No I wasn’t at the 1992 Los Angeles riots. I was 9-years-old on a playground in Hershey, Pennsylvania learning the ropes of boarding school for semi-smart, poor, yet well-behaved kids. Meanwhile, our girl, Dr. Mae C. Jemison (left) took orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992 as the 1st African-American women in space. Mae received … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Black History Month
TGIF Throwback, “A Time Before Crack”
Now that Vagina (Valentine’s) day is officially over and all of my self-bought flowers are beginning to wilt; I thought it was safe to jump back into Black History Month. Before it’s all said and done. I heard of Jamel Shabazz and his book, A Time Before Crack, several years ago. It was at the … Continue reading »