Those who follow FathersFootprints.com know that Black History is not just something we feature in February. The Harlem Renaissance (also known as the Black Literary Renaissance and the New Negro Movement) refers to the flowering of African American cultural and intellectual life during the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, it was known as the [...]
Archive for November, 2009
58. The Harlem Renaissance Series: Zora Neale Hurston
Posted: November 24, 2009 in African American, Black entertainment, Black History, Black Pride, Education, PoliticsTags: Black Literary Renaissance, Harlem Renaissance, New Negro Movement, Zora Neale Hurston
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57. Makes me wanna holler
Posted: November 19, 2009 in African American, daughters, faith, family, fathersTags: Antoinette Nicole Davis, fathers, Makes me wanna holler, Mario McNeill, Prescious, Shaniya Davis
Last week a beautiful little girl named Shaniya Davis died a grisly death. Her body was found on November 16, 2009 in a forested area off of Highway 87 in Sanford, North Carolina. The medical examiner concluded that the cause of death was asphyxiation and the autopsy revealed that the little five year old girl was [...]
56. A conflicted Veteran’s Day
Posted: November 11, 2009 in faithTags: DC snipers, Fort Hood, General George Casey, John Allen Mohammad, Post traumatic stress disorder, Veteran's Day
I find it extremely ironic that Veteran’s Day fell one day after the execution of convicted serial killer (DC sniper) John Allen Muhammad, and one week after the slayings at Fort Hood allegedly carried out by a Muslim Army officer, Gen. George Casey (lower rt). John Allen Mohammad (rt), one of the notorious Washington, D.C., [...]
55. Remembering Len Bias (1963-1986)
Posted: November 4, 2009 in African American, faith, parentingTags: Jay Bias, Len Bias, Len Bias' death, Lonise Bias, University of Maryland Basketball
Recently ESPN 30 for 30 aired a program entitled “Without Bias” that provided a detailed account of the events that led up to- and the aftermath of the University of Maryland basketball phenom Len Bias. Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986) was a first team All-American college basketball player who suffered a [...]
