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), Film reviews, and a full course of wisdom quotes. Peace, TheRhymeRula
Last spring and summer we’ve seen black lives being lost to the hands of police, and it’s been happening for decades, may I saw centuries. This past summer I became aware of “The Not Fucking Around Coalition (NFAC) a black nationalist paramilitary militia movement that arms itself against attacks from white supremacists and any other […]
Read More Armed and Ready : The Story of Rob F. Williams, Black History 365The Scramble for Africa or to put simply the colonization of Africa was destructive for the continent due to the invasion, occupation and division by European powers. In 1870 only 10% of the countries in the continent were under European control, but by 1914 it skyrocketed to 90% with only Ethiopia and Liberia not colonized. […]
Read More The King Shark (Behanzin Hossu Bowelle, Black History 365)Welcome to Black History 365: The Throw Down a series where I explain, educate and explore, historical events, unsung black figures in world history, and the struggles and triumphs of black people worldwide. In this episode, I’ll be presenting the story of Ma Rainey “ The Mother of the Blues” and a quick review of […]
Read More Ma Raineys Black Bottom Film Review and History (Black History 365)Welcome to Black History 365, a series where I explain, educate, and explore historical events, unsung black figures in world history, and the struggles and triumphs of black people worldwide. In this entry, I will present a true crime story that’s a cold case to this day, and that is the murder of Louis Allen. […]
Read More The Murder of Louis Allen (Black History 365)Welcome to Black History 365, a series where I explain, educate, and explore historical events, unsung black figures in world history, and recount the triumphs and struggles of black people worldwide. In this entry of Black History 365, I will present the story on the Harlem Renaissance, a period in history that shaped black culture […]
Read More The Harlem Renaissance (Black History 365)This entry of Black History 365 has situations of graphic violence. Reader discretion is advised. This true crime story I’ll be presenting in this entry Black History 365 is an event in history that I for one didn’t know about and you might not have known. The horrors of slavery and Jim Crow segregation complied […]
Read More Mary Turner and The May 1918 LynchingsWelcome to Black History 365, a series where I can explain, educate and explore historical events, unsung black figures in world history, and recount the struggles and triumphs of black people worldwide. In this entry I’ll be presenting the story of Sojourner Truth. Sojourner Truth was a former slave, an outspoken abolitionist, and a civil […]
Read More Sojourner Truth (Black History 365)Welcome to Black History 365 a series where I explain, educate and explore historical events, unsung black figures in world history and recount the struggles and triumphs of black people worldwide. In this entry I’ll be presenting the story of the riot at Ole Miss in 1962. The year is 1962 in Oxford Mississippi and […]
Read More The Ole Miss riot (Black History 365)In this entry of Black History 365, I’ll be presenting the story of an African American man who was a farmer and musician, but his life as a person seeking a prosperous life was halted when taken hostage and sold into slaverly in 1841. This is the story of Solomon Northup’s 12 years as a […]
Read More Solomon Northup’s 12 Years a Slave (Black History 365)Welcome to Black History 365, a series where I explain, educate, and explore historical events, unsung black figures in world history, and recount the struggles and triumphs of black people worldwide. You ever wonder how that crispy Lays or Pringles chip came into existence? Well not those brands per se but the potato chip that […]
Read More A Crunchy Creation (Black History 365)