by Verlie S | Feb 8, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month
The Haitian Revolution started in 1791 and continued until 1804. Today, the revolution is considered to be the Western Hemisphere’s most successful slave rebellion. During the 1700s, Haiti was known as Saint Domingue. Part of France, the area became the country’s...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 8, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month
Have you ever heard of the concept of Sankofa? It’s very interesting and I think it ties in perfectly illustrates the point of why the past is important to your future. In the Twi language of Ghana, the word Sankofa translates to “Go back and get it” with...
by Forest Parks | Feb 7, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month
NOTE: Our 74% off and FREE SHIPPING sale ENDS TONIGHT (11th Feb). Grab your offer here >> https://store.urbanintellectuals.com/flashcards-bhm2019_week1/ This is Forest, today I want to share a little about how I came to work with Freddie, the CEO of Urban...
by Forest Parks | Feb 5, 2019 | Black Businesses, Positivity, Video
We are so PUMPED to share this video today. This is the first of 4 videos this Black History month talking to our youth! We have asked a few questions about the future, about the past and their insight is a joy to watch! Gabby, the 10-year-old Entrepreneur who...
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 Reneegede | Feb 3, 2019 | Opinion
Dateline: February 3, 2019-Somewhere in Atlanta GA not too far from Stone Mountain Park…where American terrorists lay immortal on a wall carving and the right of #BlackLives to survive in their own country lay in heaps of rubble. *** We’ve been told over...
by James Washington | Feb 3, 2019 | History, Profiles in Black History
John Horse was an African and Seminole military leader, who became known under many names, such as John Cowaya, Gopher John, and Juan Caballo. While there isn’t much known about his early life, we believe he came into this world in 1812. It’s also known that by the...
by Reneegede | Feb 2, 2019 | Opinion
Disenfranchised “They say when an elder dies, a whole library burns to the ground.” *** As a child, I learned that for myself. But I was an ‘old kindred spirit’ of a little girl who loved sitting around the knees listening to the old...
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...
