Avenues of Activism
An Oral History Project From May 2013 to May 2014, the Teens Make History Exhibitors conducted the Avenues of Activism Oral History Project. I was one of thirteen local activists interviewed who were involved in the fights for civil rights, labor rights, and LGBT rights. Through these interviews, the Exhibitors aimed to collect and share […]
Postscript to Central Park 5 Case
The Central Park 5 and the City of New York have reached a $40 million settlement in the 1989 high profile case of wrongful conviction and incarceration. The deal fulfilled a campaign promise by Mayor Bill de Blasio to get justice for the men and their families. Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Yusuf Salaam and Raymond […]
Hole in the Head
The amazing story of Vertus Hardiman and the black children of Lyles Station, IN was presented at the Missouri History Museum this evening. The event was sponsored by Call to Conscience (C2C) and began with a historical timeline of the horrendous medical experimentation conducted on us a people. The readings by members of C2C provided a […]