by Freddie Ra | Jun 20, 2015 | Culture, History
This brother breaks it down like no other. But it is a shame that he speaks decades ago, but it seems as if this was filmed yesterday. We have so many issues in this country, but our mindsets seem to be the main one. In this video, Malcolm X discusses the black...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 20, 2015 | Culture, History
Stokely Carmichael is an extraordinary figure in the Black Power movement and black history in general. He seems to fly under the radar during discussions around black consciousnesses and what we should do as a people moving forward. Lost between Dr. King, Malcolm X,...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 16, 2015 | Culture, History
The African American community has a love hate relationship with Jackie Robinson you may not know much about. He has been beloved for his speed, style and grace on the baseball diamond and his restraint off of it dealing with racism, bigotry and hate off the diamond....
by Chum Sejimon | Feb 13, 2015 | History
Amidst America’s 39th annual recognition of Black History Month, an interesting revelation has arisen: Barack Obama is not the nation’s first Black President. A man by the name of John Hanson is said to have been America’s first documented president,...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 13, 2015 | History, News
Black history is too long and deep to only study for one month out of the year. We need to embrace our people and culture on a yearly basis. Therefore, we thought it would be a great idea to help you do just that. Thanks to the people at Verizon, believe it or not, we...
by Phyllis Banks Cook | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, Culture, History
As I ride through The Cleveland Plantation I am always amazed by the number of churches. I was also reminded that I have visited a great many of the larger churches. I attended those churches for various meetings or ceremonies. Yesterday, I was invited to attend...
by Phyllis Banks Cook | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Culture, History
I programmed my television to National Geographic this morning. I was very interested in their topic, The History of Food. Before I started multi- tasking they had most of my attention, then they dropped the bomb. When they started talking about the history of food...
by Phyllis Banks Cook | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, History
Presidents have been killed in this violent society throughout American history. As a historical fact, this country has assassinated four of it’s Presidents; Kennedy, McKinley, Garfield and Lincoln. Killing Presidents is not a new phenomenon in America. Let me...
by Phyllis Banks Cook | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, Culture, History
Prior to desegregation and before the riots, the African American community was just that in some urban areas. We lived together and we were buried together. We came off the plantations and landholding farms and were sequestered in the ghettos of America. African...
by Randall Barnes | Nov 8, 2014 | A List Categories, Blog, Culture, History, News
“Originally, I got the inspiration to write a book after seeing the void in aesthetically true young adult fiction books in the market. If it wasn’t a relationship book about a girl falling in love with a player or high school ‘jock’, it was about mythological worlds,...
