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Black Power Isn’t Dead: The Black Lives Matter Movement (Blog Post 14)

Disclaimer: I don't own this image. In the Epilogue of William L. Van Deburg’s “New Day in Babylon”, he discusses briefly the seeming end of the black power movement. Media and the public lost interest in the movement once it seemed that there was nothing more for African Americans to fight for. The problem with … Continue reading Black Power Isn’t Dead: The Black Lives Matter Movement (Blog Post 14)

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The Black Panther Party: Weighing the Good and the Bad (Blog Post 8)

Disclaimer: Image is not my own The Black Panther Party has been a major and controversial civil rights advocacy group of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, this knowledge isn’t new to anyone. In this blog post I am going to provide 2 examples (one good and one bad) from the text “Waiting ‘Til … Continue reading The Black Panther Party: Weighing the Good and the Bad (Blog Post 8)

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What’s in a Name?

Who do you see when you read these names? Brian, Brett, James, Frank, William, Ryan, Kyle, Cody. Andre, Darnell, Trevon, Darryl, Tyrone, Jamal, Darius, Dominique. Kaitlin, Linda, Emily, Jenna, Hannah, Catherine, Emma, Allison. Deja, Diamond, Asia, Aliyah, Jada, Tierra, Tiara, Yvonne. If you noticed a pattern or understand where I'm going, understand that there is … Continue reading What’s in a Name?

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Nation of Islam

After it being mentioned many times in class, I realized I do not know much about the Nation of Islam. I figured it would help me understand more about Malcolm X, so I'll use this post to give background to Malcolm and the NOI. Malcolm converted to Islam while incarcerated, and when he left, he … Continue reading Nation of Islam