BHM 2022 – Meet the Agojie Army

BHM 2022 – Meet the Agojie Army

“To understand ourselves, we must revisit the steps of our ancestors” I saw The Woman King recently, after hearing about a black female army depicted in the film and along with knowing that Viola Davis was playing the lead role I just had to see it.   The Woman...
BHM 2022 – Ora Washington

BHM 2022 – Ora Washington

“To understand ourselves, we must revisit the steps of our ancestors” If I said that there was a tennis player dominating her sport, consistently winning titles every year but one for 10 years taking 12 straight doubles titles in both single, doubles and mixed doubles...
BHM 2022 – Meet Annie Turnbo Malone

BHM 2022 – Meet Annie Turnbo Malone

For someone who has spent endless hours as well as spending a lot of money on my numerous hairstyles I was excited to learn of the entrepreneur Annie Turnbo Malone. Annie was a millionaire black hair icon whose mansions were listed in The Green Book but, her legacy is...
Black History Month 2022 – Harriet Tubman

Black History Month 2022 – Harriet Tubman

I included Harriet Tubman in my NOMO selection for BHM in 2021 and after watching the film Harriet, a biography movie starring Cynthia Erivo – if you’ve not met Cynthia do check her out, she’s a great actor with the most fabulous voice as featured in the proms at the...
BHM – Meet Bessie Coleman

BHM – Meet Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license. She earned her license from the Fédération...