Yecheilyah YsraylBLACK HISTORY FUN FACT FRIDAY — BLACK WALL STREET AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITYOn June 1, 1921, in Tulsa Oklahoma, occurred one of the worst catastrophes to grace the communities of Black people. It was then that the…Dec 6, 20191Dec 6, 20191
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — Georgia‘s School-Prison for Black Boys“Today, students of color in the United States are nearly three times more likely than white children to be labelled cognitively impaired…Sep 28, 20182Sep 28, 20182
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — Lessons from Spike Lee’s Blackkklansman (Part One)I have a lot to say so this is only part one as there were multiple dynamics to this film. Also, this post has spoilers.Sep 7, 2018Sep 7, 2018
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — Sundown Towns“Is it true that ‘Anna’ stands for ‘Ain’t No Niggers Allowed’?” I asked at the convenience store in Anna, Illinois, where I had stopped to…Aug 10, 20181Aug 10, 20181
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — The First Black Public High SchoolAside from Tuskegee Institute–one of the first schools for African Americans financially sponsored by Blacks and Whites but headed by a…Jul 27, 20181Jul 27, 20181
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — Mostafa Hefny and The Race CardWhat if you identified as one race but because of geographical differences you were told you were another race? Even if your skin tone said…Jul 20, 20181Jul 20, 20181
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — The Harlem Renaissance No one Talks AboutThe Harlem Renaissance, also known as The New Negro Movement, was a cultural, literary, and artistic movement of the 1920s that brought…Jul 13, 2018Jul 13, 2018
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — 3 Facts Everyone Should Know about the Black PanthersHas history been accurate in its portrayal of the group affectionately known as The Panthers?Jul 6, 2018Jul 6, 2018
Yecheilyah YsraylWhat to the Slave is the 4th of July?There has been an increase in racist behavior toward Blacks of late or rather, a more public showing of racism. We know that it was always…Jul 4, 2018Jul 4, 2018
Yecheilyah YsraylBlack History Fun Fact Friday — Negro Spirituals“Go down Moses Way down in Egypt’s land Tell ole Pharaoh To let my people go!”Jun 29, 20181Jun 29, 20181