What, to the Non-Black American, Is Juneteenth?
By Lolis Eric Elie
What, to the Non-Black American, Is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is more than a Black celebration. Its story of rights delayed and justice denied belongs to every American who values freedom.
By Lolis Eric Elie /
Granddaughter of the Instigator
A white descendant confronts the violent legacy of her ancestor, who led the Vicksburg Massacres during Reconstruction, and stands alone in public remembrance—bearing witness to the terror inflicted by her forebearer and the need for honest reckoning.
By Ellen Morris Prewitt /
Granddaughter of the Instigator
A white descendant confronts the violent legacy of her ancestor, who led the Vicksburg Massacres during Reconstruction, and stands alone in public remembrance—bearing witness to the terror inflicted by her forebearer and the need for honest reckoning.
By Ellen Morris Prewitt /
Amazin’ Grace
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Affrilachia, the landmark first collection of poems from former Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker. From that book came this poem, Walker’s meditation on John Newton, the former slave-ship captain who wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace.” (With a new reading by the author.)
By Frank X Walker /
For Colored Boys: A Poem
From Magic City, a lyric cry of solidarity against shame and silence.
