ON THE PULSE OF MORNING: Inaugural Poem by Maya Angelou
A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon. The dinosaur, who left dry tokens Of their sojourn here
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They came before the Moors
According to historian Ivan Van Sertima, drawing on the 17th‑century writer al‑Makkari and early Spanish chroniclers, an African dynasty ruled parts of Spain for 157
Daughters of Africa
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Ignatius Sancho: A Man of Letters
Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 14 December 1780) is the first known Black Briton to vote in a British election. He gained fame in his lifetime and after his death
Ten Great Quotes by Nelson Mandela
I have read most ‘adult’ books on Nelson Mandela, and my favorite is Conversations with Myself. I have found him deeply inspiring. His mind was
The Photography of Gordon Parks
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Psycho-Academic Holocaust: The Special Education & ADHD Wars Against Black Boys
Psycho-Academic Holocaust: The Special Education & ADHD Wars Against Black Boys by Umar Johnson discusses such topics as the movement to eliminate public education, the role
Ten Powerful Quotes from Message to the Grassroots by Malcolm X
“Message to the Grass Roots” was a public speech delivered by Malcolm X on November 10, 1963, at the Northern Negro Grass Roots Leadership Conference,
The Heroic Ancestor: Madison Washington
Madison Washington escaped Euro-American system of enslavement to freedom in Canada. However, Washington could not continue to live free in Canada while the woman he
The Art of Lois Mailou Jones
Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 – June 9, 1998) was an iconic painter and an important historical link in a pathbreaking generation of African-American