February 2015
It’s (Black) History! — All Black Everything
Welcome to the last week of “It’s (Black) History!” I’ve really enjoyed doing this series and learning more about my culture, as well as teaching you guys some new things too! Since this is the last week, I wanted to kind of go out with a bang and do a little bit of everything. So […]
Weekly Blessings: Week 35: Selma and the Holy Ghost
My mother and I got the chance to see the movie Selma in theaters a while back and I have to say, it is a truly amazing movie! It is important that everyone see that movie, especially African Americans. Anyway, there was a scene in the movie when Martin Luther King,Jr. and other demonstrators were […]
It’s (Black) History! — The Book of Negroes
“It’s (Black) History” time! As you may already know, this week BET has been showing the miniseries, The Book of Negroes. This miniseries brought about much curiosity about the actual history behind it, so I decided to do a little research and save you some time! A Little Bit About the Movie: The miniseries is […]
Weekly Blessings: Week 34 with Cate Shadder
Image Credit: Passion and Purpose Coaching Hi The Pen & the Needle readers! I’m Cate from Random Crafty Georgia Girl. I write about the crafts I’m doing along with the randoms of my life! One of the goals I had for 2015 was to write more about my faith this year! In the past I […]
Ask Away Friday with Echo from The Mad Mommy
I’m baack! Welcome to another Ask Away Friday! If you haven’t looked at the calendar yet, it’s Friday the 13th! *dum dum dum* In celebration, my partner for the week and I decided to do a Friday the 13th theme! This week I swapped with Echo, over at The Mad Mommy. Echo is a wife, […]
It’s (Black) History! — Artists
Welcome back to “It’s (Black) History!” This week, we are going to learn about a few Black artists: Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Basquiat, a Brooklyn native, was a self-taught artist who started his career by selling postcards and sweatshirts with his work on it. He also gained attention from his graffiti, working under the name of […]
Weekly Blessings: Week 33: The Island Question
Welcome back to “Weekly Blessings!” This is actually the first week in about a month that I’m actually the one giving a blessing, so I’m excited! Thanks again to all of those who have written a guest post thus far! There’s more to come, so just stay tuned! Anyway, I wanted to come up with […]
Ask Away Friday with Shannon Mitchell of Walking Shoes
Welcome to another edition of Ask Away Friday! Since it’s February and Valentine’s Day is upon us, my blogging partner and I decided to do a Valentine’s Day-themed #AAF! This time I swapped with my good friend Shannon Mitchell over at Walking Shoes. Shannon has done a “Weekly Blessings” post for me; go check it […]
It’s (Black) History! –Scholars & Inventors
Welcome to The Pen & the Needle! Ready to learn some Black history? Let’s get started! This week, we are going to learn about a few African American scholars and inventors: Alexander Lucius Twilight(1795-1857) Alexander Twilight was the first African American to receive a college degree. Although he is said to have been born free, […]
Weekly Blessings: Week 32 with Sam Martin
Welcome to “Weekly Blessing!” Glad you could stop by! This week’s blessing comes from my friend Sam Martin, blogger over at Musing God’s Word. He is such a down-to-earth soul and very insightful when it comes to the things of God. Go check out his blog! Image Credit: Primary Resources Are we there yet? I’m […]