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American Society Masked and Unmasked: A Call for A National Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Last week, Rev. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., gave a moving speech at the funeral of Rayshard Brooks who was shot by a police officer on June 12 in a Wendy’s parking lot in Atlanta. In a funeral which heeded COVID19 guidelines, she referenced...
Juneteenth finally getting its due and other news
Happy Juneteenth Baileyblog readers! As those of you who have been with us from the beginning know, we have been celebrating Juneteenth every year since our founding 3 and a half years ago. Everything about our mission has been to look at where history and memory...
The Day I met James Baldwin at Harvard
Did I ever tell you about the time I met the writer James Baldwin? I was a junior at Harvard, majoring in English and French with an Africana focus. I lived in one of the dormitories or houses as we called them on campus. These houses were vibrant places; not simply...
Justice for Breonna!
Justice for Breonna begins with reaching out to these public officials. Breonna Taylor, an EMS medic, was shot in her bed in March and no one has been held accountable. It was her birthday yesterday. She would have been 27. Please seek justice for her. Your life...
VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER: THE ANSWER IS YOU…AND REPARATIONS!
Martin Luther King Jr and Fannie Lou Hamer This week was a week of pain and tears. To watch a fellow human being crushed to death in real time as bystanders begged for his life is a pain that no words can truly describe…. but still, I have hope. As some of you know, I...
The NY Times 1619 Project Revisited
Dear Baileyblog readers, This past year, it was an honor to participate in the prize winning 1619 Project which commemorates 400 years of African presence and the legacy of slavery in the United States. Congratulations again to NY Times reporter and 1619 Project...
