Despite a mass erasure in film and a history of segregation, Black cowboys were not only participants in ranching history but game-changers for the industry as a whole.
Read MoreFrom a young age, I knew my reproductive rights would never be guaranteed. Growing up in Texas, where abortion is now illegal after six weeks of pregnancy, I was familiar with Roe v. Wade, the landmark supreme court case protecting the right to abortion without excessive government intervention early in life.
Read MoreWe live in a time where it is not uncommon to see AAVE (African American Vernacular, formerly Ebonics) handled indelicately. It’s nearly impossible to navigate the internet, or real life, for that matter, without seeing Black vernacular imitated, appropriated, memed, or mocked by non-Black people.
Read MoreEvery time white supremacists are put on trial, I think of Kiese Laymon’s essay, “The Worst of White Folks”. In it, he writes, “White Americans were wholly responsible for the worst of white folks, though they would make sure it never wholly defined them.”
Read MoreLettie Elizabeth’s life’s work has been all about her love for this world and black culture. She is AHUS’ newest and first ambassador. With her, Lettie brings a bevy of experiences, and knowledge about Black history in the US, and the world at large. Her passion and zeal make a seamless fit for what we do here at AHUS. Check out our conversation with AHUS ambassador and this month’s special book club guest, Lettie Elizabeth.
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