By Mr Madu December 8, 2022 The tignon law was a 1786 law in Louisiana that forbade black women from going outdoors without wrapping their natural hair with a Tignon…
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How Otis Redding’s final 24 hours solidified his legacy
Tyler Golsen SAT 10TH DEC 2022 05.00 GMT Otis Redding was ready for something new. Having established himself as the premiere R&B and soul singer in America, Redding had conquered the…
Black is Beautiful: The Emergence of Black Culture and Identity in the 60s and 70s
“Across this country, young black men and women have been infected with a fever of affirmation. They are saying, ‘We are black and beautiful.’” Hoyt Fuller 1968 The phrase “black…