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...
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...
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