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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Lucy Craft Laney
Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today, we learn about Lucy Craft Laney. Lucy Craft Laney was a famous educator in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She opened her own school in 1883, which became known as Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in Augusta, Georgia where she served as teacher and principle… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – James Shober
James Shober was an African American doctor and the first Black doctor in North Carolina. James was born on August 23, 1853, in what is now Winston-Salem, North Carolina. James father Francis Edwin was a white businessman and politician who served in the North Carolina state legislature and the United States Congress. His mother… Continue reading
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“Revolution: The Nora White Story (Book 2)” by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Thank you Felicia for the promo. Most appreciated. Continue reading
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Black Indie Readers: African American Historical Fiction is Important Too
Kanye West, Waffle-House, Childish Gambino, Roseanne, and elderly Black women being manhandled by police is but a snippet of what’s going on. I can turn on my television or more precisely, open my computer, and see a similar scene as a 1960s protest march. I see people sitting in again at restaurants, I see people… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Black Wall Street and the Power of Community
On June 1, 1921, the systematic destruction of years of building was made manifest in less than 24 hours. Also known as “Little Africa,” the black business district of north Tulsa, Oklahoma lay fuming—a model community destroyed, mansions melted down to the ground, hope stretching its mournful arms forward in a desperate attempt to hold… Continue reading
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YouTube: New Poem Added! Listen to “Sugarcoated and Springtime” #Poetry #SpokenWord
New poem added. Listen to “Sugarcoated and Springtime” below. Subscribe to this blog and my YouTube page for notification of new poems. Continue reading
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Book Trailer – Revolution: The Nora White Story – Book II
14 days to go! Yaasss. Get ready!! Coming 5/30. Pre-Order Here. Continue reading
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