History
Our African Ancestors
I am still hers. I am still hers. Its best to receive our African Ancestors as they appear. I’ve learned it’s best not to try to control how the memories of my mother show up, or what emotions they are wearing when they enter. This one is dressed in a rare crossbreed of inconsolable laughter Read More…
Activism in Gainesville, Fla.
In Gainesville, over 1,000 community members came together to march through the city last summer. Many of them were students at the University of Florida, carrying on Gainesville’s significant legacy of student activism, dating back to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ‘60s. Since the Civil Rights Movement, groups of UF students and Read More…
The Royal Community One of the oldest Black Communities in the State
Royal, a neighborhood just west of Wildwood in Sumter County — Royal, one of the oldest Black communities in the state, houses over 150 years of history. The grove of trees where Phillip James was born is just a few yards from where he sits now: the front lawn of the Wildwood house he’s called Read More…
Major Robert Lawrence, USA’s 1st Black Astronaut
Photo courtesy NASA Major Robert Lawrence USA’s 1st Black Astronaut has never been mention nor have we ever knew of his greatness and brillant accomplishments to our Nation. Here it is. On December 8, 1967, a specially modified F-104 Starfighter rolled down the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The weather was cool Read More…
Millennials Aren’t Skipping Church, Black Churches are Skipping Millenials
While we may not be going to church in the traditional sense, we are gathering together in unique spaces, both in person and online. -Meagan Jordan TWEET THIS Washington Post columnist, Christine Emba, published a piece on Oct. 27, titled Why millenials are skipping church and not going back. Emba declared millennials were interested in gaming, ambitiously Read More…
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