#TellTheTruthTuesday #BlackBusinessMonth #BmoreHistory #OldWestBaltimore Y'all have heard of the #GreenBook or the #BlueBook (otherwise known as the #FirstColoredDirectoryofBaltimoreCity (with a #WashingtonDC annex) published by #RobertWColeman. Well, here's the #BaltimoreRedBook, a #NegroBusinessEncyclopediaofBaltimore Published by the #NationalPublicityBureau (1506 #PennsylvaniaAvenue) Created in 1934, the Red Book listed the Black businesses in Baltimore: lawyers, doctors,

#NationalEntrepreneurshipMonth #AfricanAmericanBusinessCards #BlackExperienceinBusiness In 2013, former President #BarackObama signed a presidential proclamation to designate November as #NationalEntrepreneurshipMonth. The month celebrates "America's innovators, supports small businesses, and empowers entrepreneurs to turn their visions into reality". Nationwide there are multiple examples of Black entrepreneurial successes in the era after the Civil War. Now is the time for

#OnThisDate-November 17, 1963 (56 years ago) #FreedomSunday #SharpStreetMemorialUnitedMethodistChurch #NAACP #CivilRightsHistory #DrLillieCarrollJackson- President of Baltimore NAACP (1935-1970) #RoyWilkins #OldWestBaltimore #MarbleHill #ArtifactualJourney November 11-17, 1963 was designated #NAACPWeek in Baltimore by Mayor Theodore McKeldin. A Freedom Sunday Rally was held at Sharp Street Church on November 17, 1963 at 2:30 PM. The speaker for the event was Roy Wilkins, exe

#VeteransDay #BlackWomenoftheWar #WorldWarII Celebrating and honoring those who have served both stateside and overseas in all aspects of the military. We at Nanny Jack & Co salute those who have proudly worn the uniform of the United States of America. When contemplating how to honor veterans today, we first thought to share never before seen letters from #WorldWarI, #WorldWarII, #KoreanWar, and the #VietnamWar but decided it would be better to share a sampling of these prou