I have been engrossed in reading books on African American History. REALLY ENGROSSED. From these readings, I have discovered that black history accounts told by black people are most accurate. While this may seem obvious, one would be amazed at how much we read about black history that is written by white people that is…
Category: Black History
Aunt Jemima: Black Exception in 1893 Chicago’s World Fair
In my previous post Lack of Black in Chicago 1893… or Chicago 2016, I shared that black people were not allowed or welcomed at the 1893 World’s Fair. That wasn’t totally true. Generally speaking, that was consensus. There were a couple exceptions. Some African Americans were invited because they represented stereotypes, not progress, in the…
Some History Never Changes
I have been indulging in African American history books, and feel more empowered by what I’m learning. I am also disgusted about the fact that there has been little change in the treatment of black people since slavery. Yes, there are more freedoms, but we are not totally free. And, the only thing that has…
Building Courage through History
I have been really gaining courage to communicate my thoughts on my blogs since reading The Reason Why the Colored American is Not In the World’s Columbian Exposition by Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass and two others. It was deep reading, and they did not mind calling people out about the wrongs. That’s love. I…
Discoveries While Researching African American History
I am conducting research on African American amusement parks and other topics related to African American history. I must say that it is hard as hell to find information online on these topics. It’s equally challenging to find it through library sources. What does this mean? I have to do a lot of extra work. …
Mis-Education of the Negro
As we approach Black History Month, I had two thoughts: 1. Should I start a book discussion on Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s Mis-Education of the Negro on of my blogs? 2. Will the Chicago Chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) have any events in Dr. Woodson’s honor? …