William Spivey

Views on achieving racial equality by Our Human Family

William Spivey, a Fisk University alum, writes on politics, history, and race to educate those who have been misled on these matters. Sometimes he might mock a politician. Spivey is fluent in sarcasm.

William Spivey — 27 May 2021 ∙ 11 minutes read

The Right to Vote in America

For much of American history, voting has been a life and death proposition for Black people. Let’s revisit some of that history lest we forget what it took to get where we are and why we’re still fighting for the right to vote ...

William Spivey — 02 April 2021 ∙ 8 minutes read

The Return of Jim Crow

There are two primary areas where Jim Crow's spirit has cropped back up . . . voter suppression and the filibuster in the US Senate ...

William Spivey — 29 October 2020 ∙ 5 minutes read

When You’ve Been White Too Long

White too long is the inability to recognize that the system is rigged and their leaders, past and present, are the ones who rigged it ...

William Spivey — 21 July 2020 ∙ 3 minutes read

Why Can’t We Acknowledge Systemic Racism?

This article is about those who don’t acknowledge systemic racism—those who may admit that America had a racist past but believe that racism ended long ago ...