by Verlie S | Feb 5, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month, History
Black Wall Street was located in Greenwood, Oklahoma, which is a suburb of Tulsa. During the 1900s, the location was known as one of the most concentrated black businesses in the United States. African Americans started to move towards the area in the late 1800s due...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 4, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month
Today I want to share a story with you. I grew up outside Detroit, Mi in the 70s 80s during the decline of the automobile industry, and the increase of crack cocaine and violence in the community. Just because we were outside of Detroit, didn’t mean we were in a plush...
by James Washington | Feb 2, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month, Did You Know, DYK, History
The month of February is considered “Black History Month” across the United States. But it had a much earlier predecessor called “Negro History Week”. This recognition was the brainchild of an African-American historian, Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He is considered by...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 1, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month
Good morning, Today is the beginning of Black History Month, of course, we shouldn’t need it, but we have it so let’s make the best of it. Not just this month, but this year, 2019, is important because it marks 400 years from the start of the Western “Slave Trade”....