by Forest Parks | Mar 12, 2017 | History
I’m always intrigued by language, the history of phrases and how they came to be. Of course there are many blatant racist and derogatory words and phrases that have come from the past but some have slipped into our daily use because their original meaning was...
by Forest Parks | Mar 12, 2017 | Culture, History
Chicago used to have an exciting buzzing business district that became known as Black Metropolis, Bronzeville was an amazing place with an amazing history but it’s largely remained hidden in history. BUT that has changed now thanks to Laurence Fishburne and...
by Forest Parks | Mar 12, 2017 | Culture, Modern History
This video is amazing! A relaxed and young James Brown gives the camera a demonstration of his legendary dance moves and gives a little insight into his moves!
by Forest Parks | Mar 8, 2017 | History, News
Dr. Seuss has written some of the most memorable books of our childhoods, from the Cat in the Hat to Green Eggs and Ham he is celebrated as an American hero, an inspiration. But something is often not spoken of. How he depicted Africans and Japanese-Americans as...
by Forest Parks | Mar 7, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
There is no end to the atrocious ways in which black people were treated at the hands of whites. This is not a “feel sorry for us” sob story or anything like that. It’s fact that the torture and trauma caused by the history of many black people in...
by Forest Parks | Mar 2, 2017 | History, News, Positivity
A $75 million development for the International African American museum in Charleston, South Carolina was just announced by CEO Michael Boulware Moore. The Museum will aim to allow black people educate themselves on their roots, history and passageways long beyond the...
by Forest Parks | Mar 1, 2017 | Culture, History
Cristi Smith-Jones wanted to use Black History Month as an opportunity to teach her 5-year-old daughter Lola about some of the iconic black women throughout history and she came up with a fun and amazing way to do that! Cristi decided to dress up Lola as a Black...
by Forest Parks | Feb 28, 2017 | Black Pride, Culture, History, Modern History
Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry is just as prolific put together something awesome on Twitter. A series of photos that celebrated black women that were totally unbothered by police! These badass women are making us all feel weak as f*ck! Strong hearted, minded and...
by Randall Barnes | Feb 27, 2017 | A List Categories, History, News
Take your mind back to last February. Entering Oscars season, a fierce protest of the nominee list that featured no actors or writers of color blindsided the media sphere. Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith boldly proclaimed that they would be protesting the Oscars,...
by Candace | Feb 24, 2017 | Black 365
This year’s Black History Month is being celebrated in different ways by different groups of Americans, but there is one group that has stood out with its celebrations. The group is no other than the college students. Motivated by the Black History Door...
