“If I reach back far enough I can touch my own family slavery in a very personal way.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes DALLAS – Inside a provocative exhibit about Thomas Jefferson and slavery, Bishop T.D. Jakes was reminded of his own enslaved ancestors. Jakes, who has visited Africa many times, proudly talked about his Nigerian […]
Kanye is at it again! This is the second time that he’s opened his mouth about slavery and just like last time he is making a fool of himself. DL does give Ye props for creativity calling him a ” tremendously gifted artist and performance and producer.” But he says no one is talented enough […]
The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was a bold move by President Abraham Lincoln, but not necessarily based in good intentions. On this day in 1861, the first of the Confiscation Acts was passed which directed the Confederacy to relinquish its property – which included slaves – to the Union. Lincoln was initially against signing the […]
The state of Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest has a dicey connection with the practice of slavery. On this day, two significant things took place in relation to slavery, ending positively for one man in what was the only slave case tried in Oregon courts. On July 13, 1787, the Northwest Ordinance was enacted […]
On this day in 1843 at the age of 52, Isabella Baumfree became Sojourner Truth and devoted the next 40 years of her life into liberating her people and spreading the gospel. Born in New York State presumably around 1797 as Isabella Baumfree, she was bought and sold for much of her young life. In […]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stevie Wonder has called out Kanye West for saying slavery is a choice, calling the idea “foolishness” and likening it to Holocaust denial. Wonder brought up West without prompting during an interview Thursday after a show at a West Hollywood club. “There’s been a lot of talk about what was […]
Three years prior to the ending of slavery via President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Union Army Gen. David Hunter filed his own proclamation to free slaves in the South. On this day in 1862, Gen. Hunter issued General Order No. 11, which ended slavery across three states but was quickly struck down weeks later. Gen. Hunter had […]
It should come as no surprise that Stevie Wonder isn’t impressed with Kanye West‘s over the top and ridiculous views on slavery as well as President Trump’s proposed race summit. TMZ got with the Wonder man on Saturday at LAX and asked what he thought of West’s controversial comment. Yes, that knuckleheaded one about 400 years of slavery being […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before the last one had a chance to simmer down, Kanye West caused another stir, calling American slavery a “choice” in an interview Tuesday. “When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years, that sounds like choice,” West said on “TMZ Live” after questions on his pro-President Donald Trump […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has altered a statue of Jefferson Davis in the state Capitol, removing a plaque that declared the only president of the Confederacy to be a patriot and a hero. The plaque adorned a 15-foot (4.5 meter) marble statue, which sits in a corner of the state’s ornate Capitol rotunda just […]
The headline is just as devastating to read out loud as it is in your head. Even worse, school officials in Bath, England are refusing to expel the group responsible. According to The Huffington Post, the group of white students allegedly tied their Black classmate to a lamppost and began beating him with sticks while […]
