I read, tell stories, block early/often, mind my business, and write--I SAW DEATH COMING is now in paperback.
Archdiocese of Atlanta pilgrimage explores history of racial injustice georgiabulletin.org/news/2026/07...
Archdiocese of Atlanta pilgrimage explores history of racial injustice - Georgia BulletinMembers of the Archdiocese of Atlanta paused in silence as they stood before monuments bearing the names of counties where lynchings took place. The moment ...georgiabulletin.orgAurora History Museum opens exhibit showcasing Black history across Colorado sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora...
Aurora History Museum opens exhibit showcasing Black history across Colorado - Sentinel Colorado"The goal of this project has been to work collaboratively to preserve Colorado's rich and complex Black histories, sharing them broadly and integrating their stories and broadening our understanding ...sentinelcolorado.comSouthern Illinois University Carbondale is working to permanently establish the Southern Illinois African American Heritage Center to preserve and promote education about Black heritage in the region. news.siu.edu/2026/07/0714... #blackmidwest
SIU Carbondale establishes regional African American Heritage CenterSouthern Illinois University Carbondale is working to permanently establish the Southern Illinois African American Heritage Center (SIAAHC) to preserve and promote education about Black heritage in th...news.siu.eduCompany One brings 'A New Era' of Black suffragist stories to the stage www.wbur.org/news/2026/07...
Company One brings 'A New Era' of Black suffragist stories to the stageInspired by activist Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin and the First National Conference of the Colored Women of America in Boston, Miranda Austen ADEkoje's play brings life to the stories of Black women wh...www.wbur.orgExplore the Champaign County (IL) African American Heritage Trail with a new app www.smilepolitely.com/splog/explor... #blackmidwest
Explore the Champaign County African American Heritage trail with a new app - SPlogThe Champaign County African American Heritage Trail and the Experience Champaign-Urbana foundation have developed an app for residents and visitors to explore the trail and create personalized self-g...www.smilepolitely.comMeet Harriett Tubman and learn more ACE Basin history www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/c... The South Carolina Lowcountry, primarily the ACE Basin watershed area, is facing new development in the form of a proposed massive #datacenter and power plant and the underground gas pipelines that feed them.
Meet Harriett Tubman and learn more ACE Basin historyLearn about the ACE Basin's transformation and Harriet Tubman's heroic role in the historic Combahee Ferry Raid.www.blufftontoday.comCalifornia State University Project to Document the Lives of Black Leaders in Monterey Bay jbhe.com/2026/07/cali...
California State University Project to Document the Lives of Black Leaders in Monterey Bay | The Journal of Blacks in Higher EducationJeremias Zunguze and students from the African Heritage Research Collaborative at California State University, Monterey Bay, are working on a new oral history project to document the lives and contrib...jbhe.comNine Black roadside attractions that prove museums aren’t the only place to celebrate Black American history www.ebony.com/black-roadsi...
These Black Roadside Attractions Are Worth Pulling Over For - EBONYNine Black roadside attractions that prove museums aren’t the only place to celebrate Black American history.www.ebony.comA nonprofit dedicated to preserving historic cemeteries is raising concerns about O’Neal AME Church cemetery, located near a massive data center project under construction in Henry County, GA. Dozens of graves remain in the area. www.wsbtv.com/news/local/h... #burialgrounds #blackgravesmatter
Nonprofit pushes to protect historic Black cemetery near massive data center project in Henry CountySome of the headstones date back more than a century.www.wsbtv.comClaxton volunteers preserve community history in the Evans County, GA, African American Archive www.statesboroherald.com/local/claxto...
Claxton volunteers preserve community history in the Evans County African American ArchiveAt the heart of the Evans County Community Center, on the north end of Church Street in Claxton, volunteers and donors have established the Evans County African-American Archive Museum.www.statesboroherald.comThe DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is celebrating 65 years of preserving, sharing, and honoring the stories that have shaped not only African American history but the American story itself. wgntv.com/daytime-chic...
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center Celebrates 65 YearsAs America celebrates 250 years of history, one Chicago institution is marking a milestone of its own. The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is celebrating 65 years of preserving, s…wgntv.comHackett House, a site in downtown Sacramento connected to one of California’s most significant freedom-seeking stories, has been added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom list of significant sites sacramentocityexpress.com/2026/07/16/s...
Sacramento's historic Hackett House site added to National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom - Sacramento City ExpressA site in downtown Sacramento connected to one of California’s most significant freedom-seeking stories has been added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom list of significant sites...sacramentocityexpress.comThe National Great Blacks in Wax Museum celebrated its 43rd anniversary on July 9, marking more than four decades of preserving the legacies and likeness of influential African American figures and educating visitors from across the country about Black history afro.com/great-blacks...
National Great Blacks in Wax Museum celebrates more than four decades of culture and serviceThe National Great Blacks in Wax Museum marked its 43rd anniversary by honoring its decades-long mission of preserving African American history and unveiling new ways to engage visitors. The Baltimore...afro.comTimely Books about Black and Indigenous Persons with RI Connections www.newportthisweek.com/articles/tim...
Timely Books about Black and Indigenous Persons with RI Connections - Newport This WeekUntil recently, little focus had been placed on the role of Black and Indigenous persons in the development of our country. Newport, as of this year, has the presence of the Black History Museum and ...www.newportthisweek.comWhat if Obama [ meme song ] www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Kb... I'm late to this. And, yes, I know what'd happen if he did. But...🤣
What if Obama [ meme song ]YouTube video by 2000vibewww.youtube.comABST: US Police Historiography, 1900–2024 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
US Police Historiography, 1900–2024Police history has come back to the fore in recent years after a relative gap since the field first took off in the 1970s. Scholarly interest in police history seems to track broader popular debates a...www.annualreviews.orgABST: Reconstruction's redefinition of US democracy--including some of the constitutional visions that framed and spurred the passage of the Amendments--can inform current debates about the meaning of freedom of speech and its future. openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB%3Agcd%3... #teachreconstruction
What Reconstruction Means for the Freedom of Speech.Discover this 2026 paper in Indiana Law Journal by SHANOR, AMANDA focusing on: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Freedom of speech; Postwar reconstruction; United States. Constitution. 14th Am...openurl.ebsco.comMany universities hold seized human remains. What should they do with them? www.sciencenews.org/article/huma... Biological anthropologist Fatimah Jackson is setting new standards for the ethical use of human remains, inc African Americans who are overrepresented in legacy human tissue collections.
Many universities hold seized human remains. What should they do with them?Biological anthropologist Fatimah Jackson is leading an effort to prevent history from repeating.www.sciencenews.org"We are living through the opening act of a second Lost Cause. TFG & his allies are waging a battle over our historical memory, attempting to narrow the very definition of who is American, & consolidating power & wealth in the hands of an elite few." www.democracydefendersaction.org/insight/trum...
Trump’s Plot to Make the Lost Cause Great Again | Democracy Defenders ActionNearly a century ago, W. E. B. Du Bois identified one of American history’s darkest patterns. The administration and its allies are determined to bring it back.www.democracydefendersaction.orgColonial Williamsburg raised the first wall of a reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House, marking a milestone in rebuilding one of the nation’s earliest African American church congregations. wydaily.com/latest/2026/...
Frame-raising ceremony set for African Baptist Meeting House reconstruction | Williamsburg Yorktown Dailywydaily.com