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America being American
Much is being made of a supposed recent decline of American society. In the article “How America Got Mean” (The Atlantic, September 2023), pundit David Brooks states: “In a culture devoid...
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The myth of Black Confederates
We must become critical consumers of history again. Our present-day society demands it. We as black historians and consumers have a new black power. We finally have a platform to give our studied opinions...
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Mexico continues to offer America lessons, but will America ever learn?
With Mexico’s election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the first Jewish woman President, Mexico continues to try to teach the U.S. a lesson. This is not the first lesson the U.S. could have learned from...
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The least discussed topic this Black History Month
With Rachel Dolezal in the news again after being fired from her job, it seems like a great time to talk about what in the Creole language lexicon is known as passé noir. This phenomenon has been...
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A second chance to correct a historical wrong
It’s been 160 years since Americans were this polarized. In 2023 we are again in a pitched battle about voting rights, equality and equal protection. One hundred and sixty years ago the question...
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Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas
As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas the last slaves were informed that they were free, as intelligent consumers of history let’s look at...
