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...
What can Freedom Summer of 1964 Teach Us? By Tiffany Perez
The struggle for equality in the United States is a longstanding one. As summer 2020 comes to a close, it recalls to us another momentous summer: Freedom Summer of 1964. Every year brings perceived progress for equal rights among people of all skin colors and cultural...
Reparations 101 : Because there are Two Americas
This week I am thinking of both President Abraham Lincoln and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two of their most famous speeches. Both speeches at their very essence are, in my view, suggestive of the need for reparations for people of African descent though they do...Unsung Heroes are the Airport TSA workers on Martin Luther King Day
On Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday, my thoughts are with the children who have been separated from their parents at the border and the 800,000 men and women who have been working for the Federal government without pay for over a month. This past week, I had...
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)
