As a reflection for Black Heritage Month, we ve listed tech resources that center or make space for Black Joy. From wellness apps to social media and bail out efforts, the following platforms are building freer futures for us all.
We’re experiencing an unprecedented moment and are more physically isolated than ever. Being intentional about holding space for one another collectively is necessary for us to not just survive, but also thrive.
To honor Black Heritage Month, we’ve chosen to explore the possibilities of centering, honoring, and cultivating Black Joy in the current tech landscape. From wellness club apps to social media platforms, Black-led tech is building the futures we all deserve.
We celebrate our Black colleagues, students and alumni for making our college great | Opinion
Updated Feb 20, 2021;
By John J. “Ski” Sygielski
Without the contributions of Black educators such as Mary McLeod Bethune, a civil rights leader, teacher and founder of Bethune-Cookman College which set the educational standards for black colleges, and Nathan Hare, who created the first Black Studies Program in 1968, higher education would not be what it is today.
There are thousands of examples of what’s best about humanity among the Black members of the community at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College.
Our college hopes to emulate the creativity, kindness, intelligence, resilience and generosity we see in them every day. Here are examples of just a few of the many Black individuals who represent what is best about HACC. In celebration of Black Heritage Month, we celebrate you!
The Pan-African flag was raised in Lunenburg to celebrate Black Heritage Month. Photo: Evan Taylor
Flying in Lunenburg now, for the first time ever is the Pan-African flag in recognition of Black Heritage Month.
A handful of people attended the flag-raising ceremony where Lunenburg Mayor Matt Risser made remarks about the importance of black heritage in Lunenburg.
Mayor Risser shared the stories of two former slaves from the area.
A black woman known only as Sylvia formerly played an important role in the town’s protection from privateers in 1782. While serving the family of John Creighton she helped protect the family and their belongings as well she helped deliver and load ammunition at the town’s blockhouse. She received no credit for her actions at the time and was buried in an unmarked grave in Halifax.
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With Coming 2 America set to hit Amazon Prime on the first Friday of March, the film is celebrating a legacy of royalty in partnership with Crown Royal.