Opinion: Now, a word about Black History Month observance by Black folks, for Black folks.
byBlack History Month began as Negro History Week in 1926, founded by historian Carter G. Woodson. Its purpose was not simply to celebrate Black…
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Seven Things We NOT Gon’ Do
byBlack History Powers Future Resistance #ThrowbackThursday Dr. Carter G. Woodson launched the first Negro History Week (the predecessor to Black History Month) in February…
Capitalism Without Capital
byWithout permission or authorized approval I’m renaming February Black History Financial Literacy Month. In April 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act which included the…
The Power of Storytelling
byOur stories embed the fabric of our beings. Stories, told to us as we are about to enter dream spaces. Stories, shared through witty…
Valuation
byAncient moral wisdom found in the Bible rebukes this history, and the system that birthed and perpetuates it. How do we know this? I
point you to the Bible’s repeated declaration that
“God hates dishonest scales.”
#WhatsTheMessage EP: 007 What Black History Month Means to Me
byIn this episode Claudia and Carmela talk about Black History Month: why we should celebrate it and how. They focus on Michael Polite’s debut…
Black History Month According to an Afro-Latin@
byMy name is Idalia T. Wilmoth, and I am an Afro-Latina American from Roatan, Honduras. To me, Black History Month means a time to…
Black History Month According to a Haitian American
byMy name is Luc A. Gabriel and I am a Haitian-American from Philadelphia, PA. To me, Black History Month is not solely a time…
Monifa Edwards
byA Devotional on Finishing the Job NPR’s Code Switch podcast recently featured a powerful two part series from School Colors, a podcast about how…
The Best Kept Secret
byOne of the truly “best kept secrets in town” is that you don’t have to be sick. In America, nine out of ten deaths…
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