So, I definitely dropped the ball more than planned during February. However, it kind of worked out in my favor because now I have even more to say about the woman named Viola Davis. This past Sunday, Viola Davis became the first black woman to… Read More
I honestly cannot tell you how many times I have sung “Keep Ya Head Up” to myself in 2017. Tupac Shakur, his legal name, passed away 20 years ago last September. It is crazy for me to think that Tupac and I only overlapped in… Read More
James Baldwin (1924-1987) is best known as the author of the book, Go Tell It on the Mountain, a book hailed for its insight on race and spirituality. However, he also published many essays in which he discussed racial and social issues plaguing America in… Read More
I chose this man to lead off my series this year because I have had a blog draft about separate not being equal for quite some time now. I just cannot seem to find the words to pull it together, but every time I go… Read More
I must issue the most sincerest of apologies for it taking me literally half of February to get myself together and begin my Black History Month series for 2017. I had an extremely busy past two weeks, and though it is no excuse, I just… Read More
Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, GA in 1944 and is probably best known for her novel, The Color Purple. She has also been recognized as a civil rights and women’s rights activist. Walker was the youngest of eight children born to sharecroppers. She was in… Read More
