Harriet Tubman was a resistance leader against a system designed to control physical/mental domination and oppression. She was named the conductor of the ‘Underground Railroad’. This […]
Lani Guinier, A Champion for Justice, Equality, Empowerment and Democracy
We may have lost the presence of Lani Guinier due to Alzheimer at age 71 (January 7, 2022) but her legacy as a legal theorist, […]
Letitia James, NY Attorney General
Understanding my professional life involved ambitious efforts to achieve educational pursuits and jobs defining who I was, where I was, and how I was. Recognizing […]
Introduction to Slavery & Hemp
Notable sources may dictate which is older slavery (11,000 years) or hemp (10,000 years). Slavery in the colonies (1619) came from less than 10% of […]
Val Demings US House of Representative & Impeachment House Manager
Born in Jacksonville, Florida at the end of Jim Crow and beginning of the Civil Rights era, Val Demings was a child of the sixties. […]
Mental Illness, Police Brutality & African American Women
This is Mental Health month and know historically our community have shunned or not spoken of those we love with a mental illness. Some years […]
Linda Joyce, Author
I met Linda Joyce at a HBCU event introduced through a friend. She was about my age though younger and immediately struck me as a […]