David CohenPolitico John Lewis, who went from being the youngest leader of the 1963 March on Washington to a long-serving congressman from Georgia and icon of the civil rights movement, has died. He was 80.In December 2019, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.As a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Lewis was a committed […]Read More
The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, a beloved civil rights veteran who marched alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died at his home in Atlanta, Friday. He was 95. Vivian’s daughter, Denise Morse, confirmed her dad’s passing and told Atlanta’s NBC affiliate WXIA that he was “one of the most wonderful men who ever walked the […]Read More
We’ve all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former slaves…The promise was the first systematic attempt to provide a form of reparations to newly freed slaves, and it was astonishingly radical for its time, proto-socialist in its implications. In fact, such a policy would be radical in any country […]Read More
Stolen Land, Stolen Labor: The Case for ReparationsPart 2 (Edited and amended) The Black Lives Matter movement highlighting police brutality has caused anawakening of White America to the systemic racial injustice perpetrated against African Americans. However, this awakening cannot be limited to the toppling of statues, renaming of military bases and removal of confederate flags. […]Read More
Frederick Douglass’ Question to America, in 1852, Matters Today In this era of Black Lives Matter, it is instructive to look back at a time when Black lives were of no matter at all — except as tools for profit.Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass, born into enslavement in 1818 in Maryland, escaped and became a […]Read More
In 1968 Olympians Tommy Smith and John Carlos took their belief in Black Power and understanding of oppression, to the winner’s podium of the 400 meters race, and raised their fists in an image that is burned in history. In the 52 years since, Carlos has maintained his vision of African Americans realizing their destiny […]Read More
Herbert Douglas Jr. My name is Herbert Douglas Jr. I’m a native of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, but I now live in Philadelphia and I’m interviewing with who? David Mark Greaves, Our Time Press: You were scheduled to attend the African American Heritage event in Philly that was canceled. What were you most looking forward to? HDJ: […]Read More
Barbara Elaine Smith, the legendary B. Smith, passed away on February 22, 2020 at age 71. She was the epitome of the “everywoman” — an American restaurateur, model, author, businesswoman, television host. She was self-made, self-honed. I was not shocked when I heard the news. I was aware she had been suffering from the early […]Read More
