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....
Langston Hughes- The Great Story Teller

Langston Hughes- The Great Story Teller

Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri.  His parents were James Hughes and Carrie Langston Hughes. Langston’s mother was a teacher and his father a lawyer and wealthy landowner. Langston Hughes was an African-American male whose...
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...
Seed of Israel & The Wheels of Divine Providence

Seed of Israel & The Wheels of Divine Providence

“Life events are not determined by the blind wheel of fortune, but by the wheels of God’s divine providence, which are full of eyes.” An Internet Generation Has Come and Gone It’s been forty years since I first logged online. Forty years is a...