Culture, Couture, Clothing, and Community | Meet Some DC Black Love Experience Vendors
Every year in Washington, D.C. there is an amazing event called the Black Love Experience created and organized by Nubian Hueman that not only promotes Black Love, Black Self-Love, and Black Culture but also Black Business and Black Entrepreneurs. This year I had the...
Happy Mother’s Day – 7 Reasons Why Black Mothers Rule
Everywhere, there are countless stories of prominent Black people owing and crediting their success to their mothers. For example, look at the great neurosurgeon, Ben Carson… who does he owe his success to? His entire book “Think Big” centers around his mother. There...
Understanding the Complicated History Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share a common border on the Island of Hispaniola. This Island is the most densely populated in the Caribbean and is also quite large in size. However, despite this shared geography and some very parallel and shared history, diplomatic...
Famous Haitians The World Should Know About
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti claimed over 316,000 lives and more injured. This is also the same country where 1% of the population owns almost half of its total wealth. In fact, Haiti is the poorest country within the western hemisphere. Despite all this hardship,...
Haiti’s History, The Present, and The Future
Do you know that Haiti (or Hayti) was the first independent Caribbean state and the first black-governed republic globally? This was after a successful slave revolution against the French colonial rule in 1804 that became a monument of national pride in the country...
Haitian Community in America
There is no doubt as to why people from across the globe wish to migrate to America. It is portrayed as the place one goes to start a new life, acquire wealth, and live the ‘American Dream'. The living conditions in America, compared to one's motherland may be...
4 Haitian Traditions That Make It So Unique
Haiti is the second largest island of the Caribbean with beautiful mountains and breathtaking scenery. Despite its struggles and painful past in the hands of the French colonizers, the Haitian people have preserved their culture. Most of the traditions are a blend of...
The Four Most Popular Haitian Dishes
Haitian gourmet consists of culinary traditions and practices from a wide variety of cultural influences from the French, African, Indigenous, Spanish and Arabic people creating an amazing creole culinary fusion. The exotic and contemporary dishes play a large role in...
To The Memory of John Singleton
To a man who single-handedly took on racial stereotypes waged against all Black "boyz in the 'hood," structured an idea about what it means to kill one another and to 'man up' and become a REAL Black man in America ("Baby Boy"), who gave the world a glance at what it...
Lucy Terry – Creator of the Oldest Known Work of African-American Literature
Biography: Lucy Terry Prince This is a biography focusing on the life and the contributions of Lucy Terry Prince to literature. Prince is considered the composer of the oldest piece of literature written by an African-American. In 1746 Terry wrote “Bars Fight”, a...
Jupiter Hammon – The First Published African-American
Slavery in the United States lasted for about 400 years. During this time period, there were little to no opportunities for the enslaved. Stories of black men and women who overcame these disadvantages and created their own fortune serve as a source of inspiration for...
Carrying on the Legacy of Barack Obama: Chairman Maxine Waters Works to End Homelessness
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R. 1856, the Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, legislation that provides a comprehensive plan for every person experiencing homelessness in...
Phillis Wheatley – The One Who Rose Above
Phillis Wheatley was born in Gambia or Senegal on the west coast of Africa about 1753. In 1761, once she was around eight years old, Phillis Wheatley was abducted and brought to Boston. She was a small, sick child who caught the attention of John and Susanna Wheatley....
Should You Trace Your Ancestry via DNA Testing? – These DNA Testing Companies Can Help
DNA tests are conducted to determine the ancestral and cultural bloodlines of humans. DNA tests are also used to diagnose overall health and any potential vulnerability you have resulting from inherited diseases. A DNA test is also known as a “genetic test”. It can...
Is Rap/Hip-Hop Poetry or Is It Its Own Art Form?
Rap/hip hop music originated from the black community in the United States but has also been adopted by other cultures and races around the world. It has many attributes that easily make it a form of poetry however it has certainly turned into its own thing and does...
Lucille Clifton- Strength and Endurance Through Adversity
Born in Depew, New York, on June 27, 1936, Lucille Clifton was a prolific and widely respected poet. She has several accolades under her belt as she is a Pulitzer Prize nominee and the recipient of the University of Massachusetts Press Juniper Prize among other...
How does wearing your hair natural affect you in the job market?
In the western world, afro-textured hair has traditionally been treated with disdain, by members of all ethnicities. Though racial discrimination is slowly fading as the workplace becomes more accepting of a more diverse array of workplace fashions, the western...
Haki Madhubuti – Writing from the Personal to the Political
Born on February 23, 1942, as Donald LEE, Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti is an African-American poet, author, and founder of Third World Press, the country's oldest black-owned independent publishing house. Early Life and Education Haki Madhubuti’s childhood was far from an...
Maya Angelou Biography
This is a biography of Maya Angelou poet, author, and civil rights activist among many other things. Ms. Angelou’s inspiring life moves from a troubled childhood to become one of the most important icons in the literary world and in global human rights movements....
4 Important African-American Monuments You Need to Visit
Monuments provide an opportunity to learn and reflect. However, many don’t realize there are many important African-American inspired and designed monuments just waiting to be explored. Most of these monuments serve as a testament to the struggles, achievements, and...