Tag: American

With the exit of Michael Jordan, there are no sports franchises with majority Black owners. But change may finally be on the horizon. I recently finished reading Jason Reid’s book, “The Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means For America”. Reid does a great job of telli...

If we think about African American history in this country, it’s easy to see how a group of people can develop their own language. For centuries, white people enslaved African Americans and denied them access to education and literacy lessons, forcing them to learn how to communicate with e...

What follows isn’t really a translation. It’s merely my attempt to make Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘The Forms of Capital’ accessible to American readers. I think this essay is incredibly important and insightful, but, like so many essays by French thinkers, it can be very diffic...

When one surveys the world about him after the great storm, noting the marks of destruction and yet rejoicing in the ruggedness of the things which withstood it, if he is an American he breathes the clarified atmosphere with a strange mingling of regret and new hope. We have seen a world passion ...

Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, holds a significant place in American history as one of the Founding Fathers and architects of American democracy. His contributions to the nation extend beyond his presidency, encompassing his role as a statesman, philosopher, writer,...

In April 2004, Russell pled guilty to two separate charges of burglary of a dwelling and received two concurrent fifteen-year sentences in Mississippi State Prison. In February 2014, Mr. Russell was released from prison in Mississippi after serving eight years, seven months, and three days. By Oc...