It's black history month readers! I love it. I think this is an especially exciting year for African Americans, I know it was for me. There was the obvious:
And aside from making history, there are some other (not so often mentioned) people in my people's history whom I would like to honor...
I channel this woman often. She is the black equal of Audrey Hepburn. A golden, gorgeous, siren of the screen... Lena Horne. What a beautiful woman and trailblazer!
I've taken so many African American history and lit classes, but no one can write a good book like Toni Morrison. Her work is certainly controversial, but an author to celebrate none the less. My favorite is The Bluest Eye.
Those who risked their lives, jobs, family, and family's safety to protest for basic rights. I love these signs, and am going to try to find an original at some point to put in my house. What a powerful image.
And the students who rode on buses, to desegregate Boston...
I am proud to learn of your legacies this month, and as often as I can. I will continue to learn about my history, so that I can recognize truly how far we have come despite... lynchings, medical testing, rape, beatings, murder, poverty...
Happy Black History Month.
