Let\’s kick off Black History Month with a scarcely reported fact about our nation\’s capital – slavery. The District\’s proximity to Maryland and Virginia, both slave states, made it an active and profitable slave depot. The very mall which fueled the January 6th insurrection was a major marketplace for slave trading. It\’s probably also befitting […]
Kicking Off Black History Month – Slave Markets in D.C. Read More »
Until now, talk of reparations conjured up 40 acres and a mule in my mind. That\’s not to say that I don\’t understand the gravity of the situation. It does mean that it harkens back to an archaic concept bypassing other opportunities America has had to make Black America whole. There\’s a saying about being
One of the last images of John Lewis was taken when he made his way to Lafayette Square to be a part of the Black Lives Matter movement. In the middle of his cancer treatment, this man who devoted his life to civil rights had one last glimpse on the road he helped pave. Hopefully,
Maybe we can look back to December 8, 1969, as the day the police decided to militarize itself against black people. There\’s an Opinion piece on the Los Angeles Times website that pronounces that \”50 years ago, LAPD raided the Black Panthers. SWAT teams have been targeting Black communities ever since\”. This article dissects how
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“Every year we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations. That’s why we need this holiday.” — Al Edwards, American Politician There was a time when a few people knew of this holiday. When this particular holiday—even still—was
There are two images that continue to haunt me when watching George Floyd\’s life drain away under the knee of a sadistic policeman. It\’s the words Floyd gasped as he made his final pleas for mercy; \”Please, sir\” and a call for mom. Every Black man worth anything has to feel the pain and agony
Please, Sir … a Call for Mom – Enough is Enough! Read More »
On Monday, May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an African American male by the name of George Floyd lost his life. He lost his life at the hands of a white officer by the name of Derek Chauvin during an altercation where the officer had Floyd in the street on his chest as he put Floyd\’s
This post was first published in February of 2015. I couldn\’t think of a better way to open the celebartion of Black history than with what my parents and grandparents referred to as the Negro National Anthem. And let us not forget that Black History is American History. Lift every voice and sing Till
A little known story of 8 student-athletes who risked their futures to protest injustices at Syracuse University. Their attempt to follow in the footsteps of Syracuse University legends like Ernie Daivs, Jim Brown and Floyd Little is chronicled in Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse 8.
