This series was heavily impacted on DezMarie’s attempt to carry on her family legacy as she is the great great granddaughter of the late Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. Arturo Schomburg went to grade school in Puerto Rico where his teacher explained to him that black people had no history or accomplishments. Schomburg not only insisted otherwise but dedicated his life to researching and raising awareness of the contributions that Afro-Americans and Afro-Latin Americans made to our history. His collection over the years was eventually purchased by the New York Public Library that later renamed the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The center serves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions dedicated to the research, preservation, and display of artifacts of African Americans, African diaspora and their experiences.

Due to the injustices personally experienced, as well as her strengths and abilities of her ancestors before her, DezMarie has dedicated herself to finding ways to connect and heal the community through various areas, hence the birth of the series, Black History Continues™ . The series hosts events for a family friendly audience to nurture the youth and to heal the caretakers.