by lindaoppenheim | Aug 16, 2018 | Article, Truth and Reconciliation
Journalists John Eligon and Trymaine Lee recently toured Southern states to take a measure of attitudes toward preserving the history of the Confederacy and slavery. Among those interviewed were descendants of enslavers, including Jefferson Davis, and enslaved. ...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 25, 2017 | Article
In 1999, the Decatur, Illinois school board expelled Courtney Carson and five of his fellow black classmates after a fight. Now an activist, minister and mentor to young people going through the same challenges he faced, Rev. Carson has been elected to the school...
