Category : Lifestyle

Red Summer Race Riot in Washington, 1919

blogs.weta.org - By all accounts, Saturday, July 19, 1919 was a hot, muggy night in Washington, D.C. The stifling heat probably didn’t help the disposition of patrons in the city’s saloons which, in this era of early…Tweeted by @BoundaryStones https:...

I was told to ‘Go Back to Africa.’ On why I’m not going anywhere, Mr. Trump

miamiherald.com - As an African American, I can’t tell you the number of times I heard someone say to me, “Go back to Africa…” It happened when I was a child, when passing motorists would yell from their car windows. …Tweeted by @fredbarger https://t...

Racism in the 1960s

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A Fly Spring Or Summer Hairstyle For Natural Hair

I have been going through a lot of YouTube videos and the many blogs that I follow; trying to find a new hairstyle that is both quick and easy yet super chic and sexy. I am not a fan of spending hours trying to get a great sleek hairstyle with my nat...

New President, Same Old Deal: The Parallels Between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump – AAIHS

aaihs.org - An evaluation of the first 100 days of the new President of the United States has become a tradition of sorts in America; it serves as a metric by which traditional media, politicians, scholars, and …Tweeted by @LeftSentThis https://twitt...

Japanese-Americans received reparation. African-Americans are still waiting.

alternet.org - Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, Wilfrid Laurier University In June, the United States House of Representatives held a debate about reparations to African-Americans. One of the questions in this discussion …Tweeted by @tv_radiodynasty https:/...

Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary

anti-imperialist-u.blogspot.com - Paul Robeson was larger then life. He was a giant in every sense of the word. The brilliant Gerald Horne has written a biography attempting to tell the amazing story of Paul Robeson “Paul Robeson: Th…Tweeted by @hugo...

How Jim Crow Laws Were Designed to Fester Through the Ages

muslimgirl.com - There is a reason why America is perpetually forgetful; the reason being that history is never taught with guaranteed accuracy. Instead, it is taught with political restraint. There is a common menta…Tweeted by @muslimgirl https://tw...

The Switch that never happened.

38pitches.wordpress.com - There is an open-ended debate on Twitter in which I was trying to explain to some folks the oversold and untrue story around the “switch” liberals want you to believe happened in the 1960’s, in polit…Tweeted by @gehrig38 htt...

Yes, Donald Trump Is A Racist

afro.com - When I was younger, my Nana used to say that there were some things in life that were undeniably true: The earth was going to spin. Nothing was certain, but death and taxes. It was hard to be a black…Tweeted by @MediaREDEF https://twitter....

Angela Project Sparks Baptist Reflections on Slavery and Repair - Word&Way

wordandway.org - Baptist groups are engaged in a three-year effort called the “Angela Project,” named for the first enslaved African who arrived in Virginia 400 years ago on Aug. 20, 1619. (Brian Kaylor/Word&Way) Afr…Tweeted by @WordandWay https://tw...

Florida Governor Signs Poll Tax To Take Away Voting Rights From 1.1 Million

politicususa.com - After voters voted to restore voting rights to 1.4 million felons who served their time, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a poll tax that will take voting rights away from 1.1 million. According to D…Tweeted by @chbrkr https://twit...

Reparations Are One Step in a Long Fight to End Racial Capitalism

truthout.org - Recently, the discourse around reparations, a movement well over a century old, has intensified. As the 2020 election approaches, (mostly white) candidates are weighing in on an issue they have no pe…Tweeted by @4tt3nt4t https://twitte...

Homemade Vegetarian Chicken Stock (Vegan)

This post was sponsored by Better Than Bouillon as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Just because you are a vegan or vegetarian doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the chicken flavor in...

Dear Beto, glad you could have joined the party…late.

medium.com - Dear Beto, glad you could have joined the party…late. Acknowledgment is one thing but…Rose and Eliza had a last name. Matter of fact their slave owners last name. Here is another: they were named by …Tweeted by @ToddSocial https://twitte...