by Erskine | Oct 12, 2026 | Blogs
From slavery to Black Wall Street, from broken promises to generations of government studies, America’s unpaid debt to Black Americans is not a mystery. It is a matter of political will. America knows how to pay reparations. It has demonstrated that ability...
by Erskine | Oct 10, 2026 | Blogs
It is 12:57 am Saturday morning Friday night 10/10/2026. What follows is an evolving collection of metaphors, similes, parables, short fables, affirmations, inspirations, brief poems, and other reflections. Some are wholly original. Others may have begun as fragments...
by Erskine | Oct 8, 2026 | Blogs
For centuries, ravens have appeared in folklore as omens of darkness, death, and misfortune. Even a gathering of ravens has been poetically called an unkindness or a conspiracy, names that reflect centuries of suspicion surrounding this remarkable bird. Yet science...
by Erskine | Sep 11, 2026 | Blogs
Who Decided That Written History Was Automatically More Trustworthy? For generations, Black Americans have been asked to prove our history using records created by institutions that often had little interest in recording our experiences accurately. A document written...
by Erskine | Jun 29, 2026 | Blogs
For generations, Black Americans have demonstrated an extraordinary ability to assess reality, adapt under pressure, recognize danger, create opportunity, build culture, and move forward even when the available resources were limited. We have done this in families,...
