Monuments to Harriet
A monument to the Great Harriet Tubman on the National Mall – you say? First, let’s support and honor the existing memorials for one of America’s greatest patriots.
Article Category: Just Saying
Black Women: The Historic Electability Myth
Higher Heights CEO Glynda Carr reflects on the political power of Black women who deliver as voters but must swim through a deep sea of gender and racial bias to electability.
Beah Richards – Verses From an Unsung Centennial
We mark the centennial of Emmy and Tony Award winning Beah Richard's birth.
Surviving COVID ~ Life After Death
Melanie Campbell could not be stopped. Fighting to uplift the power of Black women's voices, nothing slowed her down until COVID-19 came to her door.
A ‘Moment’ of Racial Healing
Who knew that the battle cry to “open up our country” would signal just that? A tsunami of action, bursting the seams of the nation in pursuit of change.
Jessica Care Moore – Spoken Word Warrior
The Detroit native and spoken word warrior, jessica Care moore, delivers rhymes that leave audiences in awe.
Gwendolyn Brooks – Lioness with a Pen
Gwendolyn Brooks used the Windy City's breath to breathe life into poetry for decades to come.
Sonia Sanchez – Prose and Prophecy
Sonia Sanchez invokes prose that takes no prisoners but commands prophecy on today and tomorrow.
Phillis Wheatley – Global World
At a time when literary arts and the enslaved were often mutually exclusive, Wheatley prevailed.
A Labor Centennial ~ Erasures, Mergers and Warriors
The 19th Amendment Centennial coincides with the 100th Anniversary of SEIU, hailed the largest union. Here’s insights from former senior vice president Patricia Ford.
