Guest essay: The erasure of Black history - Evanston RoundTable

Guest essay: The erasure of Black history - Evanston RoundTable

What we are witnessing right now in this country is not new — but it is increasingly brazen. The erasure of Black history, of community histories, of lives that made this country possible, is happening right before our eyes. As a Black woman, a U.S. citizen and the executive director of Shorefront Legacy Center, I feel the weight of this moment. We started Shorefront 28 years ago because our histories had been disregarded, cast aside, undervalue…

Fuhgeddaboudit! America’s Erasure of History

Attempts to erase or censor aspects of history, particularly uncomfortable truths, are harmful to society and undermine democracy. The post Fuhgeddaboudit! America’s Erasure of History appeared first on The Globe Post.