Tammy GibsonAug 1, 20204 minHenrietta Lacks 100th BirthdayHis year marks, Henrietta Lacks' the "Mother of Modern Medicine," 100 birthday. I was supposed to attend the HeLa 2020: The Incontestable...
Tammy GibsonJul 28, 20204 minCongressman John Lewis - The Boy from TroyCongressman, 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...
Tammy GibsonJun 26, 20208 minAunt Jemima - 131 Years Too Damn LateSo, the Quaker Oats and PepsiCo Companies just all of sudden realized 131 years later that the mammy-like caricature, the Aunt Jemima...
Tammy GibsonJun 20, 20202 minJuneteenthJuneteenth Marker in Galveston, TX - Commemorated annually on June 19th, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery...