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
Statues Are One Thing, Street Names Are Another
When Savannah was yanked from the natives in 1733, slavery wasn’t legal in the state of Georgia yet. But James Oglethorpe and the rest of the colonists would rent blackRapsody’s Breakfast Club Interview
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Nina Simone On Having No Fear
If the video isn’t working here, go here: https://youtu.be/mrIBYu8Cvlo Transcription: Everybody is half dead. Everybody avoids everybody. All over the place, in most situations, most all of the time. I
Assata Shakur’s Open Letter: “I am a 20th century escaped slave”
Assata’s 2013 Open Letter: My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to
Zora’s Audacity is Why Krak Teet Exists
We celebrate Zora as an amazing author and anthropologist who gave us Their Eyes Were Watching God and Barracoon. We salute Eatonville, where she was raised for being one of
Watch Night, the Proclamation, and the 13th
I grew up going to church on New Year’s Eve, but I didn’t learn about “Watch Night Service” until about five or so years ago while volunteering with the Gullah
Kwanzaa + Black Savannah History
Umoja (Unity) :: to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race The boycotts of 1960! Two Beach High School students were arrested during a sit-in