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"The Voice of Black America"
"The Voice of Black America"John H. Johnson rose from poverty to become one of the world's most influential media pioneers by creating the largest black-owned publishing company in the United States.Born January 19, 1918, in Arkansas City, Arkansas, left his hometown due to death in the family and the desire to pursue a better education that was not available to African Americans. The move allowed him to flourish and graduate from DuSable High School in Southside Chicago with honors.While attending the University of Chicago, Johnson worked part-time at Supreme Liberty... Read more...
“Dear Mama”
In the early morning hours of April 2, 1969, the CIA, FBI, U.S. Marshals, and the NY State police orchestrated raids on the Harlem Chapter of the Black Panther Party, resulting in the arrest of 19 men and 2 women associated with the party.They were charged with 156 counts of conspiracy to blow up subway and police stations, 5 department stores, 6 railroads, and the New York botanical garden. The excessive nature of these charges was intended as a federal tactic to fuel internal divisions within the Panther members, strategically... Read more...
“The Homesteader”
Oscar Micheaux, was born on January 2, 1884, in Metropolis, Illinois, USA. At the age of 17, he made his way to Chicago, where he landed a job as a porter for the American railway system. A coveted position for African Americans during that time.In 1913 he published and marketed his first book “The Conquest: The Story of a Negro Pioneer”. Drawing from his personal experiences as a homesteader and the trials he faced, including the end of his marriage, Micheaux fearlessly shared his narrative with the world. He took... Read more...
"They Cloned Tyrone"
This movie is a modern-day Blaxploitation set in the city of Glen, centering around the lives of three main characters: Fontaine (John Boyega), a drug dealer, Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx), a pimp, and Yo-Yo (Teyonah Parris), a s** worker. Their lives take a dark turn when Fontaine is sh** by a rival drug dealer. Fontaine mysteriously returns to life the following day.The trio, fueled by curiosity and suspicion, investigates the mysterious incident and eventually stumbles upon a shocking discovery: an underground lab where clones of themselves are being created. This... Read more...
“Invisible Technology”
The AI Pin, created by Imran Chaudhri and his team at Humane, is a revolutionary wearable gadget that blends artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) technologies to offer a more seamless and natural user experience.Imran Chaudhri is an designer, inventor, and innovator, with a career spanning over 20 at Apple. He played a pivotal role in creating products such as the Macintosh, iPod, iPad, Apple Watch, and the iconic iPhone. In 2018, with his wife, Bethany Bongiorno, Chaudhri co-founded Humane, a company focused on developing AI-driven technology and platforms... Read more...
“Eat Healthy B*****”
Pinky Cole describes Slutty Vegan as “a marketing business that also happens to sell food."Aisha "Pinky" Cole was born on December 8th, 1987, in Baltimore, MD. She pursued higher education and earned her bachelor's degree from Clark Atlanta University.In July 2018, Pinky had an idea to start selling vegan burgers from her 2 bedroom apartment fresh to order via Instagram. In a few weeks she was popping all over the city of Atlanta in her mobile food truck. Rather than relying on traditional marketing methods, Pinky chose to showcase people's... Read more...
“Sweet Auburn”
In the heart of Atlanta, Georgia, there was a vibrant and thriving community referred to as "the richest Negro street in the world," it was not only a commercial center but also a cultural and spiritual hub for African American life before the civil rights movement.The story of Sweet Auburn begins with its nickname, given by unofficial “mayor” of Atlanta John Wesley Dobbs whose grandson would become the first Black Mayor of Atlanta in 1961. You could find restaurants, law offices, doctors' offices, insurance companies, banks, churches, funeral homes, clubs,... Read more...
“Bridging the Gap”
Iddris Sandu started his life in Accra, Ghana, before moving to Los Angeles at the young age of 3.At an early age, Iddris was drawn to the world of technology and coding. Before he even reached his teenage years, he taught himself how to code.MIT offered Iddris a scholarship and he made the decision to decline the offer, choosing instead to chart his own course in the tech industry.Iddris embarked on a journey that saw him interning and consulting for some of the biggest names in the tech world, including... Read more...
“Eastside Golf”
Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper first met as teammates on the Morehouse golf team, winning a national championship together. After college, Olajuwon pursued a career in finance for around 9 years, on the verge of becoming a VP at a San Diego finance firm. He felt trapped in the rat race and decided to reconnect with his true passion.It all started with a logo that Olajuwon created, reflecting his personal style with jeans, a sweatshirt, and a swinging gold cuban link chain. Encouraged by Earl, Olajuwon found a tee and... Read more...
“Strange Fruit”
More than 4,000 Black people were publicly murdered in the United States between 1877 and 1950.Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930s, she found a poem written by a Jewish American teacher disturbed by how black people were treated in America. The poem was titled "Bitter Fruit."Billie was hesitant to embrace politics through her music. She was concerned about getting targeted by the government for exposing the ugly truth. Billie was moved by the poem's powerful message and decided to sing it.The song's... Read more...
“Dapper Dan”
Dapper Dan is who gave rap music its signature style.Daniel Day was born in Harlem, New York, in 1944. At the young age of 13, he learned how to gamble by studying books on percentages, the law of probability, and manipulation. He made thousands of dollars a day.In his early 20s, he was arrested for selling drugs. After his release, Day found a new passion in writing essays on Pan-Africanism, contributing to the 1960s Harlem publication "Forty Acres and a Mule." His intellectual pursuits took him on a life-changing journey... Read more...
“Eliminating the White Gaze”
Toni Morrison, born on February 18th, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio, had a childhood filled with the importance of reading, instilled in her by her parents from a young age. After graduating from high school in 1949, she secured a spot at Howard University (the real HU). After graduating from Howard she obtained her master's degree from Cornell University. This led to her accepting an editorial position at the New York Review of Books in Syracuse, New York.A pivotal moment from Toni Morrison's childhood stuck with her throughout her life. It... Read more...