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Remains of 95 Black “convict lease laborers” who were basically post-Civil War slaves found in Texas
Note: Many articles covering this event note that the men and a few women who are the subjects of this piece were identified as contract laborers, but in this historical and sociological context, these people were enslaved, still doing hard plantation labor with no compensation and not out of their own free will. According to […]
“A Different World” Cast Greeted To Their Own Theme Song At Norfolk State
How many other schools can say that the cast of A Different World came to their school? What is even better is that when the cast came to Norfolk State University this past Saturday, the audience greeted them by singing the Different World theme song.
Higher Learning: Summer M.'s Freshman Orientation Post
One of the first memories I have of my first year in college is Jell-O wrestling. I have absolutely no idea how, on the last Saturday night before classes started, my new roommates and I — perhaps on our way to some black(er?) social event — ended up amongst a crowd of fellow co-eds, standing […]
Yes, I’m a Spelman Woman, but do I have to wear a white dress every damn day?
“Spelman thou name we praise STANDARDS and honor raise we’ll ever faithful be throughout eternity . . .” Reflecting on my twenty some years of existence, I must say the best decision I’ve made thus far was to attend Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Not because it was the blue print for the show, A […]