How the Red Summer of 1919 relates to 2020 and 2021 – Racial Violence and A Pandemic: Racial strife flaring across the United States. Black Americans standing up to societal structures in unpredictable ways. And people enduring months of a deadly pandemic infecting millions worldwide, shuttering businesses and heightening fears of a lengthy economic downturn. Read More…
Harold Phifer has announced the publication of his second book, a collection of autobiographical short stories exploring his sad and often appalling upbringing in Columbus, Mississippi. Kept secret for more than 50 years, Phifer’s childhood was largely forgotten until an explosion during a job in Afghanistan forced him to take some time off to recover Read More…
Dr. Velma Trayham, the CEO of ThinkZILLA Consulting, a Black- and woman-owned community and economic empowerment agency that opened its fourth office in Phoenix last year. During the interview, Dr. Trayham shared the past challenges that have led to her present success as well as future plans for fostering more economic empowerment among women. Dr. Read More…