When discussing America’s history of violence and racial oppression, people of color are sometimes told to “just get over it.” This post explores 4 kinds of contemporary harm that stem from our traumatic past.
Read More
The imaginations of enslaved Africans were not captured by the American Dream. On the contrary, the freedom of the American Dream depended in large part on their lack of freedom.
Read More
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass — escaped slave, gifted orator, and human rights icon — addressed the question, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?”
Read More
As America’s First Family departs from the White House, we are reminded of comments by President Barak Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the topic of race – something they didn’t often discuss.
Read More