DNC Attendee Cydonie Brown and Gen Z Host Henry Gist IV recap the exhilarating Democratic Convention! DJ Cassidy curated an electrifying playlist for each state during the roll call, energizing the crowd. The speakers, performers, house band, and DJ kept the audience cheering, bouncing, moving, and dancing—there was never a dull moment. The lineup of speakers reflected America's rich diversity. Speeches were heartfelt, motivational, hilarious, and memorable, with many quotes going viral. The momentum from Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign launch continued to build over all four nights, cul ..read more

Vinnie Bagwell World Renowned Sculptor Lectures on The Black Public Art Movement! Reverend James Lawson "Yesterday", Irvington, NY Harriet Tubman in Niagra Falls African Burial Ground, Montgomery, NY Rain Garden Hilt Richard A Tucker: Norfolk Virginia ç, South Carolina  ..read more

Join Sherrie Tolliver as she shares her mother's artifacts and stories from her involvement in The Black Women's Club Movement.  Jane Edna Hunter  (1882-1971) –  Activist With the help of other women and $1,500, Jane Edna Hunter  opened the Working Girls Home Association, a boarding home for 10 women on East 40th, north of Central Avenue. The purpose of this voluntary association was to build a safe residence for the homeless, unprotected, newly arriving African American women and working women like herself. The purpose of the Department was to build a national network of P ..read more

Congratulating Harvard for appointing a Black President! Tamara Lanier is suing Harvard for perpetuating a eugenics racist experiement involving horrific dehumanizing nude images of her enslaved ancestors. Although enslaved Papa Renty was a self-taught literate patriarch Harvard purports his intelligence was equal to a 5 month old fetus. With unshakable faith and hope he educated his family and distant kindred. Once free Renty’s descendants overcame insurmountable challenges and accomplished miraculous success. Tamara Lanier and her stark resemblance to her Papa Renty is living proof of his le ..read more

Listen to Grady Lewis's in depth interview on the Gist of Freedom. Grady bought a drink for the mass shooter, in the Buffalo area shooting, one day before the allegedl gunman from Conklin, NY opened fire and live streamed the shooting of ten Black People at the supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood. ******* A Saint who cared for people in the community was one of the victims of the Buffalo mass shooting. Pearly Young, 77, ran a food pantry in the Central Park neighborhood for 25 years, feeding people every Saturday. Young was killed Saturday while shopping for groceries. She l ..read more

Grady Lewis told ABC News that he bought a drink for the mass shooter, in the Buffalo area shooting, one day before he allegedly opened fire and live streamed the shooting in the parking lot of a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood in Conklin, New York.  ******* New Zealand took 3 days to ban assault rifles after the mass shooting that inspired the Buffalo shooter. ******* Lewis said he and the shooter discussed issues like Critical Race Theory (CRT) and black holes just hours before the alleged shooter opened fire in the parking lot, which left 10 people dead and three ..read more

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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine with history Professor Dr. Manisha Sinha! The Global display of support for Ukraine, prayers and protests ..read more

Black History Monthly Review with University of Conneticut Prof. Manisha Sinha on Black History University powered by The Gist of Freedom! Black Japanese Generals celebrating their victory over Russia in 1907.  They are of Ainu ancestry. The Ainu were the Africoid/ African descent people who settled ancient Japan.   It is often told in history about how Japan defeated Russia in a  brilliant naval / military campaign at Port Arthur.  1. The Jacob Blake  shooting Protest, Kenosha Verdict, Abolitionists Elijah Lovejoy 2. Election Day,Primary Elections, Black Men Voted dur ..read more

Christmas & Abolitionism With Professor Sinha on Black History University, powered by The Gist Of Freedom.  The story of “The Christmas Escape 1854" begins on Christmas Eve, when Tubman arrived on Poplar Neck to lead her brothers Ben, Robert, and Henry Ross to freedom. They were scheduled to be sold on the auction block the day after Christmas. ~ Artist Mark Priest  Gerrit Smith, who spoke before the Vigilance Association of New York, relayed this advice, "When you are escaping take all along your route, in the free as well as the enslaved states, so long as it is absolutely esse ..read more