BLACK HISTORY. MY HISTORY. YOUR HISTORY. OUR HISTORY.

The jingle of Christmas bells from Santa’s sleigh give way to the sound of chains of remembrance that bound our ancestors in slavery. Each clink of those chains brought us….

From picking cotton in the field to picking out cotton blended clothing from any store at our own will…

From being beaten for any reason to watching countless buzzer beaters from stars like LeBron James from season to season…

From Harriet Tubman telling those who escaped with her to “come on” to our lives being enriched by the acting skills of Sidney Poitier and Cicely Tyson…

From the tears of Marcus Garvey to much laughter with Steve Harvey…

From Jackie Robinson wearing #42 on his baseball attire to witnessing Barak Obama serve two terms as the 44th president before his retire…

From MLK living in a nightmare while talking about his dream to The Cosby Show redefining the black family which lifted our esteem…

From the humble, yet profound resistance of Rosa Parks to Daymond John in the Tank swimming and making deals with the Sharks…

From church bombings in Birmingham that made a terrible scene to a gospel explosion of artists like The Clark Sisters, CeCe Winans, and Travis Greene…

From being criticized for having brown skin to adoring our beloved Tabitha Brown like a dear friend…

From being sprayed with water hoses and chased and attacked by dogs to doing creative things like graphic designs, clothing lines, and blogs.

We have all reaped the benefits of someone else’s sacrifice. It is often that the ones that have the least give the most so that others can have much more. Let us all continue to celebrate our rich Black history with a thankful heart.