Still a lot of firsts in the US in the 21st century...CHANTELLE PORTER IS NOW THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN JUDGE IN ILLINOIS' 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Illinois is a state filled with Black political firsts. In 2017, Allison Madison was the first woman and first African-American to be elected as mayor of Mound City, Illinois. Juliana Stratton was named the … Continue reading TNFro Short Clips… News, Good Black News and Just Stupid: Lying on your resume may just be illegal, ask George Santos
The Beatings Go On and On I call it the beatings go on because is part of a violent part of the American civilian black experience. They was an industrial revolution spreading through America after the destructive Civil War. Reconstruction was a means to rebuild the country and integrate newly freed slaves and poor whites … Continue reading Stamped Section 4 from 1868-1963
I am who I am. Black, cys-gender, heterosexual. I work hard and I read to relax. This is how I see myself, and I really could care less how others perceive me. These are the things I don’t want to change about me. But I am willing to accept and pivot to accept and respect … Continue reading Stamped Section 2, From 1743–1846
I was invited to join a woke, Book Club by a great friend of mine, Janelle Buchanan, aka #JBSmooveVA. The reading for the Club we were asked to read and be ready to discuss Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. I started reading it after I read, White Fragility but this is one … Continue reading TNFro Is Reading: Stamped, Racism is a Numbers Game
