Jim Crow
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Renaissance Ebook 99cents from now through Friday 12/29
CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW After letting Revelation: The Nora White Story Book Two, sit for about two months, I am right back into revisions and getting excited all over again. As such, I decided to give those of you who have not read Book One an opportunity to do so. Renaissance: The Nora White… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Fultz Sisters
As a twin, I could not help but be attracted to this story, and as I studied their life in preparation for writing this article, it wouldn’t take long for me to see the red flags. From the media perspective, you’d think the quads and their families were wealthy, with a house on 150-acres of… Continue reading
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“We Slipped and Learned to Read”
It is common knowledge that slaves were lawfully restricted from learning to read and write. One less commonly stated fact however, was that slaves were not completely ignorant. They could not read and write English but this did not mean they could not read and write period. As strangers in a foreign land, many African… Continue reading
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Book Launch Trivia! *New Winners!*
After we closed out the game yesterday, we had some new participants in the questions who came later on. Congratulations to Lynette Davis for answering our Trivia question correctly on the Jim Crow Laws! You’ve just won a FREE Coffee Cup! Please send your mailing address to: ahouseofpoetry@gmail.com All prizes will be mailed in 5-7… Continue reading
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Movie Night Friday – Imitation of Life (1959)
For today’s segment of Movie Night Friday, where I present some of my favorite movies and why I love them, I present a special feature in honor of my upcoming book, which deals with the concept of racial passing. In this 1959 classic, which originally comes from a book of the same name and is… Continue reading
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