Dr. Asia Lyons discusses the overlooked consequences of trauma experienced by educators, emphasizing how it affects not only their careers but also their communities, families, and personal relationships. She introduces the concept of ‘pull out versus push out’ and shares insights from her interviews with educators and their families, highlighting the ripple effect of educational […]
Tonya Blazio-Licorish, MCS, discusses the significant influence of Josephine Baker, beyond her famous banana skirt, emphasizing her broader legacy captured by WWD. The discussion extends to other key figures like Gladys Bentley and Lena Horne, highlighting their impact on 20th and 21st-century fashion and culture. The video underscores the importance of recognizing and understanding these […]
Tonya Blazio-Licorish, MCS, discusses the influence of iconic black entertainers and cultural moments on fashion and nightlife. She highlights the significance of voguing and ballroom culture and the contributions of figures like Little Richard, Ben Veeren, Stevie Wonder, and RuPaul. Tonya emphasizes the lasting impact of these cultural elements on contemporary black entertainers and fashion. […]
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On May 1, the first-ever, Black-owned and community-operated, full-service grocery store, Detroit People’s Food Co-Op, opened at 8324 Woodward Ave. in the North End area, the Metro Times reported. Since the residents in the city are predominately Black, there was much excitement for the grand opening. Hundreds of residents rushed to the doors within the […]
An entrepreneur who runs Black-owned grocery store Living Fresh Market in Chicago’s western suburbs has opened her doors not only to customers but also to aspiring Black entrepreneurs. With this groundbreaking initiative, she aims to provide a platform for Black-owned businesses to thrive in the community. Melody Winston, senior executive of Living Fresh Market, held […]
Owner of Black B4U store at the New Black Wall Street Market gives a tour around the place. The owner and her assistant tell the history and message behind the brand B.L.A.C.K. B4U. Watch this video to see the products inside their store and learn the history. _______________________________________________________ Your Story. Our Vision ???????? www.jeanalonmedia.com Sponsored […]
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, WASHINGTON POST, AND TIME MAGAZINE
“A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-healing.”—Danez Smith, The New York Times Book Review
“We all need—we all deserve—this vibrant, love-affirming novel that bounds over any difference that claims to separate us.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post
From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state came looking for a deaf boy to institutionalize him, it was Chona and Nate Timblin, the Black janitor at Moshe’s theater and the unofficial leader of the Black community on Chicken Hill, who worked together to keep the boy safe.
As these characters’ stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins of white, Christian America struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town’s white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community—heaven and earth—that sustain us.
Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird.
For decades, the community’s access to affordable, healthy food options was limited due to the absence of grocery stores within convenient traveling distance, WISH TV reported. On Oct. 11, that all changed when Indy Food Market opened its doors. As owners, Michael McFarland and Marckus Williams, who reside in the Arlington Woods region, wanted to […]
Callie’s Custom Hat Wigs, the only Black-owned wig shop in Oregon, was vandalized in what appears to be a racially motivated attack. The store’s owner, Tralice Lewis, said a masked person was caught on surveillance footage on Sept. 26 while vandalizing the shop and defacing the logo using black spray paint, the Atlanta Black Star reported. “The person who was vandalizing my […]