Quotes and Readings In Honor of Margaret Walker
Alice Walker (and there’s no relation there, that I know of) mentioned in Temple of My Familiar, that one of the characters would have these odd moments of serendipity. Like,
John Langston Gwaltney: Your Life Purpose Requires Your Abilities, Disabilities, and Life Experiences
…Soji is the word for an unbaptised person in the old-time religion. Such unbaptized persons learned the core Black way by listening to their elders. And the other thing that
Ntozake Shange was Geechee AF and Hoodoo AF
Ntozake Shange's ancestors were Geechee, so she was too. And she taught us how to access to the moon, heal, and have daily visits with the spirits. She was both
Carter G. Woodson and the History of Black History Month
While writing Krak Teet, I wrote a poem that described the elder stories I was gathering. The poem began and ended by saying: I’ma write a book because I’m tired
Elijah Muhammad’s Life is Worth Some Note-Taking
And if you believe in numerology, Elijah Muhammad has those 7s all over him. He was born in Sandersville, Georgia, which is about an hour east of Macon (and about
Katherine Johnson Launched Astronauts into Space with These Mantras
The movie Hidden Figures made Katherine Johnson famous. Her calculations helped sent astronauts into outer space. But because she was Black and a woman, her achievements weren’t broadcasted until she
W.E.B. Du Bois Changed His Mind Too
Today is W.E.B. Du Bois’s birthday, by the way. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868—three years after the 13th amendment was signed which said that outlawed
Hercules Escaped On His Enslaver’s Birthday!
Hercules was born around 1750 in Virginia. He was originally owned by one of President George Washington’s neighbors. When that neighbor couldn’t afford to pay his mortgage, a lot of
Lorenzo Dow Turner, The Father of Gullah Studies
Written by K.Nicole Parker Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust was released in 1991 but set in 1921, depicting the struggle between those trying to preserve the old ways and the
More Black Folk Need to Know Phillis Wheatley
Written by: Breanna (@tenlibras) and Trelani Michelle Phillis Wheatley remains relatively unknown, despite her major accomplishments. Named after the ship she arrived on from West Africa when she was 7