Our history will not be erased. In this series, we'll focus on important Black American history from the 1920s to the 1990s. Full posts are available on Intelexual Media, but you can follow along with the abridged versions on Instagram, too.
The 1980s were a magical era of Black political, cultural, and social power. While racism was never too far behind, the Black American community continued to step into the future with ingenuity, cooperation, and style.
This content is easier to format on my website and is available in full here. However, the sources are exclusively available to Patreon members below. There is a syllabus from 2023 attached to this post, plus additional sources listed.
Also, check out the 1980s Black Women Classics playlist <3 There are 61 songs to enjoy!
Additional Sources
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1987/03/08/506688.html?pageNumber=25
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK581099/table/ch3.tab2/
https://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/focus/pdfs/foc121e.pdf
https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1991/07/art2full.pdf
https://www.epi.org/blog/real-median-household-incomes-racial-groups/
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00014440.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/30/us/n-l-robinson-jesse-jackson-s-natural-father-is-dead-at-88.html
https://www.edweek.org/education/alarming-drop-found-in-black-males-college-going-rate/1989/01
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-08-mn-23-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/15/us/reagans-advocate-crusade-on-drugs.html