Along with sharing featured songs from its “A Soundtrack for the Revolution (ASFTR)” playlist, Black Like Vanilla is also sharing Quotes to Live By (QTLB) from prominent Black people from our past to our present, located in the “Featured Post” section of this website. These quotes are words of wisdom, caution, inspiration,…
Day two of the murder trial for Amber Guyger, the Dallas cop who shot and killed 26 year-old Botham Jean, her unarmed black neighbor, while he was in his own apartment on September 6, 2018. Click HERE for Day 1. From WFAA: It’s day 2 of the Amber Guyger murder…
Testimony begins today in the murder trial for Amber Guyger, the Dallas cop who shot and killed 26 year-old Botham Jean, her unarmed black neighbor, while he was in his own apartment on September 6, 2018. Though Guyger “claims” *insert deepest of eye rolls* she mistakenly entered his apartment, thinking…
#FBPO = For Black People Only. Pretty self explanatory but for those who aren’t black and are eager to provide commentary…don’t. *cracks knuckles*. Today’s timeline is full of outrage over H&M Kids newest campaign showing children of various races with messy hair. First, let me get this out the way…I acknowledge…
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc, the first Greek-letter sorority established by black college-educated women, has raised over $1,000,000 for the second year in a row as part of the sorority’s AKA HBCU Impact Day, which took place on Monday, September 16th. AKA’s International President Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, who…