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The Woman, the Problem, the Dream…and the Hope?

September 2, 2008

Some of our struggles: from Sojurner Truth, who asks, “Ain’t I a Woman?” From W.E.B. Du Bois, who asks, “How does it feel to be a Problem?” From Martin Luther King, Jr., who asks, “Can we bank on this dream?” And from Barack Obama, who claims that, “Yes, we can.”

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Tagged With: America, Women, W.E.B. Du Bois, Sojurner Truth, Rhetoric, Race, Martin Luther King, Juan Galis-Menendez, Jr., Gender, Drew Hansen, Community, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Alice Walker
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Arranging a Memorial Service for Dr. King

April 3, 2008

April 7th, 1968: “You can’t have it here,” the man snapped at my father as we walked toward his study at the church on Sunday morning. “This is our church, and you cannot have it here. This ain’t your church, Vernon, this is our church. And I am telling you right now, you ain’t having no Martin Luther King service in our church…You can’t have a church full of niggers in here. This is our church.”

“The last time I checked, it was God’s church,” my father replied…

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Tagged With: Timothy Tyson, Religion, Race, Oxford, North Carolina, Memoir, Martin Luther King, History, Blood Done Sign My Name
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