African American & Black Identity

History

February is African American & Black History Month. Click the button below to check out more.

The Black Lives Matter movement is something that every race needs to learn about. This issue of injustice is deeply rooted in American history. This didn’t start a couple of years ago and it won’t go away next year. It’s important to take the time to learn more and take action to make a change. I have gathered some resources to help get the conversation started.

Learn More About BLM

The Cut’s “One Word”

“About One Word: Cut invites people from different groups to weigh in on one word--and their responses show us just how complicated and unique we all are.

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One Word: Black Women | Cut

Black women respond to skin tone, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the phrases: ‘Can I touch your hair?’ and ‘Angry black woman.’” - The Cut

One Word: Black Men | Cut

“Black men respond to police, Ferguson, privilege, mother, and father.” - The Cut

Hair Flick - As/is

Quinta Brunson and Freddie Ransome kick hair tutorials up a notch with adding little movie magic. For this episode, Quinta and Freddie show you to do twist o...

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an "uncomfortable conversation" with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice...