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National Poetry Month is a registered trademark of the Academy of American Poets. Why was April chosen for National Poetry Month? In coordination with poets, booksellers, librarians, and teachers, we chose a month when poetry could be celebrated with the highest level of participation. Each year, publishers, booksellers, educators and literary organizations use April to promoteContinue reading “History behind National Poetry Month!!!”

Hilton Lee Smith (February 27, 1907 – November 18, 1983) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He pitched alongside Satchel Paige for the Kansas City Monarchs between 1932 and 1948. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Born in Giddings, Texas, Smith began his career in black baseball’s equivalent of the minor leagues with the Austin Black Senators in Austin, Texas.Continue reading “Hilton Smith”

Now you understandJust why my head’s not bowed.I don’t shout or jump aboutOr have to talk real loud.When you see me passing,It ought to make you proud.I say,It’s in the click of my heels,The bend of my hair,the palm of my hand,The need for my care.’Cause I’m a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That’s me. The last stanza ofContinue reading ” Maya Angelou”

The Chattanooga City Council made history this evening when they confirmed Celeste Murphy as the city’s new police chief. She is the first female, and Black female chief in the city’s history. History means nothing to Murphy if she can’t get the community to stop seeing police as the enemy. Celeste Murphy was confirmed 8-to-nothingContinue reading “Chief Celeste Murphy Chattanooga first female police chief”

In an instant, life changed course. Everything seemed normal at the beginning of the day; one was already used to constant discomfort. The days of solitude only seemed to be accompanied by a childish inner child. Letting that voice guide you was the only pure thing to do. Getting carried away by the routine wasContinue reading “Innocent Feelings By: Relato Corto”

BY NAOMI ELIZÉE June 15,2020 Like many other immigrant families, my strict Haitian parents longed for the day when they could send me off to study either law or medicine at university. I forced an interest in the medical field to make my parents proud. Although she did not work in the industry, my mother wasContinue reading “11 Black Women in Fashion on What Brings Them Joy”

Are you looking for a great way to help others, learn new skills, gain experience, build your resume, and meet more people? Try volunteering! There are many ways you can help those in need, whether it’s in your own community or on the other side of the world. 1st Financial Bank USA believes in theContinue reading “25 ways to volunteer in your Community”

The definition of a female entrepreneur is…… “an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman having a minimum financial interest of 51 per cent of the capital and giving at least 51 per cent of employment generated in the enterprise to women“ But in today’s world some aspects have changed but yet some things haveContinue reading “Female Entrepreneurs”