Barbara Elaine Smith parlayed a modeling career into an entrepreneurial empire and became a role model for the black community. Better known as B. Smith, the restaurateur, model, author and television host passed away at 70-years-old on Feb. 26, 2020. She was often referred to as “the black Martha Stewart.” […]
Author: Kalyn Smith
Black History Tribute I
ldquo;Dedicated to those known and unknown who lost their lives in the Elaine Massacre” is inscribed on the memorial commemorating the incident that happened in 1919. It is located in Helena, Arkansas. facingsouth.org On Sept. 30, 1919, a racial massacre in Elaine, Ark., took an unknown number of lives. Estimates […]