”Blindness Of Heart”Last night I ordered a Christian based movie called: “The Overcomer”. The opening scene is at a private school called : The Brookshire Christian School. At first I thought—oh boy this is going to be a dull, boring and unexciting movie. Basically, a waste of my money; because the first scene is about the boys basketball team narrowly […]
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS WASHINGTON BAILEY
Approximately, two hundred and two years ago Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in the state of Maryland. In turn— as a slave, he didn’t know the exact month, day, and year of birth— due to the fact, people of color were considered property. Simply put, he spent his entire life not knowing his actual birthday. So—he chose […]
First Black Woman Aviator in America
In 1915, at 23 years old, Coleman moved to Chicago, where she lived with her brothers and worked as a manicurist. Not long after her move to Chicago, she began listening to and reading stories of World War I pilots, which sparked her interest in aviation. First Black Woman Aviator—Bessie Coleman In 1922, a time of both gender and racial […]