The Set Up Good day! It’s your friendly neighborhood narrator; back again with another tale to share. Today I…Well, today I am taking the backseat and letting a private dick tell you guys this story. Before I go; the Private Eye, Frank Deckard has a good ole tale; allow me to set the scene fo... Read more...
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Act I:…In The Beginning Well, hello there! Tonight I will be your narrator throughout the following six degrees of happenstances…My name is…Well, my name isn’t too important, but what is important is a tale of boy meets girl. Please do not misconstrue this tale for a love story; sorry... Read more...
I have two mothers. Well… I had two mothers for the first twenty-four years of my life. Their names are Mary Ann and Brenda Blair. Mary Ann was also known as Nookie. She was my kind, loving, and amazing grandmother that passed away two years ago. I am not here to dwell on death and the aft... Read more...
My father and I share the same name and blood, many of my family members referred to me as “Little Eric.” I do not deny being Eric Terry’s son but I am nothing like him. I have heard throughout my life that I will be like my father, I am arrogant like him, and I do certa... Read more...
I have a sister named Erica C. Blair. Erica is one of my earliest childhood memories. We’ve had very complexed adventures as siblings. I didn’t like her when she first was born, but she loved her big brother. She didn’t like me throughout our juven... Read more...
Stephen Smith was one of the wealthiest Afrian-Americans in the United States. He was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and went on to build an empire that included the Smith, Wipper and Company Lumber and Coal yard. He was a leading agent on the Underground Railroad when he was living in Columbia. I... Read more...
In 1890, the woman suffrage movement began, black and white women fought together for the same goal — enfranchisement of women. But as the movement gained popularity, African American women found themselves being marginalized. African American women soon found themselves fighting against sexism ... Read more...
Maulana Ron Karenga is an Afro-American author, political activist, convicted felon, and college professor best known as the creator of Kwanzaa. Karenga was active in the Black Power movement in the 1960s and 1970s and founded the black nationalist group Us Organization which remains active to thi... Read more...
Unfortunely this is part of our history; I feel like people need to know there are still minstrels in entertainment today but without the paint. So, before Lil Wayne and BET, in the 1840s and 50s, William Henry Lane and Thomas Dilward became the first African Americans to perform on the minstre... Read more...