1908 Springfield IL Race Riot
Last month I took a weekend trip to Springfield IL to retrace and learn about the sites of the two-day 1908 Race Riot that killed an...
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Tammy Gibson
Aug 1, 20204 min read
Henrietta Lacks 100th Birthday
His year marks, Henrietta Lacks' the "Mother of Modern Medicine," 100 birthday. I was supposed to attend the HeLa 2020: The Incontestable...
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Tammy Gibson
Jul 28, 20204 min read
Congressman John Lewis - The Boy from Troy
Congressman, John Lewis was my hero. Out of all of the civil rights leaders I wanted to meet, he was at the top of the list. I had an...
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Tammy Gibson
Jun 26, 20208 min read
Aunt Jemima - 131 Years Too Damn Late
So, the Quaker Oats and PepsiCo Companies just all of sudden realized 131 years later that the mammy-like caricature, the Aunt Jemima...
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Tammy Gibson
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Juneteenth
Juneteenth Marker in Galveston, TX - Commemorated annually on June 19th, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery...
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Tammy Gibson
Jun 15, 20205 min read
Duluth Lynching - 100 Years Later
100 years ago on June 15, 1920, three black men, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie, who was employed by the John Robinson...
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Tammy Gibson
May 26, 20201 min read
A Flight Attendant Breaks Color Barrier - The Story of Casey Grant
Please read my article in the Chicago Defender. Casey Grant, was among the first African American stewardess for Delta Air Lines. Her...
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Tammy Gibson
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Behind The Big House
For the past couple of years, I have been involved in the "Behind The Big House" Tour in Holly Springs, MS, the birthplace of journalist...
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Tammy Gibson
Mar 30, 20204 min read
Where is Nurse Eunice Rivers buried?
Some call Nurse Eunice Rivers, a victim or a villain. She was the nurse hired by the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) to help...
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Tammy Gibson
Mar 14, 20202 min read
Grace Sister to Sister - Be YOU Tiful Headwrap Workshop
Empowering young girls is very important to me. I was blessed to mentor these awesome young ladies about self-esteem and the history of...
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Tammy Gibson
Mar 8, 20203 min read
55th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
John Lewis, Hosea Williams, Amelia Boynton Robinson. These are just a few names and others that I think about every year on the...
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Tammy Gibson
Mar 3, 20203 min read
Role of the Laundress and a Washerwoman's Legacy of Giving
To celebrate and educate Black History Month, I spent a couple of days at Proviso West High School to demonstrate the role of the...
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Tammy Gibson
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Henry Box Brown - Shipment to Freedom
I visited Posen Elementary High School for Black History Month to talk about the amazing story of Henry Box Brown who shipped himself...
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Tammy Gibson
Feb 10, 20202 min read
Raising of the Red, Black and Green Flag
Tuesday, February 4, 2020, was a historical day. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago "MWRD" raised the...
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Tammy Gibson
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Black History Month 2020
I celebrate Black History everyday, but I love Black History Month so I can view everyone's social media celebrating the contributions of...
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SankofaTravelHer
Jan 22, 20201 min read
CHICAGO DEFENDER OF THE WEEK - Diane Jones
Please read my FIRST article as a Contributing Writer for the Chicago Defender and I am a proud member of Black Bloggers Chicago. Diane...
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Sankofa TravelHer
Jan 20, 20202 min read
MLK 2020 - The Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I will be presenting at Town and Country Public Library, January 20, 2020. I will be discussing three civil rights activists who were in...
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Sankofa TravelHer
Jan 2, 20201 min read
History Unsung
Happy New Year!!!!!!! I have some great news!!!!! I have a PODCAST!!!!!!!! History Unsung Podcast was launched September 2019. Myself,...
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Sankofa TravelHer
Dec 29, 20192 min read
Four Little Girls
Last week, I visited the students at Christian Home Educators Support System (CHESS) on the south side of Chicago. This is my first time...
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Sankofa TravelHer
Oct 28, 20192 min read
Dear Harley Davidson.....
A couple of weeks ago, I had the day off from a grueling past couple of weeks and was excited about traveling to Milwaukee, WI to go to...
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