The day really got away from me and I was heckled for trying to research and draft my post while at a gathering. Thanks Shavell! 😁 But I will not…
Day 23 – Tracy Norman, First Black Transgender Model
Today’s black history post has to do with a different kind of “passing”. Welcome to Day 23! Born a male in the 50’s, transitioned into a woman during the 70’s,…
Day 20- Revolutionary Poet, Musician, Rapper, and Activist. Gil Scott-Heron
Welcome to Day 20! I tried a little something different for today’s post honoring the late Gil Scott-Heron but the music rights (“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”) muted the…
Day 19 – The Black Marilyn Monroe
Let me say again how much I am enjoying these discoveries of some of the lesser known black men and women that should be acknowledged and celebrated and today I…
Day 18: Escape to Canada- Shadrach Minkins
If you relied solely on what is being taught in schools about Black history or what you can easily find on the internet, you would think Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass,…
Day 17- China’s Racist Extravaganza
A woman with the derriere reminiscent of Sarah Baartman and a figure dressed as a monkey on stage. These were the main attractions in a sketch that was part of…
Day 15 – 40 acres and a mule… Or Maybe Not
Welcome to Day 15! While I have celebrated Black History Month in the past by sharing articles and tidbits with family and friends this time it’s different. Instead of simply…
Day 13 – Too Black, Too Strong and Most Often, Misunderstood – The Black Panther Party
What comes to mind when you hear about the Black Panthers? Do you envision Afros, all black, leather jackets and berets, gangsters, intimidation, black power, radicalism, rifle toting men and…
Day 12 – Can We Celebrate the Modern Heroes As Well?
While narrowing down the topics for today’s post I realized something rather disturbing about black history. After pages and pages of internet browsing I found a common theme – We…
Day 11 – Augustus Washington, Black Daguerreotypist
Day 11 – Meet Augustus Washington, one of America’s first black photographers and Daguerreotypist. Augsutus Washington was born in 1820 in Trenton, New Jersey in 1820 to a Black father…