In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited his friend and prominent African-American conservative, Booker T. Washington, to dine with the Roosevelt family at the White House.And the furor that rose up after this dinner was so intense, so relentless, so merciless …
Waco Horror
The lynching of Jesse Washington is remembered as the ‘Waco Horror,’ for its brutality, long duration, and large public participation. Photo shows the burnt remains of Washington’s body. May 15, 1916.
Washington paid 6 pounds 2 shillings to “Negros for 9 Teeth”
The other day Vice President Mike Pence said, “And in this nation, especially on Juneteenth, we celebrate the fact that from the founding of this nation we’ve cherished the ideal that all, all of us are created equal, and endowed …
This Is Not News: Black Voters Overwhelmingly Choose Biden over Trump
Newsweek is reporting on June 26, 2020 that 92% of black voters prefer Biden over Trump.This is NOT news. I’ve said this before. Republicans consistently receive 8% of the Black vote in National elections. That’s it. No more and sadly, …
Why You Are NOT the Party of Lincoln
Ideologically speaking, the modern-day Republican party is not the party of Lincoln. In fact, they couldn’t be more opposite. While Republicans certainly don’t have a monopoly on White Supremacy, they most certainly have an undeniable appeal to those who openly …
How The 14th Amendment got Ratified in Georgia
Born in Georgia in 1814, George W. Ashburn was a White man cut from a similar cloth as American abolitionist John Brown. Although Ashburn was a southerner, born and raised, Ashburn believed in the immediate, complete, permanent eradication of slavery …
Boiled Peanuts
The Confederate flag is back in the news again. NASCAR announced on Wednesday June 10, 2020 that it would ban the confederate flag at its properties. NASCAR said in a statement, “Bringing people together around a love for racing and …
Southern jails made money leasing convicts for forced labor in the Jim Crow South
Juvenile convicts at work in the fields in Southern chain gang. Southern jails made money leasing convicts for forced labor in the Jim Crow South. Circa. 1903
Mathematics
I was talking to a friend of mine the other night about what’s been going on in the world. And I told him to toss out the idea that racism is based on hate. Sure, some of it is, but …
To whom it may concern:
To whom it may concern: Allow us the right to be mad at you. Never apologize expecting to be forgiven.Some people won’t forgive you.And that’s Ok.Apologies are things we owe for our part in the harm we do to one …
Young African-American woman posing for photograph in Detroit, Michigan circa 1948
This young African-American woman posing for photograph in Detroit, Michigan circa 1948 is my maternal grandmother, Vivian Margaret Nance.
The Protestors Know You
Q: How does looting and destruction bring about justice for George Floyd? (Rhetorical) A: It doesn’t. Bringing about justice is the job of the prosecutor’s office who tries these cases, the judges who preside over them and the juries who …