Harvard and Slavery…
byHarvard University has been in the news of late with the resignation of Dr. Claudine Gay, the first Black president whose tenure was a…
Race
The Origins of Operation Breadbasket…
byOn February 8, 2024, The Chicago Museum will raise the curtain on the “Jesse Jackson Oral History Project.” Presented in partnership with the Chicago…
Wayne Watson – Dr. Gay Presidency
by“I felt as though I was witnessing an 1800 slave auction of a Black woman being put on a slave block, standing naked, being stripped of her integrity and dignity. This…
Surveys Reveals News Media Still Has Work to Do on Black Representation…
byNearly half (48%) of Black American news viewers said that the news media does a poor or average job portraying the Black community, according…
Oral History of Chicago’s Civil Rights Movement…
byRev. Brian E. Smith is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Chicago Theological Seminary and pastor of the North Shore Faith Community Church. He…
To God Be The Glory!
byReverend Martin Deppe is one of the founding members of Operation Breadbasket, the economic arm of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference headed by Dr….
Out of Control Youth…
byCrime in urban cities is out of control. It’s like we are living in a war zone. It’s not a Chicago problem or a…
America’s New Black Codes…
byBlack Codes and Jim Crow laws were passed at different periods in the Southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Pivot. . .
byThe Reverend Jesse Jackson announced right before the Rainbow Push 57th Annual Convention that he was going to “pivot.” Meaning that his day-to-day role…
Now What? Time to Resist the Supreme Court’s Attack on Affirmative Action…
byThis decision is wacky. For reasons more political than judicial, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Harvard and the U. of North Carolina…
American-ism
byAmerica is a country divided: one white America and one Black America. Minorities follow the Black path. Mr. Obama said In his presidential propelling…
Q&A – How Should We Celebrate Juneteenth?
by“What to a slave is the Fourth of July?“ Frederick Douglas In 2021 President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into…