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ABOUT US
BLACKnOUT has been created as a place to celebrate black achievement and history through the inspiration of our blogs, videos, pictures and apparel. Developing a narrative to get out of our own way, to begin to experience and embrace a world of legacy too often forgotten. Its time to remove the misconceptions surrounding us as a people and the black experience.
From three fifths a human to our ancestors’ wildest dreams...
We are BLACK-n-OUT
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
BLACKnOUT?
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WHAT DO YOU WEAR WHEN YOURE
BLACKnOUT?
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POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS), a term coined by internationally renowned researcher Joy DeGruy, PhD, to describe the multigenerational trauma and injustices experienced by African Americans — from the dawn of slavery to the recent deaths of Black citizens at the hands of police.
SHARING THOUGHTS, EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE & EXPRESSION THROUGH BLACK LITERATURE
chron·i·cles
/ˈkränək(ə)l/z
noun
a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.
verb
record (a related series of events) in a factual and detailed way.
"A LIE HAS MANY VARIATIONS, THE TRUTH HAS NONE".
AFRICAN PROVERB