As many of us enjoy this Labor Day holiday, I thought it would be fitting to acknowledge a pioneer to the Black Labor Movement. A. Philip Randolph’s Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters is typically looked at as the first Black union to be recognized by a national body in 1925,…
The word prototype is defined as “a first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied”, and NASA Mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, who passed away today after making 101 rotations around the sun, was definitely that. But luckily the mold was…
We have all heard of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn an aviation pilot’s license and an international aviation pilot’s license. Her story is typically cherry-picked as a fan favorite during Black History Month when the same histories are recycled year after year. And that is not to…
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,…
Black people have been active in labor movements since before the Civil War. With today being Labor Day, I thought it would be fitting to acknowledge a lesser known behemoth in the Labor Movement: Addie Wyatt. Addie Wyatt is one of the country’s foremost Labor Union Leaders, Women’s Rights Advocate, and…