Walter Francis White helped the NAACP document the truth about lynchings in America. The fact that he could pass as caucasian came in very handy. On a hot September day in 1919, Walter Francis White found himself running for his life. In the two days since he had been in Elaine, Arkansas, White had seen Read More…
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How a student lost his college
How a student lost his college scholarship after he and his brother were held for 33 days without any charge Two Illinois brothers, who went on a celebratory trip to Florida with their father, ended up spending “33 long, miserable days” in jail without any charge after they were arrested on suspicion of committing armed Read More…
Alexis Hawkins Graduates From Howard Law School
Alexis Hawkins Graduates from Howard Law School. Despite being an “A” student, she was expelled from high school at the age of 15. Ms. Hawkins an African American woman from Washington, D.C., has turned her life around and has earned her law degree from Howard Law School. She aims to address systematic racism and help Read More…
Veteran Quincie White,Reveals Challenges
Veteran Quincie White, an African American female who has been in the U.S. Army for 33 years, is now a published author of a book she released in 2020 entitled Soft Targets, My Memoir. Quincie, who describes herself as a counselor for those deciding their path in the military, says that she decided to write Read More…
Elizabeth Nalema “Married” The Holy Spirit
Elizabeth Nalema a 41-year-old mother of six shocked Kenyans last week when she left her 20-year marriage to “marry” the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth Nalema, a town council officer from Makutano town in West Pokot County, was bound in holy matrimony with the Holy Spirit on Tuesday, May 25, in a ‘lavish’ ceremony at the Chelang’a Read More…
Gullah, descendants of African slaves
Gullah, descendants of African slaves in South Carolina who haven’t abandoned their cultural roots. The Gullah people, also referred to as the Geechee, reside in Georgia and the low country of South Carolina within the United States. They are also located within the coast and the Sea Islands – which are a series of small Read More…