Category: Black History
How To Teach Children The Importance Of Black Month.Tips From Craig Melvin
Craig Melvin gives us some tips on how to teach children the importance of Black Month. His children are respectively 5 years old and 7 years old, they are still small but the time will come when they will learn more about this. One day during the months of the pandemic Craig says they were…
10 Old African Kings That Made History. New Hollywood Trend! Starring Black people!
Some time ago Nick Cannon expressed dissatisfaction that in movies like “Django Unchained” and “12 Years a Slave,” black people appeared only as slaves and expressed a desire to watch movies where blacks would be like kings or queens. I would love to see a movie about Akhenaton and his beautiful wife Queen Nefertiti says,…
Will Hold The Benson’s Post Office The Name Of A Black Hero Of World War II?
The House of Representatives had a ticket to name Benson’s post office after a black hero of World War II. All representatives of this house sign for the approval of the request. Charles Jackson French had been hailed as “the hero of the Solomons” after the sinking of his Navy ship, the USS Gregory, on…
Stories Of 9 Black People That American History Never Told us
Some heroes have made history with their discoveries that we do not learn in school, do not talk to them at dining tables, or just forget. In this month dedicated to Black People let’s learn about some people for whom history is not remembered or they are just used to avoiding them. 1. Harlem Hellfighters…
Foster Mothers Who Offer Unconditional Love
My mother always loved me unconditionally. She taught me that motherhood is not taught in books. She taught every child she had in her care with love and calm. She never raised her voice. She always fed us with her potato salad, freshly baked cookies, and apple pie taken from the garden behind the house.…
Grandmother Blames Herself For The Death Of Her 11 MO Granddaughter
Lisa Lipscomb’s devastating loss inspires fire prevention education. On Thanksgiving Day when everyone gathers around the table with the turkey in front of a grandmother was mourning the death of her niece. The baby died from the fire. Lisa Lipscomb, a 44-year-old language arts teacher for Detroit Public Schools, shared her sad experience with us,…
Prayer For Black Women Now And Forever
This is a poem to remind everyone of the greatness of black women. I pray that the weights on Black women’s plates are lightened. That instead, our cups are filled to the brim with all of the joy and peace that our mere existence deserves. I pray that our arms raise the music of our…
I Introduce You To Melanesian, Black People With Natural Blonde Hair
This is the moment when the expression “You’re too dark to wear blonde hair!” is inappropriate. Usually, black people are judged for their skin color and deprived of many things. One of them is dying blonde hair. This prejudice is not only found in white people but also within the community. The most used words…