Louis Venters
- Aug 12, 2022
- 1 min
Have book (and timely message), will travel!
Now that the public health situation in most areas is permitting more in-person gatherings, I'm eager to return to talking with people...
Louis Venters
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
A Virtual Evening with Nikki Giovanni: Conversation with a Legend
It was a real pleasure to serve as moderator for a live virtual Q and A session with the distinguished poet, essayist, and educator,...
Louis Venters
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
UPCOMING: A Virtual Evening with Nikki Giovanni
I am so pleased to announce that I will be moderating a virtual conversation with renowned poet and educator Dr. Nikki Giovanni, hosted...
Louis Venters
- Jul 11, 2018
- 1 min
"White People Us," by Justin Blackburn
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...
Louis Venters
- Sep 27, 2017
- 1 min
How's This for a Patriotic Display?
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?...
Louis Venters
- Sep 13, 2017
- 4 min
Lynching in New Hampshire and the "Judgments of the Lord"
As a professor of American history, I am under no illusions that our country's racial problems are new. Little in the headlines since...
Louis Venters
- Apr 8, 2017
- 5 min
Our Great and Fiery Tribulation
Apr. 8, 2017 Deflection. Deception. Disinformation. Disavowal. Duplicity. Sadly, these appear to be the new normal in the highest offices...
Louis Venters
- Dec 21, 2016
- 1 min
"A Place Where the Skin I'm in Feels Like It's Supposed to Be"
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...
Louis Venters
- Sep 29, 2016
- 1 min
The Slave Dwelling Project: Shining a Light on Our Hidden History
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,...
Louis Venters
- Jun 24, 2016
- 3 min
Dear United (For the Time Being) Kingdom,
Dear United (for the time being) Kingdom, Greetings from across the pond! We heard about what happened yesterday, and we wanted to give...
