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Celebrating Juneteenth and Hiatus till July 30
Celebrating Juneteenth I am thankful for the many people who made this holiday possible. For those of you who have been following my blog these last four years, you know that I have often heaped praise upon one, in particular, Dr. Ronald Myers, for his pioneering...
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS PUBLISHED
Hello Readers, I am happy to share with you the results of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Panel at Binghamton University. First, a huge thank you to all the panel members and especially my co-chair, Dr. Sharon Bryant and President Harvey Stenger. TRC...
Towards A Weeping Time Memorial
Dear Baileyblog readers, As you know, I have been working on the story of The Weeping Time for almost 15 years. Though this was such a sad and devastating event, the one silver lining of late is that more and more people are finding out about the 400+ enslaved...
An upcoming talk: The Weeping Time: Why It Matters
Hello Baileyblog Readers, This week I invite you to a talk that I am giving on Wed, June 2 at 6pm called, " The Weeping Time: Why It Matters." Here is the Facebook event invite: https://fb.me/e/WJn1Kesk I hope one and all can listen in. I also want to share with you...
Harriet Tubman Center’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission concludes
Dear Baileyblog Readers Watch this space for further updates. For now, see recent Pipe Dream article on the work of Binghamton University's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. https://www.bupipedream.com/news/121601/auto-draft-1137/ Anne C. Bailey
Reparations Update and a Poem for George Floyd by Brenda Cave-James
This is what I wrote about it a couple of months ago about the history of reparations and the ways in which America could lead by example: https://theconversation.com/revisiting-reparations-is-it-time-for-the-us-to-pay-its-debt-for-the-legacy-of-slavery-151972 And...
