civil rights

“Between Legal Briefs and Hymns: The Double Consciousness of Black Liberation”

The Legal Genius Behind Brown v. Board of Education When Thurgood Marshall stood before the Supreme Court in 1954 to argue Brown v. Board of Education, he relied on a legal foundation built by Dr. Pauli Murray. Yet, for many, her name remains unfamiliar. A groundbreaking lawyer, activist, writer, and later an Episcopal priest, PauliContinue reading ““Between Legal Briefs and Hymns: The Double Consciousness of Black Liberation””

PHAROAH ALWAYS CHANGES HIS MIND

The Cyclical Struggle for Black Freedom A Daughter of the South I am a daughter of the South. I have always been aware of the precarious nature of civil rights for Black Americans. The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, just three years before I was born. In 1984, I was a delegate toContinue reading “PHAROAH ALWAYS CHANGES HIS MIND”