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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...
A POEM FOR GEORGE FLOYD; A POEM FOR EASTER by Brenda Cave-James
La-tee-da Are you well pleased Mr. Some-kind-of-sicko, Anointed squasher of humanity. Squeezer of life blood arteries. Bare down. Full weight. See what happens... cracks or splats like black shellbug on pavement. Looks like you were whistling in your head......
Solidarity with the Asian community
Dear Baileyblog readers, I hope you are doing well and continuing to stay safe. It's been over a year and maybe you too are feeling pandemic fatigue. We are all tired. We are all longing to see one another again in a normal pre-pandemic way. It seems like a long...
Revisiting Reparations: Is it time for the US to pay its debt for the legacy of slavery?
Some 156 years after the end of the Civil War and the official abolition of slavery through the 13th Amendment, the idea of reparations is gaining currency in Washington. On March 1, Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, suggested the White House...
Remembering The Weeping Time Slave Auction
Dear Baileyblog Readers, Today is the 162nd anniversary of the event called The Weeping time -the largest slave auction in American history. I hope you will take a moment to consider the 400+ enslaved people who were separated from their families on March 2 and...
Truth and Reconciliation Begins February 18 at Binghamton University
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The newly created TRC Panel led by Professors Anne Bailey and Sharon Bryant of the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity in partnership with President Harvey Stenger will be meeting several evenings in the spring semester 2021. This is...
