Month: January 2018

Today we are celebrating the birth of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Last fall we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, which was initiated by his namesake, Martin Luther. Martin Luther, a Catholic monk, could not adjust to the corruption in church practices during his day, so in 1517 he nailed his … [Read more…]

Although Trump and his racist white nationalist kind probably do not know it, Haitians helped the United States to win its independence from England. There were three black units in the Continental Army, with one coming from Haiti with the French to fight in the battle of Savannah, where the Americans were battling the British. … [Read more…]