faces of dudley (Photo essay)

Title: A Setting for siblings (Before Detroit Red) Photo description: This house you’re looking at in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston was the home of Malcolm Little later known as Malcolm X and his older half-sister Etta Little Collins. Title : Faces of Dudley Part 1 (Roxbury, Boston, MA) Photo description: I should have stepped […]

BCM: The Story of Steve Biko (Black History 365)

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 […]

The story of David Ruggles : Black History 365

David 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 […]

If violence is wrong

This post is in honor of Malcolm X a.ka. El- Hajj Malik el-Shabazz born day and the legacy he left behind.

Sojourner Truth (Black History 365)

Welcome 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 […]

Till Death to Confess: The Murder of Emmett Till (Black History 365)

This horrific story is one of the most recognized crimes in America’s racist history. I remember watching a Dave Chappelle special that he had a few years back when he made his comeback, and near the end, he brought up the true crime story that was a fuel that ignited the civil rights movements and […]

Nat Turner’s Rebellion(Black History 365)

Nat Turner’s rebellion was one of the largest and bloodiest slave rebellions to ever take place in the U.S., and it played a significant role in the development of antebellum slave society. Historical images depict Nat Turner’s rebellion of armed black men roaming the countryside slaying white men, women, and children. They haunted white southerners […]

The Tuskegee Airmen (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 behind the “Tuskegee Airmen”, how they formed, the adversity they faced and […]