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.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 24: Editor’s Letter, “White Supremacy Always Deals from the Bottom of the Deck,” “SCOTUS Gone Amok,” “Hope Amidst Hopelessness,” “Patriots in Song and Heart,” “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?” and a quote by Justice Jackson.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 23: Editor’s Letter, “The Southern Baptists,” “Moral Bankruptcy: The Hidden Cost of Privilege,” “Provincetown: Built by and for the LGBTQ Community,” and a quote by Michelle Obama.
The Southern Baptists recently made news by kicking out congregations with female pastors, including the California megachurch Saddleback Church and Fern Creek Baptist of Louisville, Kentucky.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 30: Sherry Kappel on the people behind the headlines and hashtags; Jesse Wilson on the elusiveness of racial equality; and William Spivey on the difficulty in acknowledging systemic racism.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 25: On the nature of cake and convictions; the origins of America’s mass shootings; the sixth anniversary of the Pulse shooting; the origins of Juneteenth; and a special shout-out to just about everyone’s first hero—dad.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 21: Clay Rivers on another mass murder of Black people; Glenn Rocess on white supremacy's last hurrah; William Spivey on the intertwined nature of freedom.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 14: Afrophobia. Yes, That’s a Thing. Clay Rivers on the biggest obstacle to achieving a racially equitable society and its solution.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 12: All who journey to equality follow the same principle: the humanity they see in themselves is identical to that in someone else
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 9: Sherry Kappel on the intersection of Black History, Black excellence in sports, and racism; Jesse Wilson on why we celebrate Hip Hop
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 8: William Spivey on the relevance of Black achievements, turning points in history, and atrocities committed against Black people.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 6: Clay Rivers on why celebrating Black History Month will always matter and “Rosa Parks: More Than a One-Hit Wonder” by Sabrina Bryant.
The William Spivey Issue: Take a deep dive into the mind of one of OHF Weekly’s favorite go-to guys for Black history, William Spivey
