Sarita Walker Jul 26 4 min The Black Hospital of Excellence They Fought to Shut Down In the mid-20th century (1914), in segregated St. Louis, Homer G. Phillips Hospital was built to cater to the city’s Black population....
Sarita Walker Jul 12 5 min Africa Made Math: The Original Mathematicians It is very unfortunate that history books only dedicate a few pages to Ancient Egypt and Northern Africa during the 'Middle Ages.' Too...
Sarita Walker Jul 8 8 min I Bet You Didn't Learn This in History Class A 2015 report conducted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture and Oberg Research found that while most teachers...
Sarita Walker Jun 20 7 min History Behind Juneteenth: Why This National Holiday is So Important to Black American Communities As Black Americans embrace the new federal Holiday, Juneteenth, that was passed quickly within the Senate on Thursday June 17th, 2021,...
Debbie Alamrew May 31 6 min It's Been 100 Years Since The Tulsa Race Massacre. Here are 10 Things You Need to Know Photo: O.W. Gurley, a Founder of the Greenwood District aka Black Wall Street (shown here circa 1921, bottom row, second) Exactly a...
Sarita Walker Apr 27 7 min The Ancient Beliefs of African Goddesses The belief of a Supreme natural being has never been a doubt in African culture. Even before Europeans came and introduced Christianity,...
Debbie Alamrew Apr 20 3 min Roots In The Sand: How Bruce's Beach Was Seized From Black Couple Back in 1912 a young Black couple in Manhattan Beach, a Southern California town, purchased the land at the Strand and 26th Street and...
Sarita Walker Mar 30 7 min Once Upon a Time in Africa: The History of African Folklore Imagine sitting around a moonlight fire, surrounded by your brothers and sisters, waiting to hear a new tale from your great grandmother...
Sarita Walker Mar 12 3 min Black American History Year Round: The Children's Crusade of 1963 Black Americans have been marching, protesting, and fighting for equal rights for decades. Early in 1963, civil rights leaders in the...
Sarita Walker Mar 12 3 min Sarah Boone: Improving the Contemporary Ironing Board The 1800's became a pivotal era for Black Americans, especially Black women. This is the period that gave rise to important events like...
