Dec 12 – Dec 25, 2024
The Charles L. Blockson Collection Turns 40
The Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple University has compiled over 700,000 items from his travels and research, dating back to 1581. Temple celebrates the collection’s 40th anniversary at the Charles Library.
My Best Times in The Gambia – Come Join Me
Whether on the Smiling Coast for 9 or 31 days, I am usually their mixing pleasure and business while the Gambians are living their daily lives. This trip was special in that I had a chance to absorb being with my friends while they took a break from their everyday lives to dip into the festivities of a holy, but grand holiday.
Deadly Violence Against Black Women Persists in the U.S.
A new report by the United Nations reveals that femicide–the most extreme form of violence against women and girls–is still pervasive globally. Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely than White women to be killed by a domestic partner or family member.
Activities
Just when a "Gamble on Huff" opens at the Chicago Black Ensemble Theater, "Dance Like There's Black People Watching" closes at Woolly Mammoth Theater in DC. Though we will miss the show in the Windy City, you should see us at "Art of Noize presents Jay Durrah" in DC or reading Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II's newest book, "White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy." If we were in Gambia, we would definitely check out the Sukuta Week Festival. See Kwanzaa, New Year’s and Music from Richmond to Atlanta and Jacksonville, FL.
Readers' Trends
Diverse top choices ruled in the past two weeks, with readers and followers of the four platforms where we share information choosing very different topics as number one. “Blacks in the Roman Empire: Is Gladiator II Blackwashing History?” was number one amongst subscribers and has fueled readers to become listeners to the accompanying podcast with historian CR Gibbs.