Blakfacts News Kuumba House, Birthplace of Black History Month, 1970-2019 9 Feb 20199 Feb 2019 To the uninformed it may appear that Negro History Week evolved into Black History Month. In reality this is not the case. Negro History Week was founded by Carter G.…
Blakfacts News The Origin of Black History Month & Its Impact 5 Feb 201916 Feb 2019 The story of Black History Month has yet to be fully researched or written. For most of my life the history of Black History Month has been obscure, to say…
Blakfacts News What is a Chew Stick and Why We Should Chew Them? 24 Feb 201824 Feb 2018 Ever wonder how people cleaned their teeth before plastic toothbrushes were invented? The answer is all around us. We used sticks!? Yes, good old sticks were used and in many…
Blakfacts News Will the Real Black Panther Please Stand Up? 21 Feb 201821 Feb 2018 From the 1960's to the present when you heard about a Black Panther you thought of a Black man ready to put his life on the line for the…
Blakfacts News Birth of the Black United Students 20 Feb 201820 Feb 2018 Black students have been at Kent for well over 70 years. Over the years the history and contributions of Black people have been obscured. My family moved to Kent, Ohio…
Blakfacts News Which Way Black Studies? 7 Feb 201824 Feb 2018 Two men from the same neighborhood, graduates of the same high school and both indoctrinated in the Arts and Sciences of Western Civilization, both graduates of Kent State University. The…
Blakfacts News The Untold Story of Black History Month 2 Feb 201824 Feb 2018 Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week back in 1926, when he was living in Washington, D.C. Negro History Week was originally celebrated during the 2nd week in February,…
Blakfacts News Got a story to tell? Let us know! 15 Oct 201727 Oct 2017 We're hard at work documenting Akron's Black history. Black history is being made and documented every day. Our job is to find it and put it into a format that…
