Category Archives: 1619

Groovy Man, Sistah Girl, All Is Good. I’m A Straight Shootin’ Son of A Gun

Posted on August 15, 2022 by unholypursuit

Phrases often meant something different years ago than today. For example, I quoted The Three Dog Night, “Joy To The World” in a book set in the 1960’s to the early 70’s. It would be out of place to apply … Continue reading →

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Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

Posted on May 19, 2022 by unholypursuit

According to reviews this memoir is vastly different from Cicely Tyson’s, but a look at a life many didn’t know existed.

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Guarantor of Freedom -‘Leased Freedom’

Posted on February 1, 2021 by unholypursuit

In a course of an in depth research for writing a book I discovered a common practice I had never heard of. The system had many unknown nooks, that are just now seeing the light of day. It was indeed … Continue reading →

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You don’t need anyone’s permission to be excited about something. Congratulation to All African American Women!

Posted on January 21, 2021 by unholypursuit

For those whom the Inauguration of Kamala Harris means the most to and the long wait is final over. Congratulation. You long deserved it. There would be no America were not for the labor of black women. I can imagine … Continue reading →

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Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Passed.

Posted on July 19, 2020 by unholypursuit

When we think of people who made a real contribution to the betterment of America, John Lewis came to mind. There isn’t a person in America whom the Civil Right Movement didn’t affect. Mr. Lewis was at The Selma to … Continue reading →

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Black for a Day: White Fantasies of Race and Empathy by Alisha Gaines

Posted on June 13, 2020 by unholypursuit

The book is based upon real experiments conducted by journalists. In 1948, a journalist named Ray Sprigle traded his whiteness to live as a black man for four weeks. A little over a decade later, John Howard Griffin famously “became” … Continue reading →

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Why the Protests in the U.S. Are an Awakening for Non-Black People Around the World

Posted on June 9, 2020 by unholypursuit

The rioting petitioning and protesting the death of George Floyd seemed to have offset emotions around the world. By no means is racism solely an American problem. It exist all over the world where diversity exist and nations having no … Continue reading →

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What is Juneteenth?

Posted on June 19, 2019 by unholypursuit

Many outside of Texas have never heard of Juneteenth because in most Southern states the commemorate date of the Emancipation Proclamation is celebrated January 1, because of Lincoln signing the proclamation on January 1, 1863. Juneteenth, means June 19, 1865 … Continue reading →

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400 Years Since The First Captured Africans Arrived In Jamestown, Va. June 6, 1619.

Posted on June 6, 2019 by unholypursuit

    Why is 1619 an important year in African American history? And for American as a whole? This is a very important date. It’s important because it marked the starting point of what this nation would eventually become. A … Continue reading →

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