Celebrating Juneteenth and Hiatus till July 30
Celebrating Juneteenth I am thankful for the many people who made this holiday possible. For those of you who have been following my blog these last four years, you know that I have often heaped praise upon one, in particular, Dr. Ronald Myers, for his pioneering...
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...
A Life Well Spent R.I.P.Dr. Ron Myers
I have been thinking a lot about a life well spent. It is not about fame or fortune or even length of years. Dr. Ron Myers, a man of faith, lived and died so honorably. He was a doctor, a preacher, a musician, and an activist. For years, he lobbied US Presidents...
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)
