Notes from the crossroads
What Emmett Till Asks of Us Now
A boy the same age I was, in a summer I remember. The question is not what happened — it is where you stand in the story.
The God Who Shows Up in the Fire
The sacred is not confined to temples or church walls. It is in the weary hands of protestors and the whispered prayers of grandmothers.
Teaching History to Students Born in This Century
For those who have never lived outside the 21st century, Jim Crow can sound like fiction. Here is how I make it land.