Nibs' Notes

 “FINDING EYES TO SEE”  I wrote last week about the metaphor of “having eyes to see” and what a gift it is to be able to see realities and...

“HAVING EYES TO SEE” When David and Susan were young children, they loved to hunt for Easter eggs.  We had a HUGE egg hunt at Oakhurst aft...

 “IDA WELLS IS IN THE HOUSE!” This has been quite a time for Ida B. Wells.  Catherine Meeks and I wrote a book on her in 2019 “Passionate ...

 “FROM JUNETEENTH TO JULY 4” Last week I wrote of two powerful forces in American history that are at odds with one another:  the idea of ...

 “JUNETEENTH AND THE MEANING OF AMERICA” The recent federal recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday was a pleasant surprise, and a...

 “ON FATHERS” This time last year I was beginning a manuscript on my mother and me and her raising me as a single mom in the land of white...

“JUNETEENTH” On one level, it is odd that there is no nationally recognized day that celebrates the end of slavery in the USA.  Such a hug...