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 set to be all the way blazin’. 1) We’re reigniting the Movement. On February 1, 1865, President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment into law, officially […]
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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 goes through during Black History Month when she’s the only Black kid in class. From how it feels to be stared at when your teacher brings up slavery […]
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Black girls rockin’ it is nothing new. We’ve been doing amazing things since the beginning of time! From Egyptian queens like Neffertiti to Queen Bey, greatness is a natural trait of us. To celebrate this year’s Black History Month theme, we’ve put together a list of black women who have done major things over the past […]
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When we saw Ernestine Johnson give the perfect read to people who say things like, “You talk white” and “You speak so well for a Black girl,” you know we had to share. Check out her perfection below and then, in the comments, tell us how you’ve handled people who’ve said things like that to you […]
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Of course there are waaaaaaay more than 6 Black girls left out of your history books, but this month, we wanted to highlight a few who played a part in fighting for civil rights. Which ones have you heard of before? Which ones are new to you? Septima Poinsette Clark A teacher turned civil rights […]
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You know how it goes. You’re sitting at the lunch table, hanging out by the lockers, or chatting while doing classwork, and somebody starts talking about what they watched on BET last night. If it ended there, that’d be cool, but sometimes, it leads to an entirely different kind of convo: one where someone ends […]
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A few paragraphs about greats like Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King don’t even begin to scratch the surface of black women’s contributions to our country. Read on to discover 6 other African-American women who are often overlooked, and let their examples inspire you! Bessie Coleman “Queen Bess” became the first Black woman […]
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February 1, 1960 (Greensboro, NC): Four NC A&T students sat down at a Woolworth’s counter and ordered — but were refused service. Instead of leaving when told to, they sat in protest. In the following days and weeks, others joined. Besides the Greensboro Four, who are your favorite young activists (of any time period — even […]
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