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When I heard that Assata Shakur had gone to join the ancestors from a network of trusted comrades, I cringed at the news. I did not think for a second that this shocking revelation was a mere rumor or a part of some half-baked conspiracy. None of the people that I consider allies would share such important information had it not been independently verified. I intuitively realized that I was not…

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Yesterday, while driving to the gym, I found myself at a red light behind a vehicle with vanity plates that read Trummp. Yes, whoever was driving the car was so committed to displaying their allegiance to Donald J. Trump that they were willing to appear illiterate to the entire world. Although it is not easy to identify a driver through a tinted back window. Yet, I was sure of what I had seen. My…

I was recently ensnared in one of the most peculiar conversations a Professor could have with a student regarding the fast-approaching Presidential election. That sense of peculiarity turned into concern when I encountered others expressing their intention to vote for Donald J. Trump. This political move is actual support for Trump and his low-information racist brigade of racists in their…

My position as a Professor paves the way for me to be involved in far too many discussions of Race. Usually, these intense discussions occur with Black folks who know nothing significant about Race. One thing is for sure, there is always some issue that reminds me of Black folk’s inability to appropriately analyze politico-economic decisions and then make self-advantageous decisions. I am tired…

In his epic work, The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois describes the status of Black folks in the following manner. One ever feels his twoness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife,—this longing…

One of the most unfortunate developments of my nearly half-century association with education as a student and now faculty member has been the steady decline of Black males’ successful engagement with American colleges and universities. Although I would like to attribute my noticing this decline to my entrance into the professorate, truthfully, my contemporaries have been discussing this decline…

While earning a Ph.D. at The Ohio State University, I decided to honor the path taken by my father and many uncles who were card-carrying union workers by focusing many of my studies on Labor History. I had lived a life that made any denial of the labor movement impact on my life foolhardy as it was instrumental in my material existence. While studying America’s longest-running war between…

As another school year begins, the saying that hope springs eternal is appropriate. Parents and students consider unique academic possibilities achievable at the beginning of the school year. Educators likewise view students they have yet to meet as future leaders and scholars endowed with the ability to correct a world that has gone off the rails far too often. Yes, optimism rules at the…

Often omitted in the chaos surrounding the looming Harris vs. Trump Presidential election are discussions regarding when and where Black men enter. Far too frequently, political campaigns operate without much consideration for Black America in general and Black men in particular. It is almost as if we are invisible, and our pressing concerns fail to rise to the level of being after-thoughts. So,…

Although I cannot pinpoint the moment that I fell in love with History, I can tell you that I love my job as a historian. Although cliché, the study of the past illuminates the present and paves a path for the future. So, I am sure you understand my delight when I see one of my students wearing a T-shirt pointing to a prior cultural moment in Black America. I guess it is a sign of aging for one…

I have been around Black folks long enough to realize that few things divide us, like political matters. One only needs to revisit the historic election of Barack Hussein Obama to the Oval Office for verification of how Black folks can split over political issues. Despite the revisionist tales of Obama’s victory, not even his ascension to the highest office in the land garnered the full support…

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