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Dream vs. Reality: Understanding “I Have a Dream”

Dream vs. Reality: Understanding “I Have a Dream”

by David F. Walker | Jan 18, 2021 | Lessons in Black History, Life & Times, News & Updates, Race Matters, RANTS & RAVES

This is a slightly edited version of a piece that I originally wrote January 21, 2008. Barack Obama hadn’t even been elected president at this point in time. Breonna Taylor was only 13 years-old, while Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice weren’t even born yet....
My New Graphic Novel – THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY

My New Graphic Novel – THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY

by David F. Walker | Jul 24, 2020 | BadAzz MoFo, BOOKS, COMICS, Lessons in Black History, Life & Times, News & Updates

My new book, THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY: A Graphic Novel History, will be out in January 2021 from Ten Speed Press. Working with artist Marcus Kwame Anderson was an incredible experience. I can’t wit for everyone to see this book. You can pre-order it now at Amazon...
Lesson in Black History – Lincoln Perry and Willie Best

Lesson in Black History – Lincoln Perry and Willie Best

by David F. Walker | Feb 22, 2019 | Lessons in Black History

Lincoln Perry and Willie Best—Born in Florida in 1902, Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry would go on to become arguably the most controversial black actor in the history of motion pictures. Best know by his stage name Stepin Fetchit (above), Perry became the...
Lessons in Black History – MATTHEW HENSON

Lessons in Black History – MATTHEW HENSON

by David F. Walker | Feb 21, 2019 | Lessons in Black History

MATTHEW HENSON – Robert Peary is most often credited as the first man set foot at the North Pole, but technically and historically that distinction goes to Matthew Henson, a fellow explorer and associate of Peary. Both men had worked together, including several...
Lessons in Black History – George Walker and Bert Williams

Lessons in Black History – George Walker and Bert Williams

by David F. Walker | Feb 20, 2019 | Lessons in Black History

George Walker and Bert Williams – Two popular vaudeville performers during the era of the minstrel show (when performers, usually white, would paint their faces black), George Walker (above right) and Bert Williams first met in 1893. Williams was a popular...
Lessons in Black History – MARSHALL “MAJOR” TAYLOR

Lessons in Black History – MARSHALL “MAJOR” TAYLOR

by David F. Walker | Feb 19, 2019 | Lessons in Black History

Marshall “Major” Taylor—The son of a Civil War veteran, and one of eight children, Marshall Taylor and his family moved from Kentucky to Indiana, where his father went to work for a wealthy white family. Taylor became friends with Dan Southard, the son of his father’s...
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