Editorials

Martin Luther King’s Easter Message

All around the world this weekend, Christians celebrated Easter.

Apr 6 • Eddie

The White Problem

I am teaching my James Baldwin seminar this semester, and this week we are reading selections of his writings from Randall Kenan’s edited volume, The…

Mar 30 • Eddie

Death of the Heart

Former FBI director and special counsel, Robert Mueller died at the age of 81.

Mar 23 • Eddie

My Love of Books

I love books, and I always have.

Mar 16 • Eddie

Paris in Spring

I had an opportunity to visit Paris over the last couple of days.

Mar 9 • Eddie

BEYOND VIETNAM: A TIME TO BREAK THE SILENCE

My heart is heavy.

Mar 2 • Eddie

(adapted from the afterword of Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev.

Feb 23 • Eddie

“Bigger than Watergate”

In a heated exchange with Attorney General Pam Bondi during the House Judiciary committee hearing on February 11th in a room packed with people and…

Feb 16 • Eddie

100 Years Later

On February 3, 2026, the White House issued its statement on Black History Month.

Feb 9 • Eddie

On the 63rd Anniversary of The Fire Next Time

I have been teaching The Fire Next Time for close to thirty years.

Feb 2 • Eddie

The Enemy Within

Kicking off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump spoke at a rally on July 3, 2025.

Jan 26 • Eddie

“We’ve got some difficult days ahead”

About ten days before he was killed, Dr.

Jan 19 • Eddie

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