It is perhaps not well known, but the Sunday after Dr. King was assassinated, he planned to give a sermon entitled “Why America May Go to Hell.” In this sermon, he states that “America is going to hell if we … Continue reading Hope for the Future: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Tradition of the Jeremiad
It was a crystal-clear day in early September, one day before my first day of another school year, this time at a brand-new school. I was playing in our newly sodden back yard while other children started classes. Daydreams flooded … Continue reading My Nappy Roots
“The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.” Fredrick Douglass Blackout: The effort to systematically erase memories of national history. This February, during Black history month, classrooms across the country are at risk … Continue reading The February Theme is entitled Blackout.
I’ve seen this before. I’ve heard it all before. “Land of the free, home of the brave.” That’s what some people say. All of this has been said before; these differences in opinion are not new but have been pointed … Continue reading I’ve heard it all before
Three-Fifths 