Lesson Plans and Tools on Africa / African American History for Parents and their Child(ren)

Lesson Plans for Parents and their child(ren) This is also a good resource for parents as well. Stop complaining about what the schools are not teaching your children. These ready-to-use lessons plans and activities will teach your children about African American History year-round. Please do not say the resources are not there for you and…

Social Invisibility: Can a Black Woman’s “hoeness” be Deleted? Stereotypes, Rumors, and Titles of Shame

“Black women emerged from slavery enshrined in the consciousness of white America as “mammy” and “bad black woman.” –  Cherly Gilkes According to a society that has condemned black women for her erotic….no!!!!…our “hoeness” can not be deleted.  It seems as though we forget how and why these labels against our women came from in…