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Poetry Amid chaos,  confusion lingers  those whose fingers  have yet to clench  a fist  in the air.  Perplexed by emotionless stares  Of grief-stricken folk deemed okay  By the way  They carry themselves  though on the inside  they are filled with an array Of emotions  leaving them hopeless  for change…  There stand the resilient.  The brave. Continue reading “Black History Spotlight:”

This Little Piggy… By Poetri (Devin Smith) This little piggy went to the market. This little piggy…wait a minute… This little piggy went to the market, this little piggy went to the market, THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO THE MARKET. I’m tripping. Just now, this very second, I understand what this means. This little piggyContinue reading “Poetry:”

Historical records show Virginia Beach’s Station 12 is believed to be one of the first fire stations in the country that was owned and operated entirely by African Americans. Upon returning from World War II In the summer of 1948, more than a dozen men signed up to become the first firefighters of the StationContinue reading “Black History Highlights”

Jesse B. Blayton,Sr. Jesse B. Blayton, Sr., was a pioneer African American radio station entrepreneur.  Blayton founded WERD-AM in Atlanta, Georgia in 1949, making him the first African American to own and operate a radio station in the United States. Jesse Blayton was born in Fallis, Oklahoma, on December 6, 1897. Blayton passed the GeorgiaContinue reading “Black History Highlights”

ANTONIO FARGAS Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation and comedy movies, as well as his portrayal as Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch. Fargas’ breakout role was in the comedy film Putney Swope (1969). After starring in a stringContinue reading “Black History Highlights”

Ivie Marie Anderson On July 10, 1905 Ivie Anderson was born. She was a singer. Born in Gilroy, CA, Ivie Marie Anderson was orphaned as a child and was subsequently raised in convents. Ivie began to study voice at a young age. From the age of nine to fifteen she sang in her school’s gleeContinue reading “Black History Highlights”