Signifyin': Marcus Garvey story illustrates why we must know our history
March 7, 2013 // 0 CommentsMy mother-in-law spoke to us about growing up in a small town in Mississippi a decade after the first depression. Everyone in the room, particularly the half dozen teenagers were awe struck as she reminisced about working in the fields from sun up to sun down under the scorching sun. Mouths dropped when she spoke of the primitive living conditions most Black folks in that era had to endure: Ea...
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Local group revisits the ‘good ole’ days’
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Brother Bob Smith epitomized the 'Messmer Way'
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President Obama and the rechaining of Black folks by the 'Invisib ...
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