“Mudbound” is a movie about how things change — slowly, unevenly, painfully. It is also, as the title suggests, about how things don’t change, about the stubborn forces of custom, prejudice and power that lock people in place and impede social progress. …”
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Fascinating Facts About A Slave Who Outsmarted Her Master, And Cleverly Gained Extraordinary Wealth | The Black Loop
Back in the days of slavery, many slave masters and overseers often failed to acknowledge the fact that African-Americans were intelligent, innovative, and creative despite the oppression they faced and the disadvantages endured.
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Remembering Cornelia Walker Bailey, A Giant Of Gullah Geechee Culture | NPR
The Gullah Geechee’s unofficial historian and vocal advocate for the preservation of the community, Cornelia Walker Bailey, has died. She was 72.
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God Is A Woman: Prof. Treva Lindsey Uncovers Black Womanhood In D.C. In ‘Colored No More’ | Vibe
Washington, D.C. has contributed to this nation in a number of ways: from its slaves building the White House, to birthing award-winning actors and rappers, and developing world-renown critical thinkers.
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Winnie Mandela the movie: ‘She was volatile and uncontrollable, and that was punished’ | The Guardian
An award-winning documentary demystifies the image of the activist as ‘sinner’ to Nelson the saint, as part of a wave of films in African cinema breaking with the status quo on gender, race and politics
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Nine HBCU’s Celebrate150 Years of Black Excellence | AFRO
HBCUs are generally known for their “flavor” and Black history. Black colleges not only throw the best social and cultural events but produce many public figures, scholars, politicians and many more workers who graduated from these institutions and have contributed to society.
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Sitting down with poet Nikki Giovanni for a ‘A Good Cry’ | Chicago Tribune
When she writes about her godmother and grandparents, she recalls the overlooked sacrifices the elders made to smooth the path for her.
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Black October: An Introduction | Black Perspectives
As Black communists grew in number and the Communist International gained in force, so too did anti-communism.
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Black beaches that broke barriers: From The Obama’s favorite resort town to land cultivated by Frederick Douglass’s son, the African American owned vacation spots that made history | Daily Mail
In the late 19th century, there were few beaches African Americans could visit without the fear of discrimination or violence.
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33 Photos Of Segregation That Show A Country Divided By Race | ATI
In reality, some of the last of the major legal restrictions on African-Americans were torn down less than just 50 years ago with the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which disallowed racial discrimination in terms of housing opportunities.
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