March 2012
LIVE FEED: Live radio play of Zora Neale Hurston's... →
icestormis:
“The exceptional cast includes the first African American woman to receive a Tony Award for “Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play”, Phylicia Rashad, as narrator, Roslyn Ruff, as Janie, Brandon Dirdan as Tea Cake and Leslie Uggams as the Grandmother.” After clicking the link, scroll down past the flyer to the video to see the play reading. Tune in, dears! —Sydney Rebecca
sidehustlestories:
Guests began arriving early....
“Ever since sex became easy to get, love became harder to find!”
Alexander Crummell
celebrateheritage:
Alexander Crummell (1819-1898)
Crummell was born in New York City. He was happy to be known as the boy whose father told his master he would no longer serve as a slave. Crummell’s father hired a private tutor to ensure his son’s academic success. He worked as a professor in Liberia for a time. When he returned to America in the 1870’s he established Saint Luke’s Church.
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Watchyourfantasygeek:
Black Moses Barbie
This is the final piece of a hilarious mini-series that has changed the way in which I see Harriet Tubman.
Part 1
Part 2
Randomness: Elizabeth "Mum Bett" Freeman →
jesatria:
(Today is the last day of Black History Month & tomorrow is the 1st day of Womens’ History Month. Here’s a person who fits into both. She is also a very important figure in Massachusetts history.)
Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman was born into slavery in 1742. She was owned by the Ashleys, a…
TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY!!!
xpressivebelle:
Today in Black History in 1940 Hattie McDaniel known for her supporting roles became the first African American to win the Oscar Award for her role as ‘Mammy’in the movie ‘Gone With The Wind’. Not only was she the first African American to receive this award, but the was the only woman to have received it until Whoopi Goldberg received the same award for her role in the movie...
Today in Black History for February 29th
shuggieotis:
February 29, 1968
Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York. This singer, actress, and choral director was best-known for her role as Bloody Mary in the 1949 Broadway stage production of South Pacific.
Live Life Fully & Completely: A Moment in American... →
livelifecompletely:
How many knew about the black pilot who crashed his plane in Shanksville, PA Sept 11, 2011. Maybe not his name or history, but just knew that the pilot was an educated black man…
“Historically, [self-esteem] research on black girls and women has always been...”
– Imani Perry (via unapproachableblackchicks)
Curtis Wants Whiskey: Black Fact #12: →
curtiscook:
This is less of a “Black Fact” and more of a drinking game involving Black cinema:
Take a shot if:
_There is a voice over within the first five minute.
_There is a reference to “The Neighborhood, “The Hood,” or “The Streets” in the first ten minutes.
_The main character is…
Hello, Middle Class!: So Ends Another Black... →
hellomiddleclass:
As we wrap up another great Black History Month I wanted to have a run down of notable moments for black people that happened in the last 4 weeks:
The Death of an icon:
The release of some great music:
http://youtu.be/BkuyCCxAWF8
http://youtu.be/XYudQqpzgDY
We learned…
“The black artist cannot live in a revisionist place. The black artist can only...”
– Viola Davis (via joeacollege)
February 2012
“Most Europeans, never mind white Americans, still have a lot of trouble...”
– from “All History is Black History” by Mark LeVine on AlJazeera.com (via spectralradiance)
A poem from amerikka’s first black woman poet 1753 – December 5, 1784
Occupy Oakland and white supremacist group at the... →
ethereal-eyes:
CHP officers hurt; state Capitol protest turns into near riot
By Hudson Sangree and Randy Pench hsangree@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 - 5:19 pm
Last Modified: Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 - 7:07 pm
What started as an orderly rally by an alleged white supremacist group at the state Capitol turned into a near riot this afternoon when protesters from Occupy Oakland and...
“See that prosperity elate not thine heart above measure; neither adversity...”
– Ancient Egyptian Proverb (via maatmanifest)
Southern California Young Communist League: The... →
socalycl:
The Story of Oneil: 80 Years of Struggle By Luis Rivas
Oneil Cannon sits on his soft, broken-in black leather recliner, the most luxurious thing in the entire apartment, watching TV news and occasionally allowing me to force him to sit and watch recorded episodes of the Daily Show…
“If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the...”
– © Frank Zappa (via ommas)
love is a journey, i'm hoping i return from.:... →
daniellemertina:
I don’t think whites who come after black conscious black folk realize that we were all taught the white version of history that they like recapitulating when they reblog stuff, but we also know REAL history (like the full story) on top of that.
I think all white people…
“We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a...”
– Audre Lorde (via complex-brown)