You may recall a story surfacing from Hurricane Katrina that many refer to as an act of heroism, about a man taking a school bus to rescue people from flooding. WDSU reporter Shay O’Connor told the story of Jabbar Gibson and where he is today. Jabar Gibson said, “Hopefully I played a good role and Read More…
JACOB HOLDT – AMERICAN PICTURES https://www.american-pictures.com/gallery/ In the early 1970s, with only 40$ in his pocket, Jacob Holdt went to hitchhike across America. He never intended to stay in the United States; instead, he wanted to become a guerrilla and fight in Guatemala. But on his way to Latin America, he got stuck in the Read More…
AS ANGELA DAVIS ONCE SAID, “Freedom Is a Constant Struggle” and Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenged us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation.” Today Angie Nixon is reiterating the philosophy by challenging us to Image and build the movement for liberation Delaney Vandergrift, one of CONVERGENCE; Max Elbaum Read More…
Willie Evans Jr. occupies an interesting corner of Marvel history because he was part of the original concept that eventually grew into The New Mutants. Willie was intended to be a member of a new generation of X-Men alongside characters like Kitty Pryde and Caliban. Byrne pitched the idea of an “X-Men in training” Read More…
Reverend Isaac Simmons did not lose his land because he failed to work it. He lost it because white men learned it might be valuable, and in 1944 Mississippi, Black ownership could become a death sentence. For years, the Simmons family had worked that Amite County soil with their own hands. They planted crops, cut Read More…
An 18-year-old was days from graduation – “They tried to eat me alive” – then his whole family was gone | Watch
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