by Forest Parks | Jan 4, 2017 | Black Inventors, Blog, Did You Know
James Forten was a free black man born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1766. Throughout his life he did many great things, amassing a huge fortune by revolutionising sails for boats but gave back heavily to his fellow man. He was the grandson of enslaved people but...
by Forest Parks | Jan 3, 2017 | Did You Know, Opinion
Did you know that the bible was made up of around 80 books when the bible was first translated from Latin to English by the Vatican in 1611? However, 14 books were voted for removal in 1684. These books revealed some differences to todays bible such as Jesus’ name is...
by Forest Parks | Jan 3, 2017 | Black Inventors, Blog, Did You Know
Crum was not the original surname of George, a talented chef and restauranteur. However he adopted the name not because of his idea for the potato chip but because it was the name his father used in his career as a jockey! Crum was born as George Speck in 1822 in...
by Forest Parks | Dec 26, 2016 | Did You Know, History
In the 1930s there were around 300 “race” movies produced. These movies were in direct opposition to the Hollywood mainstream movies from the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Clara Bow. These silent movies were black produced and black acted! They were made...
by Candace | Dec 21, 2016 | Did You Know
Charles Richard Patterson was born into slavery in April of 1833 in Virginia. In 1861 he settled in Greenfield, Ohio to escape slavery and start anew. He used his blacksmith skills to gain employment at a carriage building company. In 1873 he took the skills he...
by Candace | Dec 19, 2016 | Did You Know
Did you that Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr. has an accredited educational institution? Nelly took his country grammar and used it to provide educational advancement for individuals interested in the music industry. His institution exposes students to different career...
by Candace | Nov 28, 2016 | Did You Know
The media continues to show us their agenda. We saw an astronomical number of black men killed on film by police for seemingly existing. The media lead us to believe the victims’ appearance or background justified their lives being taken. This lead to an eruption of...
by Chum Sejimon | Nov 8, 2016 | Black 365, Celebrities, Culture, Did You Know, Info
We’ve come to know and love Dick Gregory for his wittiness, comedic genius, and fervency for activism in the African American community. Though much of his rhetoric marked by political overtones has remained consistent throughout the years, many may be surprised...
by Candace | Nov 8, 2016 | Did You Know
When the African American sharecroppers attempted to form a union, simply asking for fair compensation for their labor unspeakable violence ensued when savages pillaged a community of hard working men. Asking for fair treatment, fair compensation triggered white...
by Forest Parks | Nov 3, 2016 | Did You Know, History
Have you ever heard of Esther Jones “Baby Esther”, born Gertrude Saunders? Not many people have, she has fallen into obscurity despite being the inspiration for the Betty Boop, an iconic character known the world over. Cartoonist Max Fleisher unleashed...
