black history month
Wearing Love Daily: A Black History Month Reflection
By Sebastian King February is here! Some say February is the month of love, and it is also Black History Month. Thinking about love, I am reminded of one of my favorite verses. Colossians 3:13 NIV states “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” I believe that we…
Read MoreIn honor of Black History Month
By Ezekiel Newby In honor of Black History Month, we celebrate Bessie Coleman and her amazing accomplishments. Bessie was born in 1892 in Waxahachie, Texas, and later moved to Chicago, looking for better opportunities. Like most Black women at that time, she didn’t have many job choices and became a manicurist. Her life changed completely…
Read MoreEmpowerment across the dispora
By Anajah Woah If history and empowering people wasn’t important, people wouldn’t strive to suppress it. In days like these, the news cycles tend to be depressing; all hope seems lost, and it seems like we the people have to choose. Locking in and reviving movements are key to moving toward a better society. History serves as…
Read MoreTaking a look at Abilene’s Black history
“I’m Black and I’m Proud, say it loud I’m black and I’m proud, say it loud!” — James Brown, 1968 Brown released this song in 1968, the same year Dr. King was assassinated. Brown was encouraging Black Americans to be proud of who they were and, despite what others may have thought about their skin…
Read MoreDr. Hope Pamplin speaks at Black History luncheon
By Carol Kelly Dilworth McMurry University observed Black History Month with a luncheon on Feb. 20, at the Garrison United Methodist Campus Center’s Mabree Room. Sponsored by the PAATH and Trio Clubs of the university, the gathering provided the warmth and experience of collective camaraderie and a welcoming environment, despite the 13-degree weather outside. The…
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