“As farmers, we go out and as they say, we plant and pray,” Haynie said. “We plant a crop … we pray for rain; we pray for prices.”
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS“What To The Slave, Is TheFourth of July”
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Douglass used the occasion not to celebrate the nation’s triumphs but to remind all of its continuing enslavement of millions of people. Douglass’s speech appears below.
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Four Proud Boys Convicted of Sedition in Key Jan. 6 Case | The New York Times
The verdict was a blow against the far-right group and another milestone in the Justice Department’s prosecution of the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol.
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Carolyn Bryant Donham Dies at 88; Her Words Doomed Emmett Till | The New York Times
She accused Emmett, 14, of accosting her, and her testimony led to the acquittals of her husband and his half brother in a murder that helped galvanize the civil rights movement.
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Proposed GOP Cuts Would Slash $30 Billion From Veterans Spending | Military Times
Thirty million fewer healthcare visits.
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An Army Fort Named After Robert E. Lee Will Now Honor Two Pioneering Black Officers | NPR
The post is one of nine that the Pentagon has said will be redesignated to remove names, symbols or other displays that commemorate the Confederacy.
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‘When I Grow Up’ Career Expo Inspires Attendees | Word In Black
Elementary through high school students were introduced to in-demand careers in Houston, and they were able to participate in interactive demonstrations led by industry leaders.
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TSU Cheer Coach Relishing Historic Championship | Word In Black
Coach Shontrese Comeaux says, “it’s a huge deal to make strides for the cheer world and HBCU world.”
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Harry Belafonte, barrier-smashing entertainer and activist, dies at 96 | The Washington Post
Harry Belafonte, the singer whose dynamic a cappella shout of “Day-O!” from “The Banana Boat Song” and other music from world folk traditions propelled him to international stardom, and who used his entertainment fortune to help bankroll the civil rights movement at home and human rights causes worldwide, died April 25 at his home in Manhattan. He was 96.
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Why these 13 books faced more attempted library bans than any others in 2022 | The 19th
Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, president of the American Library Association, discussed a year of unprecedented book bans — many targeting titles with LGBTQIA-related content.
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