Although I hope you, like me, celebrate, investigate, and televise Black history everyday, I hope this month in particular has been and continues to be a month of enlightenment for you.
The further I delve into my history the more I realize (1) how much of it has not been a part of the education for the masses, (2) how multifaceted and nuanced we are as a people, and (3) that Black history is not just my history it is our history and the history of the world at large.
Below I have gathered some important names, books, videos, articles and blogs that I have recently found uplifting and I hope you will find so as well. Have a great week!
The further I delve into my history the more I realize (1) how much of it has not been a part of the education for the masses, (2) how multifaceted and nuanced we are as a people, and (3) that Black history is not just my history it is our history and the history of the world at large.
Below I have gathered some important names, books, videos, articles and blogs that I have recently found uplifting and I hope you will find so as well. Have a great week!
Articles:
Blogs to Follow:
Books:
-The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
-Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington
-The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
-Acts of Faith by Iyanla Vanzant
People You Should Know:
bell hooks
Audre Lorde
Ntozake Shange
Markus Prime
Alexandra Elle
Videos:
An Uncensored Voice is Always Relevant: Lysa Copper (StyleLikeU, Whats Underneath Project)
Resources:
