TL;DR: Black people were not impacted the same as Whites during the 1918 flu pandemic however we are more vulnerable now. The low death rate for Blacks during the 1918 pandemic is partially due to segregation which kept our exposures limited due to “defacto” quarantines. Also, segregation meant that there…
That’s it. That’s the post! I kid. Y’all know I wouldn’t leave you hanging like that. The above photo is from June 1986. It was taken by famed artist Andy Warhol, who had a very dynamic personal and professional relationship with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. From The Vinyl Factory: “Produced in…
Twenty-five years ago, in an apartment in Detroit,MI, five friends joined forces to open their own restaurant after receiving a $4,000 tax refund. The group sat and began to throw out ideas on what type of restaurant it should be. Cole Brown, one of the five friends who was a…
During Howard University’s homecoming (HU. YOU KNOW), one of my close friends throws a brunch/day party at this spot called Barcode. Kicks off around noon. It starts off like your typical Black & Bougie brunch…a scene dripping with black excellence with the DJ pounding out your favorite hits. Then around…
Thank you. Nah, like fr fr…. thank you. We underestimate how valuable you are. We turn a blind eye to how vulnerable you are. We ignore the sacrifices you make because our well-being is both of our priorities. We forget the risks you face, working on the frontlines, to ensure…