The William Spivey Issue
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
William Spivey
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.
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Twenty Books by Black Authors That Belong on Your Bookshelf
If you could have only twenty books by Black authors, I would recommend these
Hope Amidst Hopelessness
James Baldwin was under no illusion about America. He saw the good and the evil. The answer doesn’t lie in fixing Black people. Baldwin knew this when he told his nephew, “We cannot be free until they are free.”
Juneteenth: A Reason for Celebration or Reparations?
Instead of celebrating Juneteenth, we should be talking about how to make things right in Texas and every state for American descendants of slavery.
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.
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