Black History month

  • Idle Reflections

Fearless February 2023 Reading, Watching

The fight for my consciousness took place on the page and on the screen, through reading and viewing. Was bloody.

2 years ago
  • On Literature, Books

Affecting Song and W.E.B. Du Bois’ “Souls of Black Folk”

Each chapter of W.E.B. Du Bois' "The Souls of Black Folk" begins with an excerpt of verse and a few…

4 years ago
  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Read, Viewed: Black History Month 2021

What I read and viewed during February, the month we devote in the land of freedom to Black History, in…

4 years ago
  • Reading Journal

“Up From Slavery”: Booker T. Washington’s words

Booker T. Washington's "Up From Slavery" promotes a vocational training for blacks imbued with Christian virtue. Is W.E.B. Du Bois'…

4 years ago
  • Reading Journal

Coming to Booker T. Washington’s “Up From Slavery”

The circumstances of my purchase and knowledge of "Up From Slavery," Booker T. Washington's most famous autobiography

4 years ago
  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Black History Month 2021: Consumed

Each year Black History month is another chance to own up to the failures of America, to learn about those…

4 years ago