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...
May 31, 2020 | History, Memory, News & Events
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...
Apr 11, 2020 | History, Memory, News & Events
Two years ago, I wrote a book called The Weeping Time about the largest slave auction in American history. This experience which the enslaved called The Weeping Time took place in Savannah, Georgia on two fateful days, March 2-3 in 1859. Today, we seem to be...
Feb 23, 2020 | History, Memory
Hello Readers Just sharing with you my recent article in The New York Times Magazine that published last Sunday, February 16, 2020. It was great working with such a wonderful team including photographer Dannielle Bowman and a great editorial team. Thanks too to...
Oct 20, 2019 | History, Memory, News & Events
This past week the battle over history has focused on the Columbus Day versus Indigenous People’s Day holiday: is it a day to commemorate the famous explorer or one to reflect upon the people who endured imperial violence at his hands? As a Black female...