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,…
#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…
Hispanic* Heritage Month runs from September 15-October 15. This month is to pay tribute to the contributions of Hispanic Americans, similar to February for Black people. A little about Hispanic Heritage Month: Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories,…
Black Like Vanilla created a playlist (below)… A soundtrack for the revolution (ASFTR) not THE soundtrack for the revolution. ASFTR is a unique blend of various black artists and musical genres curated to represent the ebbs and flows of Black Americans continued fight for the basic civil and human rights afforded…
Yo…I felt this shit. No, I am not from the Caribbean but I can relate. I’m telling on myself but growing up on the West Coast, it wasn’t until my freshmen year of college that I learned ANYTHING about the Caribbean. While I knew there was more than Jamaica, all…