By Edrea Davis – A 12-foot bronze Black woman now stands tall in the heart of Times Square—and baby, it’s about time. Created by British sculptor Thomas J Price, this breathtaking statue is part of a series called Grounded in the Stars and will be on display through June 17, 2025. She is powerful. She […]
White Supremacy Is On-Brand for America: White South Africans In, Black and Brown Refugees Out
Ancestral Nana is back—with a history lesson we can’t afford to ignore. From the Black Codes and Jim Crow to fast-tracking white South African “refugees” while rejecting Black and Brown asylum seekers, Nana connects the dots between America’s past and its present. She’s here to say what needs to be said: This isn’t new. It’s […]
Flashback to the 1930s: Racism Rebranded, Democracy Unraveled—Where Do We Go From Here?
By Edrea Davis – In the 1930s, Germany didn’t collapse overnight or simply hand the reins over to Adolf Hitler. It crumbled slowly, legally, and with the consent of millions who watched democracy erode—believing their institutions were too strong to fail. Democracy gave way to dictatorship not through a sudden coup, but through laws, propaganda, […]
Gun Threats Aren’t Drama — Bravo Crossed the Line and Owes Viewers an Apology
By Edrea Davis – As a grandmother who lost her granddaughter to senseless gun violence — over something as minor as a disagreement about a phone — I found the recent episodes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) deeply concerning. Every day, I grieve my granddaughter. I also watch my son — her father — […]