To write the real, you have to show all the rawness, which has its harsh beauty and this is my platform to do just that. Not shying away from any subject matter or theme. Blog entries, Poetry (Free verse, Haiku, Narrative poetry), Black History,Photography, and a full course of wisdom quotes. Peace, TheRhymeRula
Welcome readers, Thirty-Two Towns Were Destroyed While Mapping The Congo: King Leopold II hired a British explorer Henry Morton Stanley, so he could get help with the establishment of the Congo Free State. Stanley was already acquainted with the region having explored it and mapped out most of the Congo River. In addition, he made […]
Read More Hands Free : The Story of the Free State of Congo (1885 – 1908)Welcome readers, In this entry for Black History 365, I will present the story of Sierra Leone’s Civil War which was the inspiration for the film “Blood Diamond”. Leave a like if you’ve enjoyed what you read and learned something new, and hit the follow button so you can stay up to date with my […]
Read More Blood Diamond : The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002)Â Nelson Mandela was a significant figure in South African history, especially during the apartheid era in the country which cost him his freedom for 27 years. However, as much of a prominent figure Mandela was, Steve Biko brought forth a philosophy of black consciousness to South Africa that was much needed. In this entry […]
Read More BCM: The Story of Steve Biko (Black History 365)Welcome readers, It’s been a while since I did a Black History 365 post on the history of African civilizations but look no further because this post is all about one specifically the Kushite Kingdom in northern Sudan and lower Egypt. Leave a like if you’ve enjoyed what you read and hit that follow button […]
Read More Meroe in Sudan, Capital of the Great Kushite Empire: Black History 365David Ruggles was an abolitionist, businessman, journalist, hydrotherapist, and the first owner of a black bookstore in the United States. Ruggles was born in 1810 in Norwich, Connecticut, and attended the Sabbath school for the poor which began admitting people of color in 1815. Moreover, in 1827 he left Connecticut for New York City and […]
Read More The story of David Ruggles : Black History 365Leave a like if you enjoyed learning something new from this post, and give the page a follow so you can stay up to date with my future posts. As always, peace and keep it real. Reverend William Washington Browne a former slave from Georgia established the first black-owned bank in America. It was named […]
Read More Bank it in (Black History 365: William W. Browne)Welcome readers, It’s been a while since I did a Black History 365 entry on stories that pertained to Africa. Still, I’m glad to present this post on the prosperous kingdoms that were prominent in Africa before colonization. Ancient African tribes are immersed in prosperous cultures, and with their own distinct traits that have remained […]
Read More The motherland five: The cultures of Ancient AfricaWelcome readers, The Harlem Renaissance was a period in American History that was filled with exuberance and creativity. The people who created brilliant forms of art during that time did it with integrity and were very steadfast in bringing African American art to parts of America that were unfamiliar with it. However, even with all […]
Read More A hell-bent Headliner: The story of Gladys Bentley (Black History 365)This post is in honor of Malcolm X a.ka. El- Hajj Malik el-Shabazz born day and the legacy he left behind.
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