Tag: Garry Blanson

By Garry Blanson A little over a century ago, a Tornado swept through Jacksonville, Florida. However, this was no ordinary Tornado. This Tornado came in the form of a little Black lady by the name of EARTHA M.M. White. By…

By Garry Blanson When many Black People think of Dallas, Texas, they think of things like the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, the movie North Dallas Forty, or even the Medical City Dallas Hospital, which is located in North…

By Garry Blanson Though her name may not be widely known, Marita O.B. Occomy was a talented writer and playwright associated with the renowned “Harlem Renaissance Era.” Born on June 16, 1899, in Boston, Massachusetts, Marita was raised in a…

By Garry Blanson When I mention the names George Washington and George Washington Carver, many people have undoubtedly heard much about them. However, when I mention the name George Washington Williams, not many people can honestly say that they have…

By Garry Blanson When Black Civil Rights Marchers were attacked during the first “March On Selma,” at the hospitals that the injured were taken to was the “BURWELL  INFIRMARY.” One of the things that was special about the Burwell Infirmary…

By Garry Blanson In 1931, Mary L. Booker was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. At the age of 24, Mary moved to San Francisco, California. Next, in 1960, she started “Infinity Productions” at the Bayview Opera House (a community theatre).…

At the 1895 annual meeting of The National Baptist Convention (held in St Louis, Missouri) a Black gentleman by the name of Richard Henry Boyd approached Elias C. Morris, who was the president of The National Baptist Convention at the…