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March 14, 2017

Literacy’s Role in African American Education

Guest Blog Post. I’m on Rachel’s Blog today. Come on over! Continue reading

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March 3, 2017

Black History Fun Fact Friday – Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today I introduce to you Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, the first black woman to receive a federal commission for her art. Fuller’s artwork became the precursor to the resurgence of African themes in art seen during the Harlem Renaissance Movement. Not only a time of Jazz, Literature,… Continue reading

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February 24, 2017

Black History Fun Fact Friday – Black Land Ownership

Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday where Black History Month is never over! BHFFF is coming to you every Friday where I strive to introduce to you lesser known faces and lesser known facts. Today, we are talking Black Land Ownership, the most underrated , least discussed black business yet. Land ownership has… Continue reading

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February 12, 2017

An Untold Story: Slavery In Canada

Special Delivery. Did you know that Canada enslaved blacks too? We were scattered across the four corners of the Earth. Excellent History Lesson from the Blackmail4u Blog. Continue reading

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February 10, 2017

You Are the One

“The picture of the dry bones in the Valley, is talking about you. You are Lazarus. You are the dry bones. You are the prodigal son. You are the lost sheep. You are the people about whom the bible is speaking. Who will stand up in the last days when the trumpet is sounded. Black… Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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February 3, 2017

Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Attica Massacre

“ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1971, a four-day rebellion of over 1200 inmates at the Attica State Correctional Facility in bucolic upstate New York ended most horrifically after Governor Nelson Rockefeller ordered almost 600 state troopers to storm the prison. Even though the raid took only 10 minutes, when one could finally see through the haze… Continue reading

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January 27, 2017

Black History Fun Fact Friday – The First Black Public High School

In 1870, the first Black public High School opened in Washington, D.C. or rather, the first recorded school (Aside from Tuskegee Institute–one of the first schools for African Americans financially sponsored by Blacks and Whites but headed by a Black President, the late Booker T. Washington–I do not believe Dunbar was the first High School… Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.