Remembering Black veterans in the public square
In the last few weeks, I have been asked to comment on the presence of Confederate statues in the public square. Many of these statues were erected in commemoration of Confederate generals or soldiers. I share some of my thoughts here in a recent interview with...
Those Confederate Statues Part 2
Dear Readers, Happy to share with you that my article about those Confederate statues got published today in USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/07/12/remove-confederate-statues-honor-abolitionists-end-racism-column/5406829002/ I want add...
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...
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...
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)
