Tintype shot of a young lady, circa 1870s

Rebuild black Wall Street Rebuild black communities Rebuild black schools Support black owned businesses Support black artists Support black people Educate black youth Be the black that they fear most.

George Roberts, a native of Canton in Baltimore, served in the War of 1812. He was considered to be among the “Old Defenders” of Baltimore. He had fewer liberties as a veteran in his old age living in a time of increased racial tensions than he enjoyed as a sailor at sea.

June 1, 1937 — Actor, narrator, and producer Morgan Freeman was born.

Family posing outside their home in the snow for a photo together. North Carolina, 1890s.

Which African Nation Has The Best History in your opinion?

Unknown young lady enjoying her photo sesion. Glass negative plate divided in 4, circa 1900s.

Migrant Ladies from Guadeloupe at Ellis Island, circa 1910s

"The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less." -Eldridge Cleaver

"You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you." -James Baldwin

Hanna Hamilton and her dear friend, 1917,

Tintype shot of a young lady, circa 1870s

"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." —Chinua Achebe

What is your favorite MLK quote

Africans around the world fought in both World Wars, only to return home to colonialism in Africa and the Caribbean and Jim Crow in America. Throughout history we’ve been enlisted to fights and die in wars instigated by our oppressors; wars which had nothing to do with us.

Young family posing with their little child, Texas, 1900s.

"When you forgive without demanding justice, you reward injustice." —Dr. Amos N. Wilson

Captain Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso and Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution (CNR), delivers his New Year message to the nation over "Radio Burkina" in Ouagadougou, on January 1, 1985.

Although their numbers were small in comparison to other groups, Black cowboys have always been the iconic image of the 19th Century African American West.

"I have to constantly re-identify myself to myself, reactivate my own standards, my own convictions about what I'm doing and why." —Nina Simone

Portrait of an unidentified woman from Guadeloupe. Photographed in 1911.

School production of Swan Lake 1990

Handsome older gentleman lighting a ciggaret in a 3 piece suit, while looking at the viewer, circa 1900s.

Whoopi Goldberg and her mother, 1986.

John Ware (1850-1905) black cowboy in Alberta

“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction.” —James A.Baldwin

Photo taken over 60 years ago and we’re still dealing with the same struggles.

Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali 🐐

"Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them"—Assata Shakur

In 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black American to attend a white elementary school in the South. As soon as Bridges entered the school, white parents pulled their own children out; all teachers refused to teach while a black child was enrolled.

“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” —Shirley Chisholm.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on vacation in Jamaica, 1965.

Black American legend Cab Calloway created "Hepster's Dictionary: Language of Jive" in 1938, a dictionary of BA lingo/slang at the time. Many of the words such as "hard", "hype" & "solid" are still used to this day almost 100 yrs later. We've been the blueprint

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children." —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Handsome older gentleman lighting a ciggaret in a 3 piece suit, while looking at the viewer, 1900s.

The iconic Sam Cooke with the legendary Muhammad Ali, 1963.

Mobile, Alabama, 1956.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Sammy Davis Jr. share a laugh in Davis' dressing room at New York's Majestic Theater in 1965.

"A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

white privilege doesn't mean your struggles aren't valid, it just means that the colour of your skin will never be one of those struggles.

A member of the Harlem Hellfighters (369th Infantry Regiment) poses for the camera while holding a puppy he saved during WWI, 1918.

"White Female" Over the Prison Door, New Orleans, 1965.

Happy birthday to the icon and Legend, Stevie Wonder!

Ladies from Central Louisiana, posing for a photo, 1938

MY calendar year, going forth: -Janteenth -Black History Month -Civil Rights March -African Diaspora April -Melanin May -Juneteenth -Julyteenth -Afro August -Earth, Wind & Fire September -Blacktober -Negro November -Diaspora December

Being Black Is Such A Huge Flex. Black People Are Creators & Trendsetters. I Love How We Don't Have To Steal Culture Because... WE ARE THE CULTURE.

Beautiful young lady, circa 1880s.

Morehouse College, founded in 1867, is the oldest Black men’s college in the United States. Its storied history includes Dr. Martin Luther King and many other prominent African Americans among its graduates.

"You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself, that values itself, that understands itself." —Wangari Maathai