Jun 6, 20206 minMatriculationMom left John Hope School #26 in 1955 for a better paying job at the “Fort,” Fort Benjamin Harrison. The Fort was and still is the...
Mar 22, 20204 minThe Barber ShopWhen it came time to get a haircut, dad would load me into the car and head down to the “Avenue.”
Mar 18, 20204 minGrape WarsThe neighborhood was a haven for us. It still had many of the characteristics of the southern culture brought northward during the Great...
Feb 17, 20203 minThe ParkI grew up in an all-black neighborhood on the near northwest side of Indianapolis, Edgemont Street. It was a street of nicely kept homes...
Feb 15, 20202 minIn the Beginning...I have avoided sharing my thoughts and opinions on racism in America on this platform for years. But now in these days of Trump, I feel I...