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Film Screening: “MOOZ-lum”

Black History Month begins today, and this week kicks off with a timely  screening in just two days. ImageNation presents the film “MOOZ-lum” directed by Qasim Basir at Lincoln Center on February 3rd....

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Classic Review: 12 Million Black Voices-70th Anniversary

“…Our history is far stranger than you suspect, and we are not what we seem” –Richard Wright This year marks the 70th Anniversary of the publication of 12 Million Black Voices. Being that it is Black...

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Black History, Contemporary Black America and De-Facto Silence

Time to take a step back. Another Black History Month is upon us, and due to the leap year, we have an extra day to do some thinking. This is election year, and everywhere the message is stated and...

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Black History Month 2013: More Than 28 Days of Consciousness

It’s February, the allotted time when Black history and achievements enter the American public consciousness.  This is a time where the accomplishments of African-Americans are in the conversation much...

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Phoenix Forum Hosts Panel Discussion on Post-Blackness

Today is the last day of Black History Month 2013, and it ended with a plethora of events in Harlem. One of them was the panel discussion on the concept of “post-Blackness” held. This panel was the...

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Polite On Society To Host Blog Carnival with Blogging While Brown for Black...

Good evening again folks. I figure while I have WordPress open, I may as well dish out the updates back to back. As many of you know about me as readers, I am a student of history. I at times have to...

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The Importance of Teaching Black History

Editors Note: This guest post is part of the Blog Carnival of Blogging While Brown for Black History Month 2014. -M.P. By Femi Lewis One of the greatest aspects of teaching is that an educator is...

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Black History Month 2014!

Its about that time again! Yes, it is Black History Month. The time for e-militants and YouTube Scholars to go into overdrive. There are only 28 days of this, so its best to take advantage of it....

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Black History Month 2017- Opening Remarks

Here we are again. It’s February, so that means its Black History Month. This time around, we find ourselves in a different predicament than BHM 2016. The country has decided that a rich jerk with a...

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Pandora Celebrates Black History Month

Pandora Celebrates Black History Month In honor of Black History Month, Pandora is shining a light on four stations that capture revolutionary sounds of hip-hop, R&B, house and African-Caribbean...

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Check Out My Guest Appearance on The Awkward Stare Podcast!

Good afternoon, everyone! Today, a podcast feature that I did dropped. I was asked to be a guest on The Awkward Stare podcast. I spoke about Black History Month, and what it means to know and...

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