Category Archives: Heritage

Thursday Open Thread | Remembering Toni Morrison😢😢

Posted on August 8, 2019 by rikyrah

We lost one of the giants this week when Toni Morrison died at the age of 88. There really are no words to describe how brilliant Ms. Morrison was, and what she brought to the world as a FREE Black … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Happy Memorial Day

Posted on May 27, 2019 by rikyrah

Today is Memorial Day. Let us remember all who fought for this country and died in service to this country. Never forget, African-Americans have served in the military of this country since before this country was an actual country. Did … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread

Posted on November 13, 2018 by rikyrah

I miss the series “Underground.” How about you? I’m on a Harriet Tubman research trip. You know she’s from my home state of Maryland. I hope you enjoy these clips of historic sites, in honor of Harriet Tubman. And I’ve … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread

Posted on January 3, 2018 by rikyrah

Happy HUMP Day, Everyone! I’m in a traveling mood, as you can see. It’s always healthy to see what this big wide world has to offer, in the way of truth, experiences, adventure, learning, and growth. Time to become PRIMARY … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread

Posted on August 24, 2017 by rikyrah

The REAL monuments that tells America’s TRUE HISTORY. Thoughts on Confederate Statues from a Southern White Male Growing up in the South, I was told (and unfortunately believed) a number of things about the Confederacy. Of course, I heard the common … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread

Posted on August 2, 2017 by rikyrah

Happy HUMP Day, Everyone! We have to keep informing some folks that Sally Hemings was not Jefferson’s Mistress. SHE WAS HIS SLAVE AND HE RAPED HER. Sally Hemings wasn’t Thomas Jefferson’s mistress. She was his property By Britni Danielle Archaeologists at … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Posted on October 20, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Black Political figures is Shirley Chisholm. The first African–American Congresswoman, Shirley Anita Chisholm represented a newly reapportioned U.S. House district centered in Brooklyn, New York. Elected in 1968 because of her roots in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, Chisholm was catapulted … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Black Historical Political Figures: Senator Hiram Revels

Posted on October 18, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Historical figure is Senator Hiram Revels. February 25, 1870 First African American Senator On February 25, 1870, visitors in the Senate galleries burst into applause as senator-elect Hiram Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, entered the chamber to take his … Continue reading →

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3ChicsPolitico.com’s Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Posted on October 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
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Tribal Officials: Dakota Access Pipeline Company Desecrating Native Burial Sites

Posted on September 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Sacred burial sites desecrated by Dakota Access pipeline construction

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