I believe we are in a time of reckoning, both with our past and present. It’s long overdue. With much attention focused on 1619 — an anniversary to be marked but not celebrated – there seems to be a new focus on the foundational arrival of the first enslaved Africans on our shores. With the […]
FIVE FOR FREEDOM Comes to Barnes&[email protected]
I am proud and thrilled to be bringing the story of FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army to the Howard University campus on January 26. This is the story of five “hidden figures” overshadowed for 160 by their martyred commander. It is not only about how and why these brave […]
This Is the Week That Was: FIVE FOR FREEDOM is here and now!
I’m proud to report that the e-book version of FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army is #3 on Amazon’s list of hot new releases in the abolition category! Last time I looked. The Amazon rankings are as changeable as the weather, hot one moment, cooler the next. At the start […]