seangarrison is an artist and writer. In this segment, he shares his reasons for loving his black community.
learn moreDave Dennis is an educator, administrator, lawyer and former Freedom Rider. In this segment, he shares black history, and his own experience regarding the black family in the 21st century.
learn more*Jawole Willa Jo Zollar was born on this date in 1950. She is a Black dancer, teacher, and choreographer of modern dance. One of six children, she was born Willa Jo Zollar in Kansas City, Missouri, to parents Alfred Zollar Jr. and Dorothy Delores Zollar. From age seven to seventeen, Zollar received her dance education […]
learn moreMary K. Boyd is an administrator, community activist, and retired teacher. In this segment, she shares essential traditions for her gender to not forget.
learn more*The Choctaw Community in America is affirmed on this date in 1645. The Choctaw are a Native American people initially based in the Southeastern Woodlands of the states of Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. White French Europeans first noted the Choctaws in written records of 1675. The Choctaw merged […]
learn moreCornell L. Moore is a corporate attorney and community advocate. In this segment, he shares self-observations, two of his oldest friends from the 1950s, and a final thought.
learn morePearl McClintock is a museum curator and library archives collections associate. In this segment, they share two treasured recent artifacts and manuscript experiences.
learn more*Black history and the “Five Civilized Tribes” are affirmed on this date in 1500. The has been a long intersectional coexistence between African and Native people in America. The term “Five Civilized Tribes” originates from the white-American colonial history of the United States. It refers to five Native American nations, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and […]
learn moreJesus Purisaca is a lawyer, educator, minister, and community activist. In the segment, he shares his Peruvian experiences with skin color.
learn moreFrank Sentwali is a poet, spoken word artist, and community advocate. In this segment, he shares his views on why education helps calm the storms of apathy, sexism, and poverty.
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