Every year in February, people from all over the world with different backgrounds, religions, and ethnicities, come together to celebrate Black History Month. This month is designated to focus on transformative and significant Black people, communities, and events in history. Continue reading
Black History Month is a celebration of the remarkable progress of African American’s in a society that is structured to oppress them. It serves as a tribute and remembrance to the millions that have died in the fight for freedom Continue reading
The Green Book – Jack Miles May 11, 2020 – Black history month, founded by Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves occurs every February in order to honor the brave African Americans who fought for their freedom in the Continue reading
The February 2020 event “The Depths of Black Silence” at the San Diego Public Library with the panelists Dr. Channon Miller, an assistant professor of history at USD, Dr. Cory Gooding, an assistant professor of political science, and V. Dozier, Continue reading
America boasts of its title, “the Land of the Free.” It takes pride in its belief that one is “innocent until proven guilty.” However, who that freedom and those rights apply to has continuously included and excluded different groups throughout Continue reading
On February 24th, I had the opportunity to attend Michele Norris’s event, “Eavesdropping on America’s Conversation on Race,” at the University of San Diego. In this program, Norris engaged with the audience, while speaking about different critical racial issues. She Continue reading
12 Years a Slave: A Memoir, Film, and Glimpse into the Lives of the Enslaved 12 Years a Slave is a film adaptation of a slave memoir of the same name written in 1853 by a man named Solomon Northup. Continue reading
The Film, The Color Purple, Both Building Community and Creating Controversy Black History Month creates opportunities to celebrate black identity and community as well as the different dynamics and intersectionalities that exist in this community. February creates an opportunity to Continue reading
The traditional American’s view on the daily experience of the average African-American needs to be re-interpreted. The motivations and decisions of Americans in the past and present have had profound effects on past and current generations of blacks. Since the Continue reading
Marion Humphrey African-American History May 9th, 2020 Left of Black I watched the online podcast “Left of Black with Tanisha Ford” for my project. On Feb 9, 2016 “Left of Black” host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal of Duke University Continue reading
