Thank you to the amazing panelists of The @blackroundtable The Black Roundtable and Crystal for an amazing job moderating this evening. Awesome! If you missed it, follow us and @bewaretheday Beware the Day to see the video tomorrow. Thank you to Carla who put everything together. Jackeline Biddle Richard @jbr.immigration @afrolatinx_culture – Ryan O. Adams […]
Black History Month
The Vital Role of Gatekeeping in Community Building
“Ensuring the safety and integrity of your name, brand, business, family, and community is not gatekeeping; it’s protection.” The Vital Role of Gatekeeping in Community Building: To move forward, we must expose those who claim to do good but are bad actors in the community. As someone deeply committed to strengthening community bonds and fostering […]
Juneteenth: The Red, The White, The Blue
The Juneteenth flag was created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith aka Boston Ben, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF). Boston-based illustrator Lisa Jeanne Graf brought Haith’s vision to life. Also contributing were Verlene Hines, Azim, and Eliot Design. The Juneteenth flag was revised in 2000 to include “June 19, 1865,” the day […]
Spirituals vs Minstrelsy
African American spirituals are one of, if not the most important genres of American music as they are the foundation of African American culture and music. Now, what exactly are spirituals? They are songs written by African Americans who were enslaved during the 18th and 19th centuries. They were often sung in religious and communal […]