Monthly Archives: February 2015

Saturday Open Thread

Posted on February 14, 2015 by rikyrah

I hope you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and beyond. This week, the President spent time with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, … Continue reading →

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Black History | Wet Nursing

Posted on February 13, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The back story, is slavery. Understand that the system of slavery functioned by removing all agency from black bodies. The removal of identity, autonomy, culture and humanity was a necessary facet of slavery. To white slave masters, the only way … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread-Gladys Knight Week

Posted on February 13, 2015 by rikyrah

I hope you have enjoyed this week with Gladys Knight.  

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Black History | Will U.S. Address Legacy of Racial Terrorism?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: LIZA A new report has uncovered shocking details about the history of lynchings in the United States and their legacy today. After five years of exhaustive research and interviews with local historians and descendants of lynching victims, the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread-Gladys Knight Week

Posted on February 12, 2015 by rikyrah

Gladys…..An American Treasure….

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Black History | The Slave Whipping Post

Posted on February 11, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The ordinary mode of punishing the slaves is both cruel and barbarous. The masters seldom, if ever, try to govern their slaves by moral influence but by whipping, kicking, beating, starving, branding, cat-hauling, loading with irons, imprisoning, or by some … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread- Gladys Knight Week

Posted on February 11, 2015 by rikyrah

Hope you are enjoying Gladys Knight.  

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Black History | Names of 3,959 victims of “racial terror lynchings” released

Posted on February 10, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., released a report on the history of lynchings in the United States, the result of five years of research and 160 visits to sites around the South. The authors of the report compiled … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread- Gladys Knight Week

Posted on February 10, 2015 by rikyrah

We continue with Gladys Knight.  

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Black History | Black Codes and Pig Laws

Posted on February 9, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Black Codes: A body of laws, statutes, and rules enacted by southern states immediately after the Civil War to regain control over the freed slaves, maintain white supremacy, and ensure the continued supply of cheap labor. Immediately after the Civil … Continue reading →

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