National Ancestors Day: 7 Ways to Honor It
September 27th is National Ancestors Day. I’ont get behind all holidays, because most are just meant to get us spending money, but I like these kinds. A day to honor
Zora Neale Hurston’s 1948 arrest taught me some thangs
In September 1948, Zora was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy. He said Zora and two other adults would pay him 50 cents to violate him and
Recognize Dat Kujichagulia
:: To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves Zora Neale Hurston, describing her childhood, said “My soul was with the gods and my body in
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
Zora’s Opinion on School Desegregation
From: Zora Neale Hurston To: The Orlando Sentinel Date: August 11, 1955 — Editor: I promised God and some other responsible characters, including a bench of bishops, that I was
The Language and Rules That Exclude (And Execute) Women
By Trelani Michelle and Diamond Afeni “They didn’t burn witches. They burned women.” I don’t remember exactly who said that, but it stuck with me. They burned women who talked
Anthropologists Ain’t Gotta Go To College or Quit Their Job
“I might not know how to use 34 words where 3 will do, but that does not mean that I don’t know what I’m talking about.” -Drylongso, John Langston Gwaltney