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After a month hiatus, give or take a few days, I have returned with a new season and more episodes of the Untold...
(Part five of six part series)
In 1896 the Reconstruction era was unequivocally dead when the U.S. Supreme Court officially sanctioned Jim Crow in Plessy...
Contrary to what you may believe, the rights of Black people in America have not been progressing in a straight line. Our story does...
“Stop being black!” This succinct advice from my father perhaps best summarizes how to protect oneself from hostile encounters with the police. If you...
FEAR! It is that simple and yet that complicated. It is a fear with origins deeply rooted in American history and engrained in the...
(Part IV(a) of six part series):
In the last article I discussed the state of Black rights during slavery by briefly examining two important legal...
(Part IV(b) of a six part series)
Unfortunately, with the rise of black political progress during Reconstruction came the rise of white rage and backlash....
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I'm back with a new episode of The Untold Stories of the Civil Rights Movement, where I look at some of the most important...
Like many of you, I was mortified to learn of the acts of violence that erupted last Friday night in Paris, leaving more than...
In the 12th grade I wrote a short story about a lynching from the perspective of a tree. It wasn't for a particular class;...