Author Archives: deidredeanne

I can’t believe we’re almost done with this month. February goes by too fast for me, but while I mellow in the time span please enjoy a few more authors to catch up on your reading. And I hope to be adding more interviews before the month is over with. Enjoy everyone.

The Lawson”s Book by MELDA BEATY Music & Lyrics by CHARRISE BARRONDirected by EILEEN J. MORRIS JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 27, 2022 PREVIEWS: JANUARY 22, 23 & 26 Is it possible to fall in love through a stack of letters? Bill and Audrey Lawson did. Sit-ins, arrests, and a bold move to start a church and change the landscapeContinue reading “Black History Month day #13 Event at the Ensemle and the Museum of African American Culture”

Black History Month: Events That Celebrate Black Culture These are events that energize, educate, and entertain — all while honoring and celebrating Black excellence Virtuous Con: Black History Month February 12 Virtuous Con 2022 Black History Month….A New Narrative Are you excited? Virtuous Con: Black History Month is this weekend! February 12th-13th. BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR OURContinue reading “Black History Month day #12 Community Showcase”

Flip Wilson American comedian Clerow “Flip” Wilson Jr. was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1974, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series The Flip Wilson Show, and introduced viewers to his recurring character Geraldine. Wikipedia Born: December 8, 1933, Jersey City, NJ Died: NovemberContinue reading “Black History Month day #11 The first African American comedian Flip Wilson & Richard Pryor”

Oscar Micheaux Just four years after the release of Birth of a Nation, a film so popular in America that it was shown at the White House in 1915, Oscar Micheaux entered the industry, releasing his debut film The Homesteader as the first major black feature filmmaker “There is no barrier to success which diligence and perseveranceContinue reading “Black History Day #10 the First Black Filmmaker Oscar Micheaux”

Darly L. Shular Daryl Ladalle Shular, certified chef d’cuisine (CCC), was born on September 10, 1973, in Winter Haven, Florida, to Nevada Tungstall Robinson and Thomas Lee Shular. He attended Central Elementary School, Stambough Middle School where he played sports, and Auburndale High School where he graduated in 1992. His classmates included pro basketball playerContinue reading “Black History Month day #9”

Talking to one mother about raising biracial children in a world where the color of your skin can be deadly besides being a challenge to their future. How old are your children today? Marlena: My son is 16 and my daughter is 12.  For you, what was your surroundings like when you were pregnant withContinue reading “Bringing up Black History”

Serving in the military is something that not everyone can do. It takes extraordinarily people to be able to become a soldier and to be black and in the military is an amazing accomplishment and being a woman makes it beyond extraordinary. Today we will be looking into who was the first and how AfricanContinue reading “African American women in the Military”