Before Claudette Colvin and before Rosa Parks, there was Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, the “Original Freedom Rider.” More than a decade before Rosa Parks’ definitive act of…
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. Enacted after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued in force…
James Weldon Johnson was an author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist. At the age of 16, Johnson enrolled at Atlanta University, and graduated…
The Civil Rights Movement has so many unsung heroes. One of the people whose name should be just as recognizable as Rosa Parks is Georgia Gilmore.…
Have you ever wondered how some of our most prominent educational institutions came to be? Almost all of our American universities, and especially our beloved Ivy…
William Alexander Liedesdorff I was always taught that the first black millionaire was Madam C. J. Walker, but she wasn’t. Walker was an amazing businesswoman and is…
It’s Black History Month! In my house, we celebrate…hard. Of course we are black and celebrate our heritage all year long, but in February, we turn…
I always carefully select the first books of the year. It’s usually a mix of inspirational and motivational. It sets the tone for me. This year…
Welcome to the corners of my mind…at least that’s the way I think of this blog. On a daily basis, thoughts of Black TV, Black literature…
I closed out the year with some pretty good and diverse reads. The saddest read of the month goes to If You Come Softly by Jacqueline…