He has wowed us in everything from The Great Debaters to Beyond the Lights. Now, Nate Parker is taking on what will most likely be hailed as his most challenging role to date as preacher and freedom fighter Nat Turner in the upcoming film The Birth of a Nation. For its part, Hollywood has long had a morbid fascination with all things slavery, including the portrayal of blacks … [Read more...]
Video: Huge Breakthrough Finally Allows African Americans to Discover Their Roots
I won't lie. Every time I see a commercial for ancestry.com, I feel some kind of way. It's hurtful. I'm pretty sure I don't need to spell out why. But with little ability to do anything about it, it became downright annoying. And then I heard about this. By the end of 2016, with the help of much needed volunteers, 1.5 million historical documents will be unleashed that … [Read more...]
Our History Almost Became History – You Won’t Believe What “Slaves” Are Being Called in New Textbook
So our history was about to be history if not for one savvy 9th grade Texas student, his pro-active mom, and a well deserved, open handed social media slap in the face! Facebook was set on fire when Roni Dean-Burren posted the revisionist history found in her son's McGraw-Hill published World Geography textbook. Her son, Coby Burren, brought it to his mom's attention via the … [Read more...]