Black Farmers – Black Inventors

Black Farmers – Black Inventors

How much do you know about Black farmers? Did you now that early Black farmers were also some of the most prolific inventors of their age? Black farmers have made major contributions to the agricultural and food production industries around the globe. Some of the most...
Biography: Paul Laurence Dunbar

Biography: Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar was a poet and a novelist who wrote about the various accomplishments of African-Americans and promoted pride in the African-American identity and culture. Dunbar was the first African-American author to garner a significant nation-wide and global...
Top 5 Underappreciated Black Writers

Top 5 Underappreciated Black Writers

Fresh from celebrating Black History Month, it’s a great time to dive into the wide range of black-authored books. Though they struggle much to get their books published, we as people of color need to support our authors and get them recognized. Publishers will take...
8 Slam Poets You Need to Know About

8 Slam Poets You Need to Know About

Poetry is an art form that can be used to express people’s opinions on topics, a means of connecting on an emotional level, and a tool to bring communicate societal issues just to name a few. This art form has many variations that have been developed over time....
5 Ways African-Americans Can Connect with Nature

5 Ways African-Americans Can Connect with Nature

With international global earth day fast approaching, it is only natural to talk about our environment and how to connect more with the outdoors. Many African-Americans shy away from outdoor activities for various reasons. The sad reality is in part that we have...