2022年5月5日 · Whether you’re out and about amongst friends or getting a bit of scolding from mom, Black folks are known for shouting, yelling, and saying some of the best proverbs, slang, and terms of ...

2024年11月24日 · You've heard a lot of these Southern sayings before, and odds are that Grandma is your source. Our mothers and grandmothers have given us so much. They've passed down their recipes, their china patterns, and their parenting tips, for starters. But we've just realized—they've passed down their vocabularies too.

2014年2月11日 · As a tribute to Black History Month and this year’s theme, Civil Rights in America, we have pulled together quotes from various prominent African American older adults to motivate you and to help guide your life.

Work was the central theme of life for older African-American women in eco-nomically marginalized communities; their role as grandmother was not paramount. Their relationship with their grandchildren was often as a mother, not a more distant relative to …

2018年7月31日 · I attend a historically black church in the Southeastern United States. I grabbed last weekend's bulletin and thought I'd share these names. These are from the section on prayer intentions for the sick so most of these people are elderly. Couples are listed together. The church is LGBT+ affirming so there is at least one same-sex couple.

2023年10月27日 · Videos of Black centenarians celebrating their birthdays have recently gone viral on social media, garnering millions of views from people who, in many cases, express shock over just how active...

OLD BLACK SAYINGS. Enter subhead content here What your do in the dark, will come to the light. A watched pot will never boil. A little bird told me. The pot can’t call the kettle black. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. When I get on …

Below, you'll find our top twenty most popular recipes, each one a testament to the richness and diversity of African American cuisine. And because we know how hard it can be to choose one, we've also included links to fifteen other authentic soul …

2019年3月1日 · Black artists have played an enormous part in moving forward the history of American folk music, from the slave spirituals to early field recordings, songs of the civil rights and feminist movements, story songs, gospel songs, protest songs, and beyond. These artists have influenced and inspired generations of folk music artists and songwriters.

All his male black friends died before the women in their lives died. In his late 80s, he once again has to circumnavigate a new challenge: how does an elderly black man grieve a life of loss?