Thank you for all the feedback and messages about the profiles I did for Black History Month. It’s so nice many of you have found them so interesting. We are extremely lucky as a Human Race where across history so many inspiring incredible people are waiting to be discovered. We always hear things like ‘I …
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: MARTIN LUTHOR KING JNR.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH MARTIN LUTHER KING JNR (1929-1968) To end my series of prolific Black people through history, I wanted to include the man who comes first to mind when I think of inspiration. I chose Martin Luther King Jnr because he led change but without violence. Considering the battle and task laid before him, …
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: MOTHER ABIGAIL
BLACK HISTORY MONTH Literary Character: MOTHER ABIGAIL Book: THE STAND by STEPHEN KING There are many great characters in literature I could have chosen; Crooks in Of Mice and Men, Hortense and Gilbert from Small Island, August from The Secret Life of Bees, Abileen and Millie from The Help, and so many more. But …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: NINA SIMONE
BLACK HISTORY MONTH NINA SIMONE (1933-2003) I chose Nina Simone as not only do I love her music, but I discovered a story about her that I never forgot. She was a classical pianist. In fact, that’s originally what she wanted to be. A classical concert pianist. Originally from a poor family, she had seven …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: CHARLES IGNATIUS SANCHO
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CHARLES IGNATIUS SANCHO (1729-1780) Ignatius Sancho was described in his time as “The extraordinary Negro”. Although he was known as a British writer and composer, Ignatius Sancho was so much more than just that. Born into slavery, he lost both his parents by the age of two. His owner took him …
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: IRENE MORGAN KIRKALDY
BLACK HISTORY MONTH IRENE MORGAN KIRKALDY (1917-2007) On July 16th, 1944, I boarded the bus to Baltimore, I had enjoyed spending time with Mama, I needed time to escape reality. My husband Sherwood and I lost our baby, I had to recover. It was time to go back to work now, back on the production …
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: OTIS REDDING
BLACK HISTORY MONTH OTIS REDDING (1941-1967) The reason I chose Otis Redding is quite simply because he is my favourite musician of all time. To me, the job of an artist of any form, whether you produce music, stories, photos, paintings, sculptures, film, is to make your audience feel something. Whether its an urge to …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROFILES: Intro & Harriet Tubman
To celebrate Black History Month in the UK, I profiled six people and one character from fiction on my author page on Facebook (Search for Melanie Stephens Author if you wish to follow). The series was really well received and I had some amazing feedback, messages and comments. so, I thought I would share the …
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Geek Girl Eats Cake 