Tag Archives: Black History

Wednesday Open Thread | A Piece of History That All Should Know

Posted on January 17, 2018 by rikyrah

I learn something new everyday. I had never heard of this American Hero. Meet The Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed — And Funded — The Civil Rights Movement January 15, 20187:00 AM ET In December 1955, after Rosa Parks refused … Continue reading →

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Google Honors The Silent Parade: The first mass protests against lynching and anti-black violence in the United States

Posted on July 28, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

The Negro Silent Protest Parade was a silent protest march of 8,000-10,000 African Americans along Fifth Avenue starting at 57th Street in New York City on July 28, 1917. The parade was in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Shariah Harris To Make History in the Sport of Polo

Posted on July 8, 2017 by rikyrah

Pennsylvania teen, 19, to make history as the first black woman to ever play in top tier of US polo after discovering it by accident 12 years ago By Associated Press and Mary Kekatos For Dailymail.com Published: 14:06 EDT, 29 … Continue reading →

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#BlackHistory: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln & Henry Berry’s views on Black People

Posted on February 19, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

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Posted in Black History, Crimes Against Humanity, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, History, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Racial Oppression, racial terror, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Black History | First Black President

Posted on February 9, 2017 by SouthernGirl2
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Tuesday Open Thread | 2017 Oscar Nominated : Moonlight

Posted on February 7, 2017 by rikyrah

Moonlight is the little movie that could. About a year and a half ago, the only people talking about Moonlight were Black film geeks. I heard about it from Shadow and Act. I haven’t seen Moonlight, but everyone that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | 2017 Oscar Nominated – Hidden Figures

Posted on February 6, 2017 by rikyrah

I have seen Hidden Figures four times. Peanut has seen it twice. In case you haven’t heard of it, Hidden Figures is the story of three Black women: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson- three brilliant women who worked … Continue reading →

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Harvard Law Review Elects First Black Woman President

Posted on February 3, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

ImeIme A. Umana ’14 will be the first black woman to serve as President of the Harvard Law Review, the legal journal announced Monday. Umana, who hails from Harrisburg, Pa., will be the 131st leader of the organization. As a … Continue reading →

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Black History | Jeanette Epps: 1st AA International Space Station Crew Member

Posted on February 3, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Just as the highly anticipated movie Hidden Figures—the story of three African-American women who were crucial in the launch of the first American into orbit—hits theaters, more news of black female achievement in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields … Continue reading →

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Black History | The Untold story on how the US GOVT helped create Black ghettos & the hood

Posted on February 2, 2017 by SouthernGirl2
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