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American History 101 and other poems By Brenda Cave James
Because we could all use some poetry right now... American History 101 America is not burning. America is boiling... bubbling up in hot mess a steamy, smelly cauldron like when Mammy stewed and stirred round bed clothes after sickness- or stench from Massa's...
Truth, Reconciliation and Cease Fire!
Dear Baileyblog readers, Glad to connect with you again this week. Sharing today my appearance on a recent panel on the Black Lives Matter movement. This discussion took place after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin....
Truth and Reconciliation and Cease Fire!
Dear Baileyblog readers, Glad to connect with you again this week. Sharing today my appearance on a recent panel on the Black Lives Matter movement. This discussion took place after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin....
The Way Forward: Truth and Reconciliation
Dear Baileyblog Readers, As you know, I have been writing about the need for a Truth and Reconciliation process for some time now. At the end of my second book, African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Beyond the Silence and Shame, I discussed this at length. I am...
What can Freedom Summer of 1964 Teach Us? By Tiffany Perez
The struggle for equality in the United States is a longstanding one. As summer 2020 comes to a close, it recalls to us another momentous summer: Freedom Summer of 1964. Every year brings perceived progress for equal rights among people of all skin colors and cultural...
Reparations are the only way for Black Americans to finally achieve Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness By Mone’t Schultz
Reparations are the only way out. What does this mean? Black Americans are owed a debt that remedies the heinous circumstances forced upon them by way of chattel slavery. Even after being “freed” from slavery in 1863, the ramifications of anti-Black racism continues...
