Mar 9, 2021 | History, Memory, News & Events
Some 156 years after the end of the Civil War and the official abolition of slavery through the 13th Amendment, the idea of reparations is gaining currency in Washington. On March 1, Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, suggested the White House...
Nov 15, 2020 | History, Memory, News & Events
Dear Baileyblog readers, It’s time to seriously consider Reparations. Here is a look back on some of our articles on Reparations including the latest for Diverse Issues in Higher Education. For more information on the longstanding Reparations movement, please...
Jul 28, 2020 | History, Memory, News & Events
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...
Jul 12, 2020 | History, Memory, News & Events
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...
Jun 29, 2020 | History, Memory, News & Events
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...