"Colors" (1988) is an urban drama that was arguably a trendsetter for the "hood movie" genre prevalent in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The movie focuses on gang violence in Los Angeles, with Sean Penn and Robert Duvalle as police officers on a task force to combat gangs. The film

George Washington spent his 65th birthday expecting a cake from his famous enslaved chef, Hercules Posey. Instead, he got an empty kitchen. Washington used a "Rotation System" to dodge Pennsylvania 6 month freedom laws, shipping Hercules back to Virginia every 5 months to reset the c

Black Love Day is an annual, African-centered holiday celebrated on February 13, created in 1993 by Ayo Handy-Kendi as a spiritual alternative to Valentine's Day. It focuses on5 tenets of love: for the Creator, self, family, community, and the Black race. It promotes self-love, peace, and racia