America at 250 What Our History Reveals About Freedom Democracy and Belonging.
(ThyBlackMan.com) America has a big birthday this year. Here’s a hint: The celebration will not feel much like the last big one in 1976. I still believe our nation’s best days are ahead. But our history—and our headlines—suggest we are facing a familiar test. Another fraught fight for freedom and democracy is already upon us. That, too, is part of a pattern. How America marks century anniversaries has looked different from how we mark the halfway points. The difference is not […]