I am happy to have the opportunity to review Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America (2019) by Professor Joe Trotter, courtesy
Category: Racism
Trial 4: A Story Not Just About Race, But Class Solidarity
[Spoilers for the Netflix series Trial 4] This weekend I binged the new Netflix documentary series Trial 4, which I just happened to stumble across
Always a Groundbreaker at Heart: Frank Robinson, 1935-2019
Lovers of baseball, particularly ones of a certain age, were saddened on Thursday to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer and manager Frank
Shirley Chisholm, first black woman elected to Congress
Series: Groundbreakers in History “I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the
Buck O’Neil, first black coach in Major League Baseball
Series: Groundbreakers in History “People say baseball’s dead. Baseball doesn’t die. People die. Baseball lives on.” Continuing my baseball theme of this blog started with
Florence Price, first African American female composer to have a piece debuted by a major American symphony
Series: Groundbreakers in History “Unfortunately the work of a woman composer is preconceived by many to be light, froth, lacking in depth, logic and virility.
Celebrating the Women Elected to Congress in 2018
A Special Groundbreakers Post; Groundbreakers of Today If you’re in the US (and even if you’re not), you may have heard that we had midterm
Donald White & the Lack of Black/Latino Musicians in American Orchestras
Series: Groundbreakers in History Even if you were not steeped in classical music for most of your life as I was, you have probably heard
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for President and fighter for workers
Series: Groundbreakers in History “The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity.” If you are a fan of
Josh Gibson, star of the Negro Leagues
Series: Groundbreakers in History On this last day of the regular baseball season (time flies), please enjoy this profile on a lesser-known player who never