Tag: Jackson

Jackson Barnett’s story popped up on a Facebook thread about the Barnett family several years ago. I was familiar with the Barnetts through the story of Abigail Barnett and her Muscogee Creek allotment land that would create the present-day all-Black town of Boley, Oklahoma. My paternal grandf...

We became the person that was invited to the interview even though the company knew it had a preferred candidate. We became the woman at work who despite being disrespected had to calmly state her case. We became her with tears in our eyes, the countless times we wanted to scream but had to represen...

I’ve been reading a history of the Cherokee “removal’ from areas of North Carolina Tennessee and Georgia in the 1830s, authorized by president Andrew Jackson and Georgia governor George Gilmer. Trump really does reflect the dastardly deeds of Jackson and Gilmer. They ignored tre...

In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to express my gratitude to Black icons in history that have paved the way for Black Americans. It was only natural for me to start with my favorite and one of the greatest of all time. Michael Jackson. A household name that has spanned decades and gene...