You Are Black Gold

Reflections on Japan in Springtime

October 27, 2018

NOLA Tricentennial: A Visual Love Letter to 'The City That Care Forgot'

April 9, 2018

300 years of a culture like no other in the world...

Jazz Band in Jackson Square, New Orleans

Site of Homer Plessy Arrest in New Orleans

Beignets at Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans

Saint Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square in New Orleans

Fake News in the French Quarter, New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

1718-2018

All Photos by Leah Castleberry

Hi, I'm Leah. Welcome to You Are Black Gold, a blog celebrating Black history and culture from a millennial perspective!

Sahle-Work Zewde recently became the first female president of Ethiopia, one of two African nations never colonized. 🇪🇹 •
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#RIP to Ntozake Shange, novelist, poet, and playwright, best know for her acclaimed choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” (1948-2018)
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Time is running out to see August Wilson’s ‘Radio Golf’ at the @courttheatre! An amazing performance by an outstanding cast in the final play of Wilson’s 20th Century Cycle. •
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Smithsonian Museum Day is September 22, 2018! Get free admission for two at over 1,100 museums across the country. One day only!
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Happy Birthday, MJ! Today would have been the King of Pop’s 60th birthday! 👑
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CHARLES WHITE: A RETROSPECTIVE at the @artinstitutechi ends September 4! This amazing exhibit is definitely worth seeing. Be sure to check it out before it’s gone!
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Here’s the first installment of our BLACK OWNED SERIES! Plant-Based Restaurants & Eateries in Chicago Link in Bio!🥗🥦🥑🥕🍠😋
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Living Single premiered 25 years ago today! What’s your favorite episode?
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NEW POST: Making the Most of Your Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture! Link in Bio
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RT @nanakismail: REMINDER Aretha Franklin sung the theme song for A different world’s seasons 2-5 and it’s the best version!!! https://t.co/cBItGY7MTG
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“I’m a strong black woman, and I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined.” Happy 80th birthday to… https://t.co/ZDlaXXRAn4
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RT @chicagotribune: Ida B. Wells gets her street — City Council approves renaming Congress Parkway in honor of trailblazing African-Ame… https://t.co/3H5eauP6OQ
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