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Reparations 101: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
Today is Juneteenth Day. Juneteenth is the day that many African Americans celebrate as Emancipation Day because it was on June 19, 1865 that Union troops entered Galveston, Texas and freed the enslaved. Though the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1...
All hands on deck: World War 2 and Remembering A Black Female Battalion
I love remembering people who have made a difference in history so this week meant a lot to me. This past week, there were numerous commemorations of D-Day. D-Day 75 was top billing all over the news and rightly so. One of these days, I think I will make the trip...
Australia’s ABC Radio Interview: Dred Scott’s Unrelenting quest for freedom
Dred Scott (1795 – 1858), plaintiff in the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) case at the Supreme Court of the United States, commissioned by a "group of Negro citizens" and presented to the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, in 1888. One hundred and sixty...
The Unforgettable Harriet Tubman
Public Domain; From left Harriet Tubman with her husband, adopted daughter and rescued slaves, New York Times. In honor of Memorial Day, I am revisiting a blog I wrote over two years ago on the unforgettable Harriet Tubman. Many may not know that in addition to being...
Moms and Their Gardens
I have been doing a bit of planting of late--just small things in my front and back garden but all of it reminds me of my mother. For as long as I remember, my mother has been an avid gardener. Daphne Bailey lives surrounded by flowers and if you want to hear her...
Why Black Americans Should Care About Immigration in 2019..and Forever by Mone’t Schultz
In June of 2018 while scrolling through Twitter, I exchanged words with a well-known Black activist, Tariq Nasheed, regarding the topic of immigration after he tweeted the following: “Black Americans...Another serious question...What the HELL are you voting for...
