Harlem Renaissance Since childhood, I have always been fascinated with the phrase Harlem Renaissance. Together the words sound powerful, transcendent, regal and mysterious and inviting. Singularly, Harlem rolls off the tongue, feels full flowing through the articulators, leaves a smile on my face and in my mind, and lastly the gregarious sounds of big band […]
Black History Month Day 10 – Mary Mcleod Bethune
Mary Mcleod Bethune: https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/bethune-mary.cfm https://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune/ http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bethune-mary-jane-mcleod-1875-1955 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/eleanor-bethune/ Her University
Black History Month Day 9 – Dr. John Henrik Clarke
Dr. John Henrik Clarke is truly a jewel of a historian. Watching videos of his on YouTube inspired me to continue digging deeper into the vast virtual library of our history. Review the information below for your own introduction to the great historian. https://africana.library.cornell.edu/africana/clarke/index.html http://blackhistoryfactorfiction.com/category/our-scholars/dr-clarke/ http://www.nbufront.org/MastersMuseums/JHClarke/JHCvmuseum.html http://weblog.liberatormagazine.com/2008/06/dissenting-view-by-john-henrik-clarke.html http://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/bhm-heroes/john-henrik-clarke/ Please feel free to watch a few […]
Black History Month Day 8 – Queen Tiye
Queen Tiye http://www.blackhistoryheroes.com/2010/05/queen-tiye.html http://www.historyembalmed.org/egyptian-pharaohs/queen-tiye.htm http://johnoehler.com/blog/who-was-queen-tiye/ http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/tiye-one-most-influential-women-ancient-egypt-005481
Black History Month Day 7 – Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa, see more below: http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/01/09/8-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa/2/ http://www.blackpast.org/gah/musa-mansa-1280-1337 http://www.businessinsider.com/mansa-musa-the-richest-person-in-history-2016-2 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/meet-mansa-musa-i-of-mali-the-richest-human-being-in-all-history-8213453.html
Black History Month Day 6 – Marie Van Brittan Brown
Marie Van Brittan Brown along with her husband Albert Brown invented the home security system in 1966. http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/inventor-marie-van-brittan-brown-born http://www.blackpast.org/aah/brown-marie-van-brittan-1922-1999