A Dialogue: James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni
In November of 1971, fifteen months after his remarkable conversation with Margaret Meadabout race and identity, James Baldwin sat down with another extraordinary woman, the poet Nikki Giovanni, for another conversation of astonishing timeliness today. The event was hosted by the PBS television series SOUL! and took place in London. Baldwin was forty-six and Giovanni only twenty-eight. For hours of absolute presence, intellectual communion, and occasional respectful rebuttal, they explored justice, freedom, morality, and what it means to be an empowered human being. The transcript was eventually published as A Dialogue
Walter Wallace Jr Shooting Sparks Riot in Brooklyn New York
Walter Wallace Jr, who was shot 10x in West Philadelphia on October 26, is the latest Black Man to be killed by police. The incident has thrown more fuel ton a fire that has burned all summer nationwide which started with the death of George Floyd. Wednesday night a crowd of a little over 100 demonstrators took the streets of Brooklyn in a pure rage smashing windows, throwing trash, and lighting whatever they could find on fire.
October 2020 End of Month Tarotscopes
Instagram: @thesoverainguide
TikTok (for daily tarot+oracle pulls especially): @thesoverainguide
* 78 Doors of Intuitive Tarot: History + You, Part I Workshop, 11/14/20 Signup, Click Here
* To schedule a private reading, energy healing session and much more - Click Here
* If this free reading has benefited you in any way and you'd like to show your support and gratitude: Venmo: thesoverainguide — CashApp: $thesoverainguide — Paypal.me/thesoverainguide
* Any questions, want to say hello and share a business + collab inquiry: thesoverainguide@gmail.com
Today In Black History: October 21, 1763 Dr. Charles Edward Anderson passes
In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson earned a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; died today.
Today In Black History: October 18, 1763 John Chavis, the first African American to Graduate from a College or University in the United States is born.
John Chavis, early 19th Century minister and teacher, was the first African American to graduate from a college or university in the United States. Chavis was born on October 18, 1763.
Today In Black History: October 17, 1888 Capital Saving Banks Opens
On Oct. 17, 1888, Capital Savings Bank, the first bank organized and operated by African-Americans, was founded in Washington, D.C. Capital Savings BankCapital Savings helped stimulate Black entrepreneurship by offering loans to Black-owned businesses and landowners when white-owned banks would not. Confidence in the bank continued to grow, and, by 1892, deposits were estimated at $300,000.