I have always been interested in religion and its role in American society. My five siblings and I grew up in a religious household. Up until the time I was...
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01 June 2023
My late mother’s only brother, Willie D. Grandy–she and her sisters fondly called him WD or Broboy–fought in World II. My mother on occasion talked about...
19 March 2023
In 1978 the United States Supreme Court rendered its decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, a case about affirmative action in...
14 January 2023
Surely Walter F. White, the superlative black investigative journalist, civil rights leader, author, and member of the Harlem Renaissance, is one of the...
27 November 2022
This past June 5 marked fifty-four years since the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was forty-two years old when he was struck down by an...
23 October 2022
During my decades-long teaching career, I have found that one of the reasons students shy away from history classes is they are afraid they will be forced...