With present-day Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) efforts on the brink of finding their place with reconstruction, civil rights, voting rights, and affirmative action, upon the scrap heap of history of past racial justice initiatives, Racial justice seekers, including marginalized communities … Continue reading Resilience
Was it just a dream, the American dream, Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s dream? Now, I look clearly into the reality of a world gone sideways. In this sideway space where America finds itself, the division has toppled systems of … Continue reading Was It Just A Dream?
Throughout history, African-American artistic icons have emerged as influential figures who have left an indelible mark on culture and justice. Their enduring influence has shaped the narratives of their time and continues to resonate with contemporary society. This anthology delves … Continue reading Anthology in Black: Exploring the Impact of African-American Artistic Icons and Their Enduring Influence on Culture and Justice
The camera gave me an incredible freedom. It gave me the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very, very closely. Carrie Mae Weems, Photographer As an educator, one of my most important jobs is … Continue reading Black Photographers: Decoding America’s History Through the Stills of Black Life
Billy Sheldon’s voice is like velvet, rich and smooth even after a lifetime of singing. At 86, his eyes sparkle with the joy of music. He’s lived through the heyday of doo-wop in the 1940s, all while enduring the struggles … Continue reading The Melody Was Sweet, the Journey Bitter: Navigating the Racist South as a Black Musician in the 1940s
Over a century ago, in The Souls of Black Folk, his classic 1903 treatise on the challenges of racism nationally and globally, W. E. B. Du Bois argued that “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the … Continue reading The Color Line: America’s Problem or Promise?
Dr. Martha S. Jones’s book, Vanguard introduces us to hidden figures of American democracy. The sacredness of our vote is demonstrated by these women’s sacrificial quest for equality under the law. Black women had (and still have) a unique struggle … Continue reading Highlights from “VANGUARD: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All”
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