Capitalism and Slavery
Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and
Home
Page 65
You Are by Kwame McPherson
You Are …the honey in my Cerassie tea …the Ackee with my Saltfish …the Rum in my Coke …the Ganja in my cake, well soaked…
Somebody Blew Up America: The Poem
Amiri Baraka wrote the poem Somebody Blew Up America about the September 11th Attacks. The poem was explicit in its condemnation of US foreign policy
Sisters of the Yam Black Women and Self-Recovery
When Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery by bell hooks was originally released in 1994, it won critical praise and solidified bell hooks’ reputation
She’s Free! by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
How say that by law we may torture and chase A woman whose crime is the hue of her face? – With her step on
Anastacia: Saint of Brazil
Every day, at the Noir de Rio Museum, hundreds of people venerate an image of a Black woman wearing a mask and collar. They pray…
1619 to 1865: “The Worst Sight” by Artist Kevin “WAK” Williams
“The Worst Sight,” by Kevin A. Williams (also known as WAK), is a compelling series of six paintings: Queen, King, Generation Lost (an elder), The
The Black Race, The Guardian of Water – a Native American prophecy?
There was the cycle of the mineral, the rock. There was the cycle of the plant. And now we are in the cycle of the
Quotes from Roots by Alex Haley
“Out under the moon and stars, alone with his son…he walked to the edge of the village, lifted his baby up with his face to
Satisfy your curiosity: Black History books you must read.
Maya Angelou stated, “I write because I have profound truths to reveal.” I believe it is our individual responsibility to read (and study) the works