“Enslaved people were many things at once, and they were many things at different moments and in various places."
Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women and Everyday Resistance in the Plantation South
12 Years a Slave
Excerpt p. 11 "Their young voices were music in our ears." "Their presence was my delight; and I clasped them to my bosom with as warm and tender love..." - Soloman Northup on the subject of his children. Included to emphasize the pain he must have felt when he was kidnapped and forcibly separated from …
Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Educational and Memorial Center
Transparency 2019: In keeping with my theme of transparency for the year, I'd like to admit that I struggled to write this blog. I struggled because of how much I love Malcolm and how much I could say about him. I struggled because this is the first time I've had to make a negative critique …
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(Film Series) Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé
WELCOME to Beyoncé Homecoming! Where she has served you HBCU (Historically Black College and University) and showband REALNESS!!!!! Yep! So here's... IV Ways Beyoncé's Homecoming SNATCHED me bald: Get it? IV? Real Quick S/O to Brittany A., still saved in my phone as BrittMyBFITB.com, Thanks for requesting this blog, it was so much fun to …
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Black History Month: Still Relevant, Still Important
To all the critics and advocates, Black history month is still important and it is still relevant if for no other reason than its potential. If no other time, people will use this time of the year to celebrate and learn. I know from personal experience how one newly learned fact can spark a magnificent …
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Do Not Bleach 