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...
Poem for Elijah Cummings by Brenda Cave James
This past week, we were all blown away by the poetry of Amanda Gorman at President Biden’s inauguration. It was beautiful, it was searing, it was aspirational. I could not help but think of another bard and Baileyblog contributor, Brenda Cave James, and her...
An American Daughter of Immigrants
By guest contributor, Tiffany Perez As I stood at the empty center of La Plaza de la Revolución in Havana, Cuba, I reflected on what my life could have been had my grandparents not taken the biggest risk of their lives by leaving everything they knew for...
Celebrating a 30th anniversary
I realized this week that it has been three decades since my first publication. I am feeling particularly thankful to mark this anniversary. It has not always been easy but I am happy that I am still at it. For all these years and more, I have been committed to...
Anne C. Bailey and company write about race, slavery, refugees, diasporas, African American, Caribbean and African studies, human rights, history, and memory. We publish every weekend.
Find Anne C. Bailey's non-fiction book : The Weeping Time:
Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History (Beacon Press)
