On April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his last speech, pleading with Black America to shift their wealth into Black owned institutions the night before his assassination. It is by no coincidence that his death came shortly after the world renowned speaker gave this radical advice to the millions who had been following […]
During my last visit back home as spring struggled to show itself through the snowfall and ice covered roads I saw a new store that I couldn’t help but find myself inside of. I wasn’t sure based off of the name whether it was a restaurant or some type of boutique but with a name […]
This weekend the Black Arts Love Mixer and Market had even more vendors than I remembered, a lot of new faces and a lot of returning ones that gave me a chance to re-stock on my favorite brands. As I walked through the door my attention was drawn to the painting section where children were […]