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Welcome to the blog of author Lawrence D. Elliott ― Diane Judith Nash was born on May 15, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a leader and strategist in the African-American civil rights movement in the 1960′s. Nash initially attended historically-black Howard University in Washington, D.C.,...
Tags: Accomplishments, African American, African Americans, Black, Black History Month, Civil Rights
Lawrence-D-Elliott ― 1 week 8 hr ago
Welcome to the blog of author Lawrence D. Elliott ― Walter Francis White was born on July 1, 1893, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was an American civil rights activist. From 1931 to 1955, he led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (also known as the NAACP), the nation’s...
Tags: African American, African Americans, Author, Authors, Black, Black History Month
Welcome to the blog of author Lawrence D. Elliott ― Madam C. J.Walker was born as Sarah Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana on December 23, 1867. She was one of six children born to Owen and Minerva Breedlove. As her parents and older siblings were were born into slavery, “The Madam” was the...
Tags: Accomplishments, African American, African Americans, Black, Black History Month, Business
Welcome to the blog of author Lawrence D. Elliott ― James Zwerg was born on November 28, 1939, in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (also known as SNCC) and the Freedom Riders movement to desegregate interstate travel. Being white, he’s a...
Tags: Accomplishments, African American, African Americans, Black, Black History Month, Bravery
ItsRatedNgee ― By Krishana Davis ∙ Eunique Jones Gibson-FacebookJust three days before Black History Month rolled in, Bowie, Md.-based photographer Eunique Jones Gibson met with her business partner, Ashleigh Bing, about doing a photo project based on the...
Tags: I Am Trayvon Martin, Black History Month, Black History, Eunique Jones Gibson, Eunique Jones Photography, Black History Campaign
NeoshaGEE ― 4 weeks 2 days ago
2NTY2 ― Do you really think the universe would’ve let us have a Black U.S. President AND Black Pope at the same damn time? Naaaaaaah, baby steps, guys. Baby steps. ∙ Here are ten reasons why the world wasn’t ready for a Black ∙
Tags: Celebrity, News, Black History Month, Black Pope, Cardinal Turkson, Catholics
AoAle ― 9 weeks 6 days ago
I Am Not A Rapper ― State Rep. Mary Flowers is urging a community group to file a lawsuit against Chicago Public Schools for not complying with a 22-year-old state law that requires all public elementary and high schools to include black history as part of its ...
Tags: News, African-Americans, Attending Schools, Barbara Byrd, Black History Month, Black Kids
IAmNotARapper ― 10 weeks 6 days ago
The Audacity of Thought ― This speech was said to have been delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. Lynch was a British slave owner in the West Indies. He was invited to the colony of Virginia in 1712 to teach his ...
Tags: Willie Lynch Letter, African American, Black History Month, Black History, Slave, Willie Lynch Syndrome
Tony Jefferson ― 11 weeks ago
Revolutionary Paideia ― Brother Malcolm emphasizes that Black people are “trapped” in an economic system and mindset that does not profit them. He, therefore, offers them the economic and political philosophy of Black nationalism to help dismantle the ...
Tags: Uncategorized, African American, Ballot Or The Bullet, Black History, Black History Month, Black Liberation
Antonio M. Daniels ― 11 weeks ago
2NTY2 ― Racist And Prejudice Acts Cause Oberlin College To Cancel Classes ∙ An Ohio college is sending the message that racism and prejudice will not be tolerated following a series of incidents targeting African-American and gay students. ∙...
Tags: Celebrity, News, Black History Month, Gay, Hi Hater, Oberlin College
AoAle ― 11 weeks 1 day ago
Fit and Beyond 40 (living f.a.b.ulously on... ― The post In Honor of Black History Month appeared first on Fit And Beyond 40.
Tags: Inspiration, Black History Month
Marge Reed ― 11 weeks 3 days ago
The Caribbean Current ― Unfortunately, slavery has been a dark part of our history, many countries adopted policies that allowed their citizens to hold slaves. And even if most of them have abolished slavery, in several countries slaves still exists, their number ...
Tags: This &, Trending, African World Reparations Commission, Black History Month, Caribbean, Reparations For Slavery
Caribbean Vibes ― 11 weeks 3 days ago
Who would have thought a meal can be made out of a simple baked potato then topped with a ...
For the most part, I enjoy clean, healthy eating. I try to stay away from frozen foods and ...
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