Thugs and Gangs at City Hall
Did you see it? It had to be a first. With all the commotion going on. It is all over social media. There are online articles about this everywhere. The…
Building Resilience: Countering ACEs in New Orleans’ African-American Community
In the vibrant and culturally diverse city of New Orleans, a pressing issue is affecting many residents. But the African American community is especially impacted. Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACEs) have become…
The Pyramid Scheme That is Racial Capitalism
Originally published here By Jon Jeter On August 26, a lone white gunman, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter, fired 11 rounds from his semi-automatic weapon into the windshield of a car…
Revolutionary History: Lost and Found and Lost Again
On this recent July 5 my curiosity got the better of me. Art writer Nikki Cormaci emailed me the day before, out of the blue, to say she…
FREDERICK DOUGLASS’S “FOURTH OF JULY” SPEECH (1852)
July 5, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens Fellow-citizens, I shall not presume to dwell at length on the associations that cluster about this day. The simple story of…
Why Juneteenth represents freedom better than July 4 for many Americans
JAYLA WHITFIELD-ANDERSON On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, as 13 colonies separated from Great Britain and established the United States of America. But while the Fourth…
Unsung innovators of color
Many American innovators and inventors of color have never received the respect and recognition they deserve. Onesimus: inoculation, 1716 An enslaved West African man called Onesimus pioneered vaccination in America…
How White Supremacy Is Built Into Societies
The ideology of white supremacy pervades culture in subtle yet pernicious ways. KEY POINTS We often dismiss white supremacists as extreme outliers, such as neo-Nazis or the KKK, but the…
How Jury Duty is Built on White Supremacy
Listen to the fascinating talk on how jury duty was designed to stop black people from participating in jury duty. The designers wanted white supremacy built into every trial.