I contemplate writing this article because as a member of staff for a an institution that stands on the cloud between political divisiveness in an attempt to avoid offending anyone its always the same group that absorbs the offense. Someone ALWAYS absorbs the offense in situations where one claims they’re trying not to and it’s […]
Knowing that America depended on centuries of the chattel slave system to become a world power, many people do recognize June 19th of each year as a day to celebrate the freedom of the first slaves in Texas 1865. The day is wildly undervalued as a time of recognition especially in comparison to other political […]
Are you celebrating June 19th or July 4th? It completely depends on your definition of “free” July 4, 1776 not only was I not considered a citizen, I wasn’t considered human. My people were property to be bought and sold while those who were considered citizens celebrated their independence from their captive in England. Their […]