The Registry Blog is our commentary or opinions on African American heritage, history or culture. It is informative, challenging to some and fun to read and engaging.
The United States of America has always been a country club for those that have, while the rest of the people were fortunate enough to be the groundskeepers and live on the outer edges of the course. The forefathers of the constitution acknowledged the need for the mythical ‘pursuit of happiness,’ as a way of […]
learn moreWhat is character? If you look up the actual definition via Merriam-Webster, 2a: one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual. 2c: the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation. Now take a minute and think about what you believe to be […]
learn moreWell, it finally happened. A gay man came out as a basketball player. Wait, I’m sorry, a basketball player came out as a gay man. Amidst the growing climate change that is the Civil Rights Movement’s current struggle, Equality for Gays, Jason Collins’ coming out literally helped the conversation move from behind closed doors out […]
learn moreI recently inherited some R&R and decided that now was a good time to refresh my Civil War knowledge. This wasn’t something I necessarily planned, it all just, came about. I had been going through Netflix in search of titles that would fill up my ‘Instant Queue’ when “Ken Burns: The Civil War” caught my […]
learn moreWhat makes The United States of America just as hypocritical in the 21st century, as we were in the 20th and 19th? On one side, we talk about progressing towards a better future: more efficient fuel sources, a safe environment, better opportunities to improve economic standing, and maintaining a healthy life so that we may […]
learn more*The Million Man March was a mass gathering held in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. Under the leadership of Nation of Islam head Louis Farrakhan, black men from across the United States converged on Washington in an effort to… “convey to the world a vastly different picture of the Black male” and to unite […]
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