Today we lost a legend. We lost an icon. Little Richard, a pioneer and architect of Rock and Roll, died at the age of 87. There was nothing subtle about Little Richard. From his hair, to his clothes, to his sound. Little Richard would pound the piano so hard that…
May 4th, 1961, thirteen brave individuals boarded two buses in Washington, DC with the goal of traveling through the Deep Jim Crow South to New Orleans, to test the 1960 Supreme Court ruling of Boynton v. Virginia, which declared segregated facilities for interstate passengers illegal. The “Freedom Rides” were initiated…
I didn’t hate it…. Tl;DR: Kenya Barris built his empire making Black shows for white audiences. #blackAF is Black-ish 2.0. And Kenya Barris is hard, if not impossible, to love in this. I almost quit early but by episode 5 the show found its footing and by episode 7 (there…
*Trigger Warning.* This article will discuss suicide and may be triggering to those who have attempted suicide, are suicidal, have lost someone to suicide, and/or experiencing Post-Dramatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or depression. If you or someone you know needs help, place call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or…
Easter Sunday. March 10, 1945. World War II. Germany. Technical Sergeant William E. Thomas and Private First Class Joseph Jackson, originally from the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, but part of the 969th Field Artillery Battalion when this photo was taken. The 333rd Field Artillery Battalion was a racially segregated unit of…