Black History Month

During the past, African Americans have suffered injustice and discrimination due to their race. Some of the most prominent figures during our history are Diana Ross, Sojourner Truth, Mary Mcleod Bethune, Alice Walker, Langston Hughes, and Martin Luther King. They have fought against prejudice and …

For many of us, when hearing of Black History Month, what immediately comes to mind is the redundant history of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and etc. While it is nice to remind ourselves of these very important people and …

All month long in honor of Black History Month, we’ve been bringing you profiles in courage. Tonight, a woman who helps make the “American Dream” come true for people across South Florida. (WSVN) – It’s one thing for someone to tell you that you’re going …

Sojourner Truth was a former uneducated slave who opposed oppression. She was illiterate her whole life, for 86 years, but she still managed to get her name in the history books. She was an abolitionist and activist for black freedom. Truth was an important figure …

Who are the Lovings and why are they more important to Black History then people may know? Richard and Mildred Loving are a married couple who were force to leave their home in Virginia because they married a different races. Mildred Loving was a African …

My senior year of high school and I still felt like a freshman. The typical freshman vibe of not fitting in due to the fact that I was a new kid in school and the majority of people had been there since junior kindergarten. These …

Before I begin this little essay of sorts, just wanted to let ylall know that this isn’t going to be a grammar perfect, or language perfect essay. Hope you don’t mind, but basically this is me venting about all the frustration I have built up …