My Backstory
Hello, it's me again!
I hope you enjoyed the introduction. Now, I'd like to tell you a little bit more about myself and what inspired me to build this website.
Let me start by saying I remember what it was like to be in your shoes. I remember the days of studying for exams, staying up until 1 or 2 a.m. doing homework, and trying to decide what I wanted to do with my future. I also remember which subjects I enjoyed the most.
Social Studies was always my favorite subject, particularly history. I've always loved learning about how our country and the world around us came to be, and the people who have helped us get to where we are. That includes people of ALL races and ethnic backgrounds.
There was just one problem I always noticed in all my years as a student. Education about Black History was always limited. The only way I could ever receive thorough lessons about Black History was by enrolling in courses like African American History, African American Literature, etc. Otherwise, it was next to impossible.
I always knew, though, that my observations and experiences were a decades-long reflection of how our history has been intentionally excluded from the educational curriculum because our stories, voices, and accomplishments are not considered important or equal to our counterparts. As many of you are probably aware, Black History continues to be suppressed, as government officials have enacted racist policies banning books by Black authors, eliminating Black Studies courses and programs, and even removing historical Black monuments and exhibitions.
The abolition of Black History is not by any means fair, right, or acceptable. After all, we too helped build this nation, and our stories and triumphs are just as worthy of being taught and embraced as anybody else's.
As I emphasized in the introduction video, we as Black people must also know our history to understand who we are, our rights, what we have contributed to this country, and how we can continue paving the way towards a better and more just society for ourselves and future generations.
I hope you find this website informative, motivating, and helpful. If you would like to reach out to me to chat further, my email and LinkedIn profile are located below for your convenience. I am more than happy to connect with you!
Cheers to a Black, Bright, and Brilliant journey together,
Lauryn Green
TOP 5 MOMENTS OF HISTORY FROM MY LIFE
Zora Neale Hurston Festival 2014
One fun Black history fact about myself is that I am a distant cousin of the late Harlem Renaissance writer, folklorist, and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston. In late January and early February of 2014, I attended our family's annual Zora Neale Festival for the first time. Below, I am photographed with the actress Lyn Whitfield, who spoke on opening night.
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Photos: by Lauryn Green
Zora Neale Hurston Festival 2019
In February 2019, I attended my second Zora Neale Hurston festival in Eatonville, Florida. The festival included live musical performances keynote speakers who discussed my cousin's writing legacy and how her literary works came to be published. Below are writer and social activist, Alice Walker (left), and R&B singer, Shirley Murdock (right).
Photos by: Lauryn Green
High Point University Black Lives Matter March 2020
In the Fall 2020 semester of my sophomore year at High Point University, I participated in a Black Lives Matter march and sit-in hosted by the Black Student Union and the Black Cultural Awareness Club, of which I became Vice President the following year. At a time when the country's racial and political climate was deeply polarized, we were committed to ensuring our voices wer heard around campus.
Photos by: Lauryn Green
Publication of 'Black On Campus' Feature Story
During my senior year of college, I wrote a story for my Feature Writing course about other Black students' experiences at a predominantly White institution, as well as their perspectives on the racial climate at our university. The following year, my story was published in Triad Voice Magazine, a Black-owned women's magazine, where I previously worked as a part-time journalist.
Link to article: https://triadvoicemag.com/2023/11/29/black-on-campus/
My mother's Street-Dedication Ceremony
The proudest moment of life in the past year was supporting my mother, Judge Melvia Bailey-Green at her street-dedication ceremony in Miami on September 13, 2025. In honor of my mother's judicial legacy in Miami-Dade County (where we formerly lived), and historic advancements as the first Black woman to be appointed to several positions, my father collaborated with the county officials for two years to rename a section of Richmond Heights, where my mother grew up, Judge Melvia Bailey-Green Terrace.
Photo and video by: Lauryn Green
