Here’s a heads-up for my Richmond-area friends: I’ll be giving a talk Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18, about my book Uncle George and Me: Two Southern…
When Donna Melcher discovered she is descended from slave owners, she couldn’t get it out of her mind. Melcher’s ancestors owned slaves in Virginia and…
My good friend and inspiration George Sizemore entered eternal rest last week after 101 well-lived years. Uncle George, as he was universally known to his…
Among the many casualties of the Covid lockdown have been in-person book talks. I miss those opportunities to meet readers and get their input about…
Increasingly across the country, Americans are beginning to have a serious conversation about reparations for African-Americans. And what better place to advance that conversation than…
At a moment when our nation is going through a painful reckoning with its long history of systemic racism, the timing could not be better…
Here’s an op-ed I wrote for the Virginia Gazette of Williamsburg (July 11): It’s good news that a working group of administrators, alumni, students, faculty…
In my more than seven decades on this Earth, I’ve never feared more for the future of my country than now. I am sick at…
In observance of Black History Month, I’ll do a book talk at the Williamsburg-area site of one of America’s earliest free black settlements. Freedom Park,…
After nearly 34 years behind bars, my friend and co-author Jens Soering has finally won some measure of justice. The Virginia Parole Board has paroled…