Tag: racism

  • The Economics of Enslavement and Abolition (Juneteenth 2025)

    The Economics of Enslavement and Abolition (Juneteenth 2025)

    The following transcript was the basis for Distinguished Professor Walter D. Greason’s report on the work of the “History of Slavery”, “Faith and Black Resistance”, and “Economic Justice” committees for the New Jersey Reparations Council, a project of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Our colleagues in presenting the history of enslavement in New…

  • George Zimmerman: The Emperor Joker (15 November 2024)

    George Zimmerman: The Emperor Joker (15 November 2024)

    PART I: Sage Series 5524.1 When George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin in 2012, President Barack Obama lamented the tragedy and Black activists began to organize an international movement called “Black Lives Matter.” In response, opponents of this movement created slogans like “All lives matter” and “Blue lives matter” to emphasize that the killing of Black…

  • ‘A Matter of Chance’? : The Place-Making Tradition in African-American History (January 2024)

    With gratitude to Professor Scot French, Professor Julian Chambliss, the Academic Conference team, and the entire network of Zora Neale Hurston Festival champions, led by N.Y. Nathiri, THANK YOU for the opportunity to share these words in the final year of the Afrofuturism Conference series. I have to take a moment to dedicate this presentation…