A Star Who Never Forgot His Roots During nearly 40 years in movies, TV, and Broadway,Wendell E. Pierce has never forgotten his roots. He’s stayed connected to his hometown, even…
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When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.By Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts “What, to the American…
Trump and White Supremacists
STAND BY….THIS IS NOT A TEST By C.C. Campbell-Rock Last week during the Presidential debate, the proof emerged that Donald J. Trump is a white supremacist. Later, Trump pretended dumb…
We Need More Than Symbolic Change
Pulling Down Statues is Just Step One By Jeff Thomas Living now sure feels like history in the making. COVID, video recordings of police violence, and people protesting in the…
The NFL and the Confederacy
This morning on WBOK radio, local businessman and star actor Wendell Pierce announced that the Gayle Benson, owner of the Saints and Pelicans, will make a major announcement. Will they…
Is America Starting a New Civil War?
Feds v Con Feds by Jaime Morris The recent imbroglio(s) over “monumental” take downs of Confederate statues elicits thoughts in me that anti- statue proponents are being either hypocritical, short-sighted,…