Now that the public health situation in most areas is permitting more in-person gatherings, I'm eager to return to talking with people...

It was a real pleasure to serve as moderator for a live virtual Q and A session with the distinguished poet, essayist, and educator,...

I am so pleased to announce that I will be moderating a virtual conversation with renowned poet and educator Dr. Nikki Giovanni, hosted...

Whoa! I'm not a poet, and I try not to curse quite as much as this guy, but his analysis of whiteness is pretty spot-on. I've been...

Good gracious God! Looking for a quick and easy way to tell if NFL owners really care about black lives or are just in it for the money?...

As a professor of American history, I am under no illusions that our country's racial problems are new. Little in the headlines since...

Apr. 8, 2017 Deflection. Deception. Disinformation. Disavowal. Duplicity. Sadly, these appear to be the new normal in the highest offices...

Here's a new one (to me) from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, "Country Girl" from the album Leaving Eden (2012). I find this song and video...

I was really sorry not to be able to make it to the third annual conference of the Slave Dwelling Project earlier this month in Columbia,...

Here's a great little documentary (less than 9 min.) about the Be a Man Club in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It profiles...