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Art of the Month

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Nannie Helen Burroughs meets us at the intersection of gender, race, and profession. She was an educator, civil rights activists, feminist, and businesswoman.

Burroughs was born May 2, 1879, in Orange Virginia.  Her parents were formerly slaves, and her father was a farmer and Baptist preacher.  Her father died when she was young, so Burroughs and her mother moved to Washing DC.

She attended high school in DC where she met Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Terrell, who were suffragists and civil rights activists.

After graduation she applied for a job with the District but could not get one because her skin was too dark. This set in her the determination to ensure women of her skin tone could improve their situation.

From 1898 to 1909 Burroughs went to work for the National Baptist Convention in Kentucky. She was one of the founders of the Women’s Convention and served as president for 13 years. She also found the National Training School in 1908 that provided evening classes for women who had no other means of education.

In 1908 she opened the National Training School. Her goal was to uplift the race.  The main themes of the school was the three B’s: the Bible, the bath, and the broom.

In 1920 she wrote two plays, one The Slabtown District Convention and Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight?

In 1928, Burroughs was appointed committee chairwoman by the Hoover Administration  for the White House Conference 1931 Home Building and Ownership. She also spoke at conferences.

She died in May of 1961

Book of the Quarter

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Dancing During the Storm is a collection of stories from projects that I have written over the years.  They represent a desire to praise God despite the storms in my life. As the saying goes, you are going into a storm, in the middle of a storm or coming out of a storm.  All of these stories tell of people who enjoy the life that God has given them and live it to the fullest.  Each character has a storm in their life which they are going into, in the midst of, or coming out of.

The first story is about the first man to ever encounter a storm and the impact on his life. 

The second story is about a court case that changed the lives of three of the women involved.  A Victim. A Juror. A Judge. The impact of the trial changed their thinking, yet prepared them for all that life threw at them.

The third and fourth story is a science fiction tale of the journey of a young woman who searched for peace and quiet after spending the last two years on a planet that had to resemble hell. As she emerged from the storms of her life, she saw that things were not as easy as she thought they would be.

The fifth story is another science fiction story that showed a divided world on the brink of war and two women meet to decide the fate of all the women on the planet. This meeting determined if it would either draw everyone together or increase the divide.  Would it be treason or slavery?

The sixth story two bullets changed the life of a man who had cruised through life on the back of rich parents and affluence.

Enjoy these fun, thought provoking stories, and hear the underlying intent.

You can purchase these at Amazon.com  and Books2read.com

Art of the Month

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African American women are a force of strength and resilience, leaving an indelible mark on the world throughout history. Despite the many challenges designed to hold us back, we have never been defeated. When laws were created to suppress our hair, we responded with creativity—crafting headscarves that became timeless symbols of style and strength. We turned our hair into art, weaving stories and even maps into our styles.

Trailblazers like fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes broke barriers, opening her own fashion house and designing the iconic Playboy Bunny costume—making history with every stitch.

We’ve always known that Black is beautiful. That truth gained widespread recognition during the 1950s and 60s, when a movement arose to celebrate the natural beauty of African American women. It was a time of bold defiance against societal norms. Instead of conforming by straightening their hair, women embraced their roots—literally—with full, glorious afros.

We’ve turned something as simple as a look into a statement, a culture, a way of life.

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Book of the Quarter

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An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.

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Art of the Month

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Women’s History

African American women are a force of strength and resilience, leaving an indelible mark on the world throughout history. Despite the many challenges designed to hold us back, we have never been defeated. When laws were created to suppress our hair, we responded with creativity—crafting headscarves that became timeless symbols of style and strength. We turned our hair into art, weaving stories and even maps into our styles.

Trailblazers like fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes broke barriers, opening her own fashion house and designing the iconic Playboy Bunny costume—making history with every stitch.

We’ve always known that Black is beautiful. That truth gained widespread recognition during the 1950s and 60s, when a movement arose to celebrate the natural beauty of African American women. It was a time of bold defiance against societal norms. Instead of conforming by straightening their hair, women embraced their roots—literally—with full, glorious afros.

