Black History—Dr. Robert Bullard

Robert Bullard has been trying to explain to us for more than 40 years that the word “racism” isn’t so easily defined. Long before the water crises we see in cities like Flint, Michigan, the Texas Southern University professor was warning that racism can show up in our environment, especially if we have a certain … Continue reading Black History—Dr. Robert Bullard

Black History—-Ella Baker

Ella Jo Baker was born on December 13, 1903, in Norfolk, Virginia. Growing up in North Carolina, she developed a sense for social justice early on, due in part to her grandmother’s stories about life under slavery.As a slave, her grandmother had been whipped for refusing to marry a man chosen for her by the … Continue reading Black History—-Ella Baker