by Verlie S | Aug 8, 2019 | History
Monique Alicia Gamble, born and raised in Alabama, USA, blazes her own path as a young African American woman. Understanding the importance of a great education, Gamble has accomplished goals and earned many awards and degrees over the course of a few years. In 1999,...
by Verlie S | Aug 7, 2019 | History
We all want the best for our children academically and we don’t want them to fall behind during the summer down time. Since summer the school year is fast approaching, you will want to make sure you include these amazing titles on your children’s summer reading list....
by Verlie S | Aug 6, 2019 | History
Households across the United States will spend billions during back-to-school (B2S) season. This is the second-biggest shopping season of the year and signals the time for students to go back to school. College and elementary students vastly differ in terms of their...
by Verlie S | Aug 5, 2019 | History
Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol – Adinkra is a collection of symbols from the Akan tradition in Ghana. You can see the symbol incorporated in their logo. The term “Sankofa” translates from Twi as “return and get it” and it symbolizes the importance of learning from your...
by Verlie S | Aug 2, 2019 | History
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was opened on September 24, 2016. It is one of several Smithsonian museums, though what makes this museum so unique is that it is exclusively dedicated to African American history,...
by Verlie S | Aug 1, 2019 | History
Black history has been portrayed in many art forms whether that be through spoken word, cuisine, dance, music, poems and sculptures. Across the world, sculptures were erected to serve as a testament of not only the suffering that enslaved black people have endured but...
by Verlie S | Jul 29, 2019 | History
In 1886, The Statue of Liberty was a symbol of democratic government and Enlightenment standards as a celebration of the Union’s triumph in the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. Eduardo de Laboulaye, the French political mastermind, U.S....
by Verlie S | Jul 26, 2019 | History
Leonard Bailey was an African American innovator and businessman in Washington, DC, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1825 with a physical inability to an impoverished free black family. However, through his business adventures and ambitious...
by Verlie S | Jul 25, 2019 | History
Ellen Eglin was an African American woman who invented the mechanical clothes wringer. Back then, people did not have a lot of options to wash clothes. The device had two rollers constructed in a frame and these were connected to a crank. These rollers had two wooden...
by Verlie S | Jul 24, 2019 | History
Charles Baker was an African American inventor born in Savannah, Missouri on August 3, 1859. His parents were Abraham Baker and Betsy Mackay Baker. Sadly, his mother died before Baker’s first birthday, so he was brought up by his father and the wife of the plantation...
