As the celebrated orator and journalist Marcus Garvey once said, “A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” For many families, finding worthwhile information on African American history and culture is challenging. Along comes Amber O’Neal Johnston who began homeschooling her 3 children and wanted to help them learn more about themselves. I would like to highlight Amber in this week’s blog post.
She began researching to find information to teach her children. Before long, she had amassed a rich collection of information and knowledge about African American history and culture that she used to teach her children and wanted to share with others. She established the website heritagemom.com which is filled with her writings, information she has found, and recommendations. She acknowledges that the purpose behind what she does is “raising black kids to love themselves and others.” She is a Christian and the name for her website is from Psalm 127:3 “Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” (KJV).
I came across Amber when I was looking at various Instagram accounts. I immediately was drawn to her postings and visited her website to find out more. As a person who loves history and promotes the importance of reading, I was very impressed with the variety of information she has collected and written about to help other parents as well as teachers educate their children.
I interviewed Amber for my podcast Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of Hope and you can listen to podcast #18 at https://www.sorayadiasecoffelt.com/podcast. It does not matter what race or nationality you are. I am certain that you will enjoy the podcast as well as learn from her website.