black history month
Oakland’s Black Joy Parade Was a Crowning Success
By Tonya Shipp With the end of African-American History Month closing in, Sunday was a great day for the 2nd annual Black Joy Parade and celebration in Oakland. While there was a chill in the air, it was bright and sunny! Thousands attended and cheered the short but sweet parade
A Beautiful, Black Panther, Thank You Letter from its Director
Director Ryan Googler’s thank-you letter to Black Panther fans is a beautiful, heart-warming, hopeful end to Black History Month
Most of Your Favorite Inventions were Created by Black Inventors
How does the shortest month of the year do any justice to celebrate such a rich culture? It doesn’t, we just have to jam pack centuries of awesome people, ideas, moments, and inventions into 28 (sometimes 29) days. Speaking of inventions, many great minds are idolized during Black History Month,
Black Artist Censored By School District During Black History Month
San Francisco based artist Mark Harris was asked by the president of the San Jose NAACP to display his art in the administrative offices of the East Side Union High School District for Black History Month. Mark Harris is an African American artists known for work that carries with it enormous symbolism and graphic
