Photo: Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), America’s First African American Poet and the first African American Woman to publish her writing. Every February, persons and organizations across multiple racial backgrounds celebrate Black History Month. The event encourages everyone to diversify their attention to not only history, but other academic subjects like science, art, sociology, literature, and technology. [...]
African American Cinema: Yesteday, Today
“The history of the African-American Cinema is a harsh timeline of racism, repression and struggle contrasted with film scenes of boundless joy, hope and artistic spirit.” The following is a hand picked, inspirational selection of the best books on African American cinema compiled by the editors of Discover Black Heritage. Toms, Coons, Mullatoes, Mammies & [...]





