History is Not Dead

Pauline E Hopkins The Past Isn’t Dead. It Isn’t Even Past –William Faulkner I remember my paternal grandmother saying to me once, “Momma won’t be gone until I’m gone.” She was referencing, of course, her mother, Eula Reed (née Smith), who died in late-November...

As It Relates to Us

Since Donald Trump’s successful bid to be president of the United States on November 8, 2016, I have heard many African Americans express not only anger that Hillary Clinton lost, but also genuine fear that Trump won. Fear that Mr. Trump’s presidency will spell doom...