Category: Reimagined
The Architecture Of What Remains
Her Body Remembers Some histories do not stay in the Smithsonian. They do not remain trapped in old dusty court records, past census lines, outdated policy language, or the brittle pages of a nation’s selective memory. History travels, descends, and … Continue reading The Architecture Of What Remains
Time To Go To Work
It was early in the morning. On a cold, crisp, early spring day, with all the firefighters at the firehouse seated around the kitchen table, coffee in hand, and the sound of full-throated political and sports debates and rustling newspapers … Continue reading Time To Go To Work
The Totem Pole
Living at the intersection of Blackness and femaleness, I learned early where society expected me to stand. I am often at the lower end of the totem pole. There is one, you know. Luckily, I was raised in a multigenerational … Continue reading The Totem Pole
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils, Irene Hunt’s poignant novel, masterfully illustrates the American Civil War not through grand battles, but through the intimate lens of a family torn by divided loyalties and the profound personal cost of conflict. It’s a narrative that … Continue reading Across Five Aprils
Why I don’t hate Donald Trump
Back in 2015, like many of us, I watched with a dismissive smirk as Donald Trump rode down the escalator and announced that he would run for President. After a few months, that smirk became a curious raised eyebrow as … Continue reading Why I don’t hate Donald Trump
Keep It 100! Or Not
This February, we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. What an enduring dynamic of sustenance, and against all odds, no matter how steep those odds were, this cultural legacy has survived so long. Surviving many liberation-quenching moments and … Continue reading Keep It 100! Or Not
What If Carter G. Woodson’s Vision Had Come True?
What if Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s vision had fully come to pass? When he established Negro History Week in 1926, he did not intend to create a permanent observance. His aim was far more ambitious and far more American. Woodson … Continue reading What If Carter G. Woodson’s Vision Had Come True?
King Was Right
Just another day in Kid land. There I was on the floor in my imaginary land of play. Toys turned into real people, animals, robots, among others. My world followed, shadowed, and imitated the one the adult selected as the … Continue reading King Was Right
Three-Fifths 