Ebonee Davis is the founder of The Sankofa Group, a public history firm that interprets the history of people of color across the Diaspora. As a public historian, Davis works within the realm of museums, historic parks, and archives, developing programs that share the histories of people of color. Davis has been a guest lecturer at Howard University and the Bethesda Navy Medical Center College. She’s developed programs and exhibitions for institutions such as the National Park Service, the Banneker Douglass Museum, and the FBCG Historical Preservation Commission. Davis is presently working with the WEB DuBois Center in Ghana, West Africa on the second phase of a long term collaborative project to restore the home and personal book collection of WEB DuBois.
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. These words were spoken by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, the...
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Radical. Defiant. Firebrand. All of these words have been used to negatively depict Black women who dared to make a difference in a society that told them everything about them was wrong. Through the course...
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Black History Month first began in 1926 when historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson dedicated the week in February that captured the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln as Negro History Week. Over the years the...
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If you’ve ever taken a basic Black history course it’s likely that you’ve come across the autobiography of Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. The text is often lumped in...
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If you’ve ever listened to Afrobeat it’s likely that you know of Fela Kuti, the creator of the socially conscious, funky, African, jazz infused genre of music. What most don’t know, however, is that his...
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The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the Harlem Renaissance is Zora Neal Hurston. I immediately see that iconic picture of her from my grade school poster, “Heroes of Black History.”...
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For the last decade there’s been a big push towards environmental justice issues. However holistic living and caring for the earth is not a new concept. In fact our African ancestors practiced such things long...
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My sister is a big Disney Princess fan, and though she’s in her late twenties, she still indulges in all the fanfare of Disney Princess life. Her favorite princess is Mulan, a brave young princess...
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Since 2006, June has been recognized as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month (CAHM)—a time to celebrate the numerous contributions of Caribbean nationals to the history and fabric of America, and the rest of the world. In...
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