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OPINION | LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lesson will work
By Reverend Jesse Turner Editor, The Commercial: No matter how thin the pancake is, it has two sides; therefore, the Woodson Center Lesson teaches our scholars the whole story of Black History, the good, bad, and ugly. Teachers across the country love teaching...
The ‘Dream’ Unravels: 60 Years After the March on Washington | Opinion
By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired and exhorted a throng of 250,000 who had gathered on the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. A crescendo of his...
It’s Time To Tell The Story of Black Success, Not Black Victimhood | Opinion
BY ROBERT WOODSON SR. AND JOHN SIBLEY BUTLER, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS When we remember great black American leaders of the 20th century, we think of Martin and Malcolm. But for far too long, we’ve forgotten about Marcus. And among those who do remember Marcus Garvey, too...
The 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington: A Special Forum
On August 8th, Woodson Center Founder Bob Woodson sat down with American Enterprise Institute president Robert Doar to discuss the 60th Anniversary of the March On Washington & where we go from here as we live in its aftermath. Session IV: A Conversation with...
Philanthropy Discussion
Philanthropy Discussion featuring Woodson Center Founder Robert Woodson, Sr. Program Mar. Bradley Foundation Alicia Manning, and Sr. Fellow (Hudson Institute) Bill Schambra. Chapter 1: Why invest in grassroots leaders? Chapter 2: The Two Essential Qualities of...
Our Grit and Fortitude Help to Make America the Best It Can Be | Opinion
By Bob Woodson July 4, 1776, will always be a date remembered as a time when a divided American people, living in different states, with differing interests, came together for a grand cause: the fight for rights, independence and liberty. There is so much value in...
Laurence Jones raised $52 at his own lynching. Why don’t you know who he is? | Opinion
By Robert Woodson & Will Crossley As schools, corporations, and government agencies all over the country celebrate Juneteenth, the commemoration of the ending of slavery, many will be reminded of and saturated with horrific stories that black people had to face...
My daughter was murdered and the justice system failed me, but I still have hope.
By Johnetta Doss The St. Louis police officer on the phone confirmed my name, then asked, "Does your daughter see a dentist?" I knew it was something bad but never thought it was murder until the detectives asked to meet with me. Then I knew my baby was...
No ‘normal’ after losing a child – but there is life after tragedy. | Guest Opinion
By Jessica Barnes I was changing clothes after singing at a funeral when I got the news that my son CJ was killed. He was 18 years old. It was December 31, 2018; I had just arrived home from church as CJ left the house with a friend to go less than a mile up...