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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Anna M. Mangin
Born in October of 1854 in Louisiana, Anna invented a kitchen tool she called a pastry fork. The system of patents for inventions was not easy for African Americans at the time. Enslaved people were not considered people, they were not US citizens, and the rights of the US constitution did not apply to them.… Continue reading
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Throwback Thursday Jams: Rick James and Teena Marie – Fire and Desire
This my song ya’ll. Rick and Teena’s voice together is electric…Even though I can’t look at Rick James without laughing thanks to Dave Chapelle. He flyer than me in those red thigh-high boots 😂🤣 Continue reading
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For Those Who Are Sad
Can I cradle you in the nook of my arms? If you were here, would you let me? Hold you I mean? I don’t just want a hug. I want to hold you so we cry together. Kiss the top of your forehead like a mother would. On the shoulder of comfort, let your tears… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Short Family
This is a real-life case of living beyond the colored line. It starts when a black man named O’Day Short and his family moved to a racist area of Fontana, California, in 1945. Here’s a bit of history behind Fontana: The Ku Klux Klan established its headquarters in Fontana. KKK Grand Wizard George Pepper and… Continue reading
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Stella: Beyond the Colored Line is Live (The Stella Trilogy Book 2)
Beyond the Colored Line is LIVE “This story retells the history of many African-American families alive today. It is a heritage rich with strife and suffering but also filled with a hope and a desire to finally grasp the freedom that has been so elusive and out of reach for so many. At times, I… Continue reading
