Black History Month 2016 is the gift that keeps on giving.
If there's one thing we all know to be true, kids never tell a lie.
Black History Month is officially underway, and we're kicking it off in style.
It's that time of year again. Black History Month is right around the corner, and Nike is starting it off by dropping 28 new BHM-inspired products for the culture.
Fed up with all the negative stereotypes about African-Americans, YouTube personality Frenchesca Ramsey joined forces with Tumblr friend T’Von to promote #BlackOutDay — a hashtag created to celebrate Black beauty and existence, according to ABC News. The hashtag, which encourages users to share images of themselves, is now trending on Twitter. Reports ABC News: “We’re asking black […]
We’re quickly approaching the end of another Black History Month, and the conversation surrounding the necessity for Carter G. Woodson’s ode to black excellence is just as intense as it was when we ushered in February four weeks ago. In short, some people are upset that it still exists. Like this guy: And this person: https://twitter.com/paragon_1/status/570409427649630208 […]
For nearly five decades, Toni Morrison, born Chloe Wofford, has gifted the world with unyielding insight and beautifully strung stories of life in America, racism, women, and love in the form of many award-winning novels, short stories, and essays. Since the publication of her first novel, The Bluest Eye, at age 39, Morrison has been a beacon for […]
It’s February, which means that it’s Black History Month, and there are many ways that people are celebrating, including the NBA. The basketball league launched their Dream BIG campaign, which featured a designed t-shirt created by Ray Allen, but now two NYC designers are taking the celebrations into their own hands. Jah Meke Rodriguez and Duane […]
Aunt Viv said it best… As we embark on Black History Month, there are plenty of people, places, and things to explore and discover far beyond what we were taught in elementary school. And while we’re thankful for the history (albeit brief) we received in grade school, it’s up to us to understand that the […]
Charlie Sifford, pro golf’s first African-American player and the first black man inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, died Tuesday at the age of 92. Sifford, who recently suffered a stroke, died at Southpoint Hospital in Ohio, according to PGA spokesman Wendell J. Haskins. Cause of death was not immediately released. The man […]
Black women in America have come a long way since the days of fighting for equal rights. Although there’s still a long way to go when it comes to complete equality, women these days are taking matters into their own hands – not waiting for a man or anyone else. Superstars like Beyonce and Lupita Nyong’o are shaping a new […]
February is Black History Month, and while Selma and 12 Years A Slave are still fresh in our memories as some of the best historically set films ever made, others have been stuck in the annals as the years waned on. From To Kill A Mockingbird all the way to The Great Debaters, the African-American struggle for equality has been portrayed […]
