Tag: Black History Month
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Frederick Douglass the Journalist
I know everyone is familiar with the life and times of Frederick Douglass, the great orator, author and activist. But many people don’t know that Frederick Douglass was also a great journalist. As the original Word Warrior, Frederick Douglass quickly learned to use the press as a weapon in the fight against slavery. Let’s talk…
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Say Their Names: America’s First Black Women Journalists
When we think of the early Black journalists in our nation’s history, we most often think of men. Like the original editors of Freedom’s Journal, Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm. But what about the Black women journalists who were writing and editing right right along side their male counterparts? Remembering Black Women Journalists For today’s…
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Happy Black Excellence Month!: Let’s Talk about Black Journalists
Hello Meltingpot Community. It’s February! Which means it’s the Blackest month of the year in the United States. Not only were all of the coolest Black people – Frederick Douglass, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Rosa Parks, Me – born in the month of February, but it’s also Black History Month. Black History is American History…
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Black History is American History
This essay was originally published on Beacon Broadside in February 2017. I still agree with every single word. February is Black History Month. Personally, I’ve always felt conflicted about a month being set aside to celebrate the achievements of African Americans in the United States, because it seems to suggest that once February is over,…
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Declaring War on Black Hair Ignorance Starts Now
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Welcome to the first full week of Black History Month 2019. Over the years, I’ve had a lot to say about Black History Month and have tried to celebrate it in different ways. There were also years I wanted to boycott Black History Month, because I believed separating Black history from American…
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Five Easy Ways to End Black History Month with a Pro-Black Bang!
Today is the last day of Black History Month. Just in case you wanted to do something special to celebrate, but you didn’t actually plan anything, here are five Meltingpot approved, easy-breezy, pro-Black ways to finish off the greatest (and Blackest) month of the year. 1.LISTEN Listen to The Diary of a Mad Black Cousin…
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Five Great Books about Frederick Douglass in Honor of his 200th Birthday
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Yes, I know today is Valentine’s Day, but did you know today is also the day Frederick Douglass would be celebrating his 200th birthday? Considering this man is one of my personal heroes, I figured I’d dedicate today’s post to him, instead of waxing on about love and flowers and chocolate and…
