Clinton blundered twice on matters of history and race during CNN’s Iowa Democratic Town Hall. Continue reading Hillary Clinton lets out her inner Goldwater Girl in praise of Abe Lincoln | #Iowa #DemTownHall on Blog#42
Tag Archives: Slavery
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Bernie Sanders, Martin Luther King, Socialism and #Reparations | #Blog#42
Ta-Nehisi Coates in his Atlantic piece, dated January 19th, 2016, asks, “Why Precisely Is Bernie Sanders Against Reparations? The Vermont senator’s political imagination is active against plutocracy, but why is it so limited against white supremacy?” Continue reading Ta-Nehisi Coates, Bernie Sanders, Martin Luther King, Socialism and #Reparations | #Blog#42
Some (choice) notes on Jonathan Zimmerman’s #BlackOnCampus op-ed | #BlackLivesMatter to Blog#42
Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech: “The Three Evils of Society | #CivilRights on Blog#42
Martin Luther King gave “The Three Evils of Society” speech on August 31, 1967, at the first and only National Conference on New Politics in Chicago. Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech: “The Three Evils of Society | #CivilRights on Blog#42
Cleaning out the confederate junk Part II | Blog#42
Something got lost in the modern day vernacular used with the use of “Southern culture” Continue reading Cleaning out the confederate junk Part II | Blog#42
A National Apology for Slavery: Bernie Sanders | Civil Rights on Blog#42
Bernie Sanders spoke to Sirius-XM radio’s Joe Madison about race and slavery Continue reading A National Apology for Slavery: Bernie Sanders | Civil Rights on Blog#42
The goodness of the Black heart | #WhiteSupremacy and #Forgiveness on Blog#42
I’ve been following, with great interest, the debates that followed a grieving woman’s forgiveness Continue reading The goodness of the Black heart | #WhiteSupremacy and #Forgiveness on Blog#42
Some thoughts on Timothy Egan’s op-ed: “Apologize for Slavery” ~ NYT | Blog#42
The New York Times’ Timothy Egan’s call for President Obama to apologize for slavery surprised me. Continue reading Some thoughts on Timothy Egan’s op-ed: “Apologize for Slavery” ~ NYT | Blog#42
Open letter to Ben Affleck | Blog#42
Dear Ben,
I write this open letter after reading about your request to have a part of your ancestry hidden from the show, Finding Your Roots. Continue reading Open letter to Ben Affleck | Blog#42
Short Story: The women of my grandfather’s house
My earliest memories are set in the home of my paternal grandfather. Continue reading Short Story: The women of my grandfather’s house