Breaking all records : “The Story of Racehorse Jockey Isaac Burns

Issac Murphy was born on April 16, 1861, as Isaac Burns on a farm near Frankfort, Kentucky to parents James Burn and a mother whose name is unknown. Murphy was a decorated jockey and was honored as the first American jockey elected to Racing’s Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is one […]

On the Amistad : The Story of La Amistad (Black History 365)

Aboard the Amistad, Survival to the grave, Won’t succumb to being a slave Abducted from Sierra Leone the ship made its way to Havana and then to New Haven The captives faced a nightmare Seeking freedom, justice, and a return home The US courts heard their plea, Ruling in the captives’ favor, setting them free, […]

Calling for the Real McCoy : The Story of Elijah McCoy (Black History 365)

Welcome readers, Give it up to Elijah McCoy the real McCoy. Well, maybe. McCoy was an inventor who held 57 United States patents, most of them coming from the railways. His inventions, which were not groundbreaking outside the field of steam engines, were so associated with high quality and excellent function that people began saying […]

The story of George stinney jr. (black history 365)

This story for this entry of Black History 365 is disheartening and astounding in terms of the duration of the outcome. Leave a like and follow so you can stay up to date with my future posts. The year is 1944 in South Carolina and George Stinney Jr. finds himself interrogated by Alcolu South Carolina police […]

The Ballad of Blind Tom (Black History 365)

Welcome readers to another entry in 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 will present the story of a man who lived during slavery and had an extraordinary musical […]

Da 5 Bloods Film review

Spike Lee’s newest film “Da 5 Bloods” opens up with Muhammad Ali being interviewed in 1978 and it closes with one of the last speeches Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a year exactly before his death in 1968. Lee used these two figures during the civil rights movement in the 1960s to point out […]

The Banker film review (Black History 365)

This film I’m about to review and analyze will fly under the radar because for one it’s not a theatrical release and secondly, it’s on Apple TV + which not many people use and own. I believe this film will be one of those hidden gems of 2020. 2020 will be a challenging year for […]

The class of Jazz (Black History 365)

In this entry for Black History 365, I want to depict the talents of legendary figures in Jazz and it’s derivative forms such as Swing and BeBop to name a few. I had the pleasure of attending a Jazz exhibit at the Museum of African American History in Boston where I live next to and […]

We can all achieve it (Black History 365)

Two stories about Ms. Parks (Black History 365)

We’ve all heard and learned the story of how Rosa Parks refusal to give her seat to a white person in 1955 due to her sitting in the front of a bus. This defiance led to what would become the Montgomery Bus Boycott. However, she was not the first woman who refused to give up […]