NY Governor Hochul appoints 400 Years of African American History Commission
Dear Baileyblog Readers, I was honored and humbled this week to be appointed one of the commissioners appointed by Govern Hochul for this important effort. I am also happy to represent Binghamton University’s Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity....
THE WEEPING TIME AS AN AUDIOBOOK!
Dear Baileyblog Readers, Almost five years ago, this blog started with the publication of The Weeping Time, the book, and now I am happy to share that The Weeping time is now an audiobook on AUDIBLE. Thank you so much for your support of this work. Please share widely...
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...
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...
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)
