Women’s History Month – Darlene Shamsid-Deen
Ms. Darlene Shamsid-Deen reminds me not to settle. She didn’t tell me that; her life showed me. I met her last year after agreeing to write her husband’s autobiography. Even
Maroons: The Ancestors They Don’t Want You to Know About
Some Africans self-emancipated after plotting for months and years. some peeped an opportunity and chose right there in the moment to get the tf on. some escaped the auction block, fresh off the
Your Past is Bigger Than You: It’s Family + Community History. It’s Black History.
Writing other people’s life stories–whether it’s a couple paragraphs or an entire book–taught me a valuable lesson. That is: Personal history is family history, and family history is community history
February 13th is Clara Belle Williams Day
A friend texted me a picture one evening saying that I favored the woman so much she thought it was me. I didn’t agree. Less than 15 minutes later, a
Black Hair Stylists ARE Black History
For making us look good, yeah, but for more reasons too. They got the tea but not just for gossip. I don’t know what it is about the chair, but
The Biggest Gotcha in U.S. History: 40 Acres + a Mule
The concept of 40 acres and a mule was born in Savannah at the Green Meldrim House. Here’s how that went down: The two sides of the Civil War were
How Oglethorpe Nem Yanked Savannah
[You can listen to me read it instead. Just press play.] Europeans first arrived in this country in 1492. So, by the time James Oglethorpe and his crew pulled up