by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 22, 2020 | Article
Listen to the interview on ABC News here: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/trump-rally-backdrop-racial-protests-71368581
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 20, 2020 | Article
“Ottowa W. Gurley knew he would never be a success in the Jim Crow South. Born on Christmas Day 1868 to freed slaves in Huntsville, Alabama, he grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he was largely self-educated. Gurley married his childhood sweetheart, Emma,...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 19, 2020 | Article
“The past few weeks have brought renewed attention to the systemic racism embedded in so many institutions in American society, including those that we rely on to build wealth. There are few events more illustrative of the obstacles black Americans have...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 19, 2020 | Article
“On 9 March 1892, a white mob in Memphis, Tennessee, lynched Thomas Moss and his business partners Will Stewart and Calvin McDowell. The black men died on the altar of capitalism as viewed through a white supremacist lens. Their food store, People’s Grocery, had...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 17, 2020 | Article
“President Donald Trump announced last week the return of his huge, campaign-style rallies. The first will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with reportedly no social distancing required, and was initially set for June 19, the oldest African American holiday. Of all...
