Category: General
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Thank you Viola Davis!
I held my breath last night waiting for the winner of the category ‘Lead Actress in a Drama Series’ to be announced. Honestly, I did not care if Viola or Taraji P. Henson won for regardless of who won, we won. A slight pause and they announced the winner of the category. Adrien Brody called…
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#NeverForget: Four Little Girls and Two Little Boys
On September 15, 1963, Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were murdered in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Countless others were injured in the bombing of this church which has been a cornerstone in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham. Yesterday, as many posted images…
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Update: Cemetery Hunting
I have not had a chance to follow up with the cemetery. Why? It is expensive….actually it is reasonably price. Once I buy my car, I will pay to have the researchers at Laurel Hill Cemetery complete my genealogy request. How much are we talking? –Rachel Ellerbee $25 –Nancy Sams $20 Then I have to…
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Protected: The Murder of Helen Thomas, My Grandmother
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Frederick Douglass: The Black O’Connell
“Instead of the bright, blue sky of America, I am covered with the soft, grey fog of the Emerald Isle. I breathe, and lo! the chattel becomes a man.” Frederick Douglass, letter to William Lloyd Garrison, 1845 “When we strove to blot out the stain of slavery and advance the rights of man, we…
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A Little Bit of North Carolina History: The Battle of Hayes Pond
“People feared the Klan…until the Klan picked a fight with people who fought back.” The Fayetteville Observer Now, before I write present the Battle of Hayes Pond, I must first inform you about the history of Maxton, North Carolina and the Lumbee Tribe. Both hold a special place in my heart. Spending pieces of my childhood in Maxton, North…
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What Do I Read?
I have always been an avid reader. Being a shy kid and not a huge fan of people, my refuge was found in a book. It took me to a world beyond what I knew and allowed me to travel to places both far and near. I love to read. My mind was filled with the words…
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Part Three: The Flowers Family and The Black Church
Harry Flowers —-/—-Nancy Sawyer | ———————————————————————————— Chauncey Fred John Rachel Theodore Vincent Gladyce Hilda Philadelphia In West Philadelphia born and raised…perhaps not the best introduction; however, the young women of the Flowers family did call Philadelphia home following their father’s death. For Rachel and Gladyce, Wesley AME Zion became their spiritual home during the late 1920s.…
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In Other News
Life update: Applied to my first Ph.D. program and did not get in. I was upset for about 0.34 seconds, but got over it. In all honesty, I knew after I paid that damn application fee that I was not going to get in. Eh, it happens. I did; however, receive admissions into another M.A. program…
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His Name Was Gordon: The Man Behind One of the Nation’s Most Iconic Photos
On Monday night I was up until 11:30 pm watching Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People on PBS. It was not a wise move given my morning job; however, I am an avid fan of documentaries and this one quickly placed itself in my top ten list of outstanding films. I…
Diary of a Historian 