I ran across this on The Black Informant’s website. Ancestry.co.uk has posted 3 million names of slaves held across the British Empire in the early 19th century, putting hundreds of thousands of pages of searchable information online to help slaves’ descendants research their past… read the rest of this post …
One of my sisters forwarded this to me and I thought I’d post it. Spike doesn’t break it down to anything super deep, but I playfully like his rationale. If I were him, that’s all the logic I’d need. …btw, I officially turned “black” after seeing Do The Right Thing …
The King of Love is Dead as Nina Simone called it in her song written after learning about MLK’s death. Let’s go full circle here… Nov 23, 1963 interview with MLK regarding the death of John F. Kennedy April 3, 1968 MLK speaks to city workers in Memphis, giving his …
…and he has seen the glory of the coming of the Lord! Watch out folks! Obama’s still got it. Go watch or read his speech given in Philadelphia. I’m still waking my brain up, but I promise to post my reaction. Thanks, Aisha, for keeping me in the know. In …
Here’s a post to get me back inline with why I started this blog…natural hair care. * Mixed Chicks products http://mixedchicks.net/ – – Products for women with curly to nappy hair. They even have a section “baby chicks” dedicated to products for kis with the same range of hair textures. …
…This is a man who has enjoyed the fruits of America at the blood and expense of Black Americans and others, but who has paid virtually no dues… (source cited below) If that doesn’t catch your attention… I know I’m supposed to be keeping this site all about nappy, but …
There are moments in your life that you feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to experience. Nina Simone was one of them. When we lived in the Philly area, I quickly jumped on the opportunity to see her perform. It was my hubby, one of his college roommates/lifetime …
