An original ‘Juneteenth’ order found in the National Archives June 18, 2020 THE WASHINGTON POST – The handwritten document informed the enslaved in Texas they were free on June 19, 1865 Read More »
From Juneteenth to the Tulsa massacre: What isn’t taught in classrooms has a profound impact June 18, 2020 NBC NEWS – Educators said the history of systemic racism in this country and the contributions of Black people Read More »
Recy Taylor: 100 Women of the Year March 5, 2020 TIME – All justice movements are intertwined with one another. They are threads that make up the fabric of the American story. Read More »
‘Milwaukee 53206’ Shows the Family Toll of Mass Incarceration June 7, 2018 SHEPHERD EXPRESS – Wisconsin’s mass incarceration problem is nothing new, especially in Milwaukee’s 53206 zip code. Read More »
Recy Taylor, Who Fought for Justice After a 1944 Rape, Dies at 97 December 29, 2017 THE NEW YORK TIMES – Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old African-American sharecropper, was walking home from church Read More »