Montgomery, AL –It was the end of a long work day on December 1, 1955, but the passengers going home on the Cleveland Avenue bus couldn’t believe what they were seeing. “Are you going to stand up?, ” the driver James Blake demanded. “No, I don’t think I should have Read more
Birmingham, AL — Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham is a tranquil place where one can relax and enjoy some time outdoors, but sixty years ago events in this park shocked and angered people around the world. In 1963 Birmingham was called, “The most segregated city in America.” Most African Read more
Atlanta — It felt like someone was kicking the back of my stool. “Get the fuck outta here boy!” an angry voice shouted. The kicking became more intense and the voices closer to my ears. The harassment I was getting was at a simulated segregated lunch counter exhibit designed to Read more
“I’m going to Memphis where the beat is tough. Memphis I can’t get enough. It makes you tremble. It makes you weak. Gets in your blood, that Memphis beat.” Jerry Lee Lewis. Memphis, TN– I’ve never been a foodie or a food blogger. While there are millions of idiots with Read more
Memphis, TN– Nathan Bedford Forrest was a confederate general, a founder of the Ku Klux Klan and its first grand wizard. Forrest became wealthy from the slave trade often advertising in local newspapers, “Fresh Negroes Delivered Daily.” A concrete slab sits boarded by a fence, where Forrest’s statue once stood Read more