We’ve turned something as simple as a look into a statement, a culture, a way of life.

With chapgpt

Art of the Month

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African American women are a force of strength and resilience, leaving an indelible mark on the world throughout history. Despite the many challenges designed to hold us back, we have never been defeated. When laws were created to suppress our hair, we responded with creativity—crafting headscarves that became timeless symbols of style and strength. We turned our hair into art, weaving stories and even maps into our styles.

Trailblazers like fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes broke barriers, opening her own fashion house and designing the iconic Playboy Bunny costume—making history with every stitch.

We’ve always known that Black is beautiful. That truth gained widespread recognition during the 1950s and 60s, when a movement arose to celebrate the natural beauty of African American women. It was a time of bold defiance against societal norms. Instead of conforming by straightening their hair, women embraced their roots—literally—with full, glorious afros.

We’ve turned something as simple as a look into a statement, a culture, a way of life.

With chapgpt

Book of the Quarter

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Dancing During the Storm is a collection of stories from projects that I have written over the years.  They represent a desire to praise God despite the storms in my life. As the saying goes, you are going into a storm, in the middle of a storm or coming out of a storm.  All of these stories tell of people who enjoy the life that God has given them and live it to the fullest.  Each character has a storm in their life which they are going into, in the midst of, or coming out of.

The first story is about the first man to ever encounter a storm and the impact on his life. 

The second story is about a court case that changed the lives of three of the women involved.  A Victim. A Juror. A Judge. The impact of the trial changed their thinking, yet prepared them for all that life threw at them.

The third and fourth story is a science fiction tale of the journey of a young woman who searched for peace and quiet after spending the last two years on a planet that had to resemble hell. As she emerged from the storms of her life, she saw that things were not as easy as she thought they would be.

The fifth story is another science fiction story that showed a divided world on the brink of war and two women meet to decide the fate of all the women on the planet. This meeting determined if it would either draw everyone together or increase the divide.  Would it be treason or slavery?

The sixth story two bullets changed the life of a man who had cruised through life on the back of rich parents and affluence.

Enjoy these fun, thought provoking stories, and hear the underlying intent.

You can purchase these at Amazon.com  and Books2read.com

Art of the Month

/ Psal121 / Leave a comment

African American women are a force of strength and resilience, leaving an indelible mark on the world throughout history. Despite the many challenges designed to hold us back, we have never been defeated. When laws were created to suppress our hair, we responded with creativity—crafting headscarves that became timeless symbols of style and strength. We turned our hair into art, weaving stories and even maps into our styles.

Trailblazers like fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes broke barriers, opening her own fashion house and designing the iconic Playboy Bunny costume—making history with every stitch.

We’ve always known that Black is beautiful. That truth gained widespread recognition during the 1950s and 60s, when a movement arose to celebrate the natural beauty of African American women. It was a time of bold defiance against societal norms. Instead of conforming by straightening their hair, women embraced their roots—literally—with full, glorious afros.

We’ve turned something as simple as a look into a statement, a culture, a way of life.

With chapgpt

Art of the Month

/ Psal121 / Leave a comment

African American women are a force of strength and resilience, leaving an indelible mark on the world throughout history. Despite the many challenges designed to hold us back, we have never been defeated. When laws were created to suppress our hair, we responded with creativity—crafting headscarves that became timeless symbols of style and strength. We turned our hair into art, weaving stories and even maps into our styles.

Trailblazers like fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes broke barriers, opening her own fashion house and designing the iconic Playboy Bunny costume—making history with every stitch.

We’ve always known that Black is beautiful. That truth gained widespread recognition during the 1950s and 60s, when a movement arose to celebrate the natural beauty of African American women. It was a time of bold defiance against societal norms. Instead of conforming by straightening their hair, women embraced their roots—literally—with full, glorious afros.

We’ve turned something as simple as a look into a statement, a culture, a way of life.