, 1965 – Dorothy Dandridge found dead September 8, 1986 – The Oprah Winfrey Show debut September 9, 1739 – The Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in… Continue reading
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A Love Letter To Some of the Black Women Writers Who Inspired Me
Mildred D. Taylor Just so you know, I fell for you first. Maybe it’s because that Logan boy and I shared the same name I was birthed with. I mean, back then I had never been to the deep south and I’m sure Stacey Logan knows more about the land than I do. Anyway, I… Continue reading
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Carmelo Anthony Makes Public Stance Against Police Brutality
First off let me start off by saying ” All Praise Due To The Most High.” Secondly, I’m all about rallying, protesting, fighting for OUR people. Look I’ll even lead the charge, By Any Means Necessary. We have to be smart about what we are doing though. We need to steer our anger in the… Continue reading
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Do Not Ask What, Ask Why
We’ve known “What” since stepping foot off slave ships. We’ve known “What” since the crack of the whip. We’ve known “What” since Lynch mobs and sharecropping. We’ve known “What” since overseers, paddy rollers and colored signs. We’ve known “What” since the back of city buses and Jim Crow. We’ve known “What” since crack, ghettos and… Continue reading
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Silver’s Coming Attractions – “The Road to Freedom: Joseph’s Story (The Stella Trilogy Book 3),” by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Check out Colleens post of my coming attraction! Coming Soooon. Continue reading
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