Films about some of history’s most important Black female figures are infrequent, which is why news of a movie on the life of Saartjie “Sarah” Baartman sparked attention this week. Rumors flew that singer Beyonce Knowles would help develop and star in the film about Baartman, who was taken into the slave trade and put on display in […]

Google Doodles have become the new honorary postage stamps. Launched in 2001, the illustrations and animations that replace the Google logo to celebrate national holidays…

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January in the early 1900’s was busy for the campus of Howard University. On January 20, 1920, they welcomed a new sorority named Zeta Phi…

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Howard University was founded in 1866 by missionaries as a training facility for black preachers. It was decided that the school would be named after…

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Ruby McCollum was the richest black woman in Live Oak, Florida, in the 1940’s. She was married to known racketeer, “Bolita” Sam. In 1952, McCollum,…

Summer is near and the warm weather is live and in full effect! The beach is calling your name and for all you warm weather, sand loving, book readers out there the best time to read a great book is now. Grab a pen and some paper and get your bathing suit ready for a […]