The Benevolent, Freemen Slave Owners of Virginia When you think of Black Americans who were slave owners…wait, have you ever thought about Black Americans as slave owners? The most famous example of a Black slave owner is Anthony Johnson and his slave John Casor. Anthony Johnson was brought to the…
I tried to take my time gathering my thoughts about what transpired on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021. I needed time to allow it to breath. It still hasn’t been aired out appropriately. On January 6th, 2021, White supremacists stormed the U.S. Capitol, at the urging of President Pumpkin Spice, in…
Truth be told, I am not eloquent enough to describe such an encounter. What I can say is that I am grateful to bear witness. Not only in the fact that this conversation exists, but the fact that this conversation exist in way to force you to question yourself, this…
In Spring 1963, The Negro and the American Promise aired on WGBH, a public television station in Boston. The show was hosted by Dr. Kenneth Clark, Psychology Professor at City College of New York, co-founder of the Northside Center for Child Development in Harlem, the Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited, and…
tl:dr folks, scroll down to the large bold text below. Baldwin’s Nigger is a 1969 documentary by Trinidadian-born British filmmaker Horace Ové, who was one of the leading Black British independent filmmakers to emerge in the UK post-war. In it, James Baldwin, the iconic Black writer, civil rights activist, and professional reader…