Black History

#ShePersisted: Read Coretta Scott King’s Letter Denouncing Jeff Sessions

February 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Senator Elizabeth Warren may have been silenced from reading Coretta Scott King’s 31-year-old letter opposing Jeff Sessions, the current nominee for Attorney General, [...]

Why This BHM is Even More Lit Than the Last

February 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Even though it’s all Black everything, 365 at Sesi HQ, we still can’t help but get extra hype come February One. And this year, the Black History Month fire is [...]

Tupac’s Mom, Afeni Shakur, Has Passed Away

May 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

Trust. We know. It’s only May and it seems that so many celebrities have already passed on this year. And today, less than two weeks after Prince’s death, [...]

‘Bout That Bank: Harriet Tubman to Give the $20 Bill a Dose of #BlackGirlMagic

April 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

IT. IS. HAPPENING. A Black woman is going to be the face on that new fetty! More specifically, the face is going to be of the baddest ride-or-die Black girl who rocks in [...]

The First Trailer for “The Birth of a Nation” is Here and It Will Immediately Have You Up in Your Feelings

April 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

You’ve probably heard the name Nat Turner mentioned briefly in history class, but for an all-the-way-real look into this slave who was so #boss he led a rebellion at [...]

The 5 Stages of Being the Only Black Girl in Class During BHM

February 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Posted up in a “Kiss Me, I’m Black!” tee (which we legit need, like right now), YouTuber Akilah Obviously breaks down the five stages every Black student [...]

7 Places to Celebrate Black History This Month and Beyond

February 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

We all know our history — a part of American history — shouldn’t be limited to just one month of school assemblies and projects. This year, take things into [...]

The American Ballet Theatre Just Got Its FIRST Black Girl as Principal Dancer

June 30, 2015 // 1 Comment

Today, June 30, 2015, Misty Copeland was promoted from soloist to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Even though the Theatre has been around for 75 years, Misty [...]

This Confederate Flag Takedown is Life!

June 27, 2015 // 3 Comments

Bree Newsome, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, freedom fighter, and all around symbol of Black girl magic just did the dang thang. Early this morning, decked out in [...]

Rue From “The Hunger Games” Is NOT Here For The Columbusing Of Our Culture

April 17, 2015 // 2 Comments

“What would America be like if we loved Black people as much as we love Black culture?” That’s the question 16-year-old Amandla Stenberg (AKA Rue from The [...]

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