Happy New Year – And Here’s An Illuminating Article About Unsung Civil Rights Heroes

In the Spring and Summer of 2018, two university professors – Dr. Carol Anderson of Emory University and Dr. Robin DiAngelo of the University of Washington, offered salient insights on America’s racial divide. These scholars pulled from in their respective best selling books, White Rage:The Unspoken Truth of our Nation’s Divide and White Fragility: Why…

This April 11th and 12th, PBS member stations nationwide aired Ken Burns’ documentary about baseball legend Jackie Robinson. Robinson, a Georgia-born, right-handed batter, debuted on the Brooklyn Dodgers team on April 15, 1947. He primarily played second base. But he knew his way around the other bases, running and stealing them with ease. Robinson became the National…

Twenty-five years ago, a first-time collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and National Public Radio began airing on hundreds of NPR affiliate stations throughout America. Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions  was an ambitious series of 26 hour-long documentary programs. It explored 200 years of black sacred music, including spirituals, ring shouts, lined hymns, jazz, and…

To see my discussion about Richard Durham and historical perspectives of African American journalism click here for the C-SPAN TV recording. Bay Area journalist Wanda Sabir conducted this interview with me at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, California last month. Enjoy!