legacy
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Legacy
Have you ever sat back to consider that the lives your parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles lived is a form of history? The world they grew up in is a different world than the one we are living in today. Even as recent as the 70s and 80s. That world no longer exists. I am… Continue reading
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Unapologetically You
I am no longer doing anything uncomfortable to make others comfortable. Yesterday, I turned 36, and you would think this is a lesson I’ve learned by now. But Paschal’s restaurant was the straw that broke the camel’s back. It upset me for a number of reasons. But first, a little history. I chose Paschal’s because… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Forgotten Legacy of A.D. King
On July 20, 1969, the world watched as America walked on the moon. In Black America, something very different was happening. We were in the middle of the Harlem Cultural Festival, a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, and New York City during the summer of 1969 to celebrate black music, culture, and… Continue reading
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Throwback Thursday Jams – Michael Jackson: Remember the Time
🎥One of the best videos everrrr. 🎧🔊. Because, ya know, the Egyptians were a black-skinned people. IJS 🤷🏾♀️✊🏾💪🏾 RIP MJ Continue reading
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The Inspiration of Alex Haley’s Roots
It took Alex Haley 12 years to finish Roots: The Saga of an American Family, known widely as simply, Roots. The book shot straight to the top of the bestseller charts, and the twelve-hour mini-series (Jan. 1977) was watched by 130 million people. They translated the book into 37 languages; it won a Pulitzer Prize and National… Continue reading
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Black American History: Why It Matters
It is no secret. Racial tension in the United States has not dwindled. In fact, not only does racism, discrimination, and police brutality continue today but it does so with just as much vigor as if it had been torn from the pages of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. It is today’s current events that… Continue reading
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