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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Happy Black History Month!

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! 

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: 

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