US Just Had a Black History Month, Now It Needs a White One
As long as you believe you are white, there is no hope for you.
— James Baldwin
As long as you believe you are white, there is no hope for you.
— James Baldwin
From the Archive: U.S. history is distorted by the prism of race, even the Civil War, which was fought over slavery but then enshrined white heroes when Jim Crow racism quickly asserted itself, a reality relevant to Black History Month and to Chelsea Gilmour’s investigation into the…Read more →
Mabel Fairbanks, who held open the door-by Tracy B AnnLiving Black History, meaning, in the here and now. I want to write about some African Americans I very much admire who are alive today. I’ll start with skating because I’m from MI and in Michigan everyone skated when I was growing up. At least everyone who was white.My favorite skater of all time is not white though, she’s black. Surya Bonaly.