Category : Lifestyle

A Frohawk Style For Your Little Girl

I really enjoyed Yolanda’s video as she styles her daughters hair. The style was nothing but adorable for both girls, and we thought it could be something you could try for your little girl every now and then; maybe for a party or a play date....

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links presented direct the reader to articles from many different points of view that deal with issues of African A...

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these...

The Black Codes: The Period Between Slavery and Jim Crow

medium.com - At the end of the Civil War, there were between 3–4 million slaves in America. They were freed in stages. The Emancipation Proclamation, announced January 1, 1863, in the middle of the war; freed onl…Tweeted by @johnhsather https://twitt...

New Exhibit On Reconstruction, Jim Crow Features Local Artifacts, Stories

gpbnews.org - The Atlanta History Center welcomed more than 3,000 visitors Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, museum officials said. But this year, the holiday coincided with the opening of a new exhibit, “Bla…Tweeted by @learothawms https://twit...

Martin Luther King Jr. and the fight for social equality

wsws.org - On Monday, the United States observed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a holiday commemorating the birth of the civil rights leader. Since its inception in the 1980s, the holiday has aimed to turn King i…Tweeted by @10DaysThatShook https://twi...

How Donald Trump could usher in an era of Jim Crow 2.0

splinternews.com - Black America will survive President Donald Trump. But his presidency, even if he is only elected to one term, will leave Trump with sweeping federal authority and influence to reverse more than 50 y…Tweeted by @sickoftrash63 https...

The roots of the civil rights movement

socialistworker.org - LIBERAL BLACK leaders faced a dilemma as the Cold War took hold in the late 1940s and early 1950s. If they led a struggle for Black workers' rights, they would be attacked as "communists" and driven …Tweeted by @lvl28mage https:...

Jack Johnson and the Wrench - 2005 - Question of the Month - Jim Crow Museum - Ferris State University

ferris.edu - -- Solomon Estes, Houston, Texas Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing champion, patented a wrench (U.S. patent #1,413,121) on April 18, 1922. His patent was not the first for a wrench. So…Tweeted by @Darkerbrisingr https://tw...

Beyond Charlottesville: The North's Long History With Racism

psmag.com - (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) A southern city has now become synonymous with the ongoing scourge of racism in the United States. A year ago, white supremacists rallied to "Unite…Tweeted by @juliariley9 https://twitte...

Joe Biden: Today’s Racists Wear Suits and Make Laws, Unlike the Old Ones

nymag.com - In South Carolina on Monday, Joe Biden marked the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by noting that racist power announced itself differently in the slain activist’s lifetime than it does now. Back then,…Tweeted by @dorothyreik https://twitte...

Text - H.Res.194 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.

congress.gov - Whereas millions of Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colonies from 1619 through 1865; Whereas slavery in America resembled no other form of involu…Tweeted by @SiriLily1 https://twitt...

Top 10 Products With Rhassoul Clay

Most naturals already know about the immeasurable benefits of using products with natural ingredients for their hair as well as for their bodies. It’s cheaper most of the time, and much better for our bodies and hair. If you are trying to live a less...

10 New York City & Brooklyn Events You Should Attend This February

Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and Must Love Beards – 5th Anniversary Day Party all this month. Man, you’re about to be real busy! Check out my top February event picks for Black professionals in New York, NY and Brooklyn, NY...

400 YEARS OF CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: Theme of 30th Anniversary Poetry Celebration

darealprisonart.wordpress.com - On Saturday, February 1st, 2020, at the Oakland Public Library’s, West Branch, 1-4 pm., will host the 30th Anniversary Year for the Celebration of African American Poets and Their Poetry. This year w…