White Validation Won’t Protect You From Racism, So Be Unapologetically Black
2022 Has Been A Lot Between the bitter cold, the rage of Omicron, school closures, and the mayhem of covid […]
Black Entertainment History, Part II
Why Black entertainment history? It is my favorite writing time of the year. I get to write about African and […]
Black LGBTQ Activists, History Erased
George Orwell once said, “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understandings of […]
Black Entertainment History, Part I
Why Black entertainment history? It is my favorite writing time of the year. I get to write about African and […]
For Anna and Rosetta: Representation through Public Art
Last year, I read a piece written by Rachel Y. DeGuzman about Anna Murray Douglass, the first wife of Frederick […]
Black Veganism: Then and Now
If you consider Black Veganism a passing trend, it’s time to look a little closer. While being vegan is sometimes […]
Being Black on the Border
The U.S-Mexico border is a war zone. Thousands in tent camps. No running water or health services. A 24/7 threat […]
5th Annual Black History Month Campaign
Dear Community, This year marks our fifth consecutive Black History Month digital education campaign. Every February since 2018 (2018, 2019, […]
Dear White Led Organizations Stop Performing Blackface On MLK Day
“I’m boycotting MLK Day this year” I uttered these words just a few days ago while talking with a friend […]
School Integration “Saved” Me But At What Cost
I was part of the great “school integration experiment” As I follow the current proposals for school closures, placing police […]
Anti-Black Racism Is As American As Apple Pie
The dehumanization of the Black body in life and death is as “American as apple pie,” the saying goes. In […]
Black Pioneers in Medicine IV
This is the final week of my Black Pioneers in Medicine series. I hope you notice that a lot of […]
Black Pioneers in Medicine III
Black History Month is every month for me. The last twelve months have been tumultuous. A global pandemic has kept […]
Black Pioneers in Medicine II
Black History Month is here. The last twelve months have been tumultuous. A global pandemic has kept most of us […]
Pioneer’s In Black Medicine I
Black History Month is here. The last twelve months have been tumultuous. A global pandemic has kept most of us […]
5 Black Trans Femmes That Should Be Honored During Black History Month
Happy Black History Month! This month is normally reserved for straight, cis- black people. Every year in school we learned […]
Adultification Bias and Brutality Against Black Girls Must Stop
Adultification Bias and Brutality Against Black Girls Must Stop Rochester almost got through the entire first month of the new […]
A Recap of Our 3rd Annual Black History Month Blog Campaign
A 540Monthly Membership ensures that 540WMain is able to create and curate educational content and lifestyle lifestyle programming informed by […]
#BlackYouthMatter: Vol IV
A 540Monthly Membership ensures that 540WMain is able to create and curate educational content and lifestyle lifestyle programming informed by […]
Another Look at Anna, the Other Douglass
“As is the condition of most wives her identity became merged into that of her husband” Rosetta Douglass Sprague With […]