496 years. 100 historical facts. This brief museum of Black exploration connects the very first Angolans enslaved in America and the post-Civil War illusions of freedom to the Civil Rights struggles of the 1950s and 60s, the War on Drugs, and all the way to the Obama, Trump, and Biden Administrations. All of this while capturing the history before and after the Civil Rights Summer of 2020 following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless others.

Because contrary to popular belief, history does not exist in a vacuum.

Racism and discrimination are no longer in need of its signature white hoods, water hoses, bombings, and "White's only" signs. Although still very much present, it has learned to disguise itself quite cleverly. A chameleon of sorts. Seamlessly shifting its colors among false political promises, hyperbolic media opinion, cultural misinterpretations, irrelevant distractions, and the sensationalized noise of too many who believe financial success equates to racial invincibility - or invisibility.

"Kuz even if you in a Benz ..." - K. West

Meanwhile, our history is on the verge of extinction and fighting on contested grounds for its survival. Waging a war between its truth being exposed for the sake of societal progress or finding itself silenced and replaced by a fantasy of denial and colorblind debate.

History is all we have to learn the truth about ourselves. History is also all we have to ensure some actual progress is made and generational mistakes are no longer repeated. History is a lot closer than we think and Everything Is Connected.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	254
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Bird House Publishing
Fecha de Publicación	2022-06-19
Dimensiones	8.5" x 5.5" x 0.63" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Afroamericano, Historia Negra

Bynum, Marquis

Marquis D. Bynum is the curator of the @Black_Ourstory Instagram page and author of the best-selling e-book The List: From Slavery to George Floyd, which reached more than 700,000 readers and is currently implemented in history, race, and culture studies worldwide.He is a 2008 graduate of DePauw University and a 2011 Masters recipient of Indiana State University. Marquis currently serves as an all-source intelligence analyst in the United States Air Force and as a strategic military analyst studying Latin American and Caribbean affairs for the United States Army. After three military deployments and more than 12 years of studying the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, The Black List: 1526-2022 is his personal ode to American History.He enjoys spending time with his wife and two dogs and giving back to the San Antonio, Texas community as the co-founder of Project H.E.L.P. (Humanity Evolves from Loving People), a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring communities to provide charitable solutions for the houseless and less fortunate and providing educational mentorship opportunities for children and teens living in underserved communities.