By Garry Blanson In 1931, Mary L. Booker was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. At the age of 24, Mary moved to San Francisco, California. Next, in 1960, she started “Infinity Productions” at the Bayview Opera House (a community theatre).…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Richard Henry Boyd
At the 1895 annual meeting of The National Baptist Convention (held in St Louis, Missouri) a Black gentleman by the name of Richard Henry Boyd approached Elias C. Morris, who was the president of The National Baptist Convention at the…
Our Rich Black Heritage: C.O.R.E in Monroe
By Garry Blanson Please travel back in time with me to the “Historic Happenings” that took place in Monroe, Louisiana during “The Summer of 1964.” In April 1963, John Reddix (D.D.S.), president of the local NAACP chapter (and a leading…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Nannie H Burroughs
By Garry Blanson Nannie H. Burroughs was born on May 2, 1879, in Orange, Virginia, to John and Jennie Burroughs. In 1883, sometime after the passing of one of her sisters and her father. Nannie and her mother moved to…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Edward D. Brown
By Garry Blanson Recently, the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby was held (the winner’s purse for the 2023 Kentucky Derby was “3 million dollars,” the highest purse in Triple Crown racing history). While many Black People have heard about…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Mary H. Dickerson
By Garry Blanson In the past, Black women have made great contributions to our Black Communities and The Civil Rights Movement. Between 1870-1914, Black women established many civic clubs, groups, and organizations in America. One of the women who helped found…
Our Rich Black Heritage: John Harris
By Garry Blanson In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court case “Plessy v. Ferguson” establishing the principle of “separate but equal” as the law of the land was handed down. A few months later, “The Dibble Act of 1897″ was passed…