Oscar Blayton

On Oct. 9, 1779, more than 500 Haitian soldiers (referred to as “Les Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue”) fought alongside French troops to aid the Americans...

The public shaming of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Saunders, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other Trump minions has had an impact upon members of 45’s administration. The...

And again, a white police officer has killed a person of color with impunity.On Sept. 16, 2016 Tulsa police officer Betty Jo Shelby shot...

We’ve all seen the painting.  Gen. George Washington strikes a heroic pose, standing in a boat being rowed through an icy river on his way to win...

It is time for some honest talk about gender politics in Black America.With the rise of “Trumpism,” our community needs all hands on deck...

There was a reason Ku Klux Klan members wore hoods that hid their faces.Anonymity allows people to act upon their worst instincts without having...

Each year, many Americans celebrate the 4th of July. On that day in 1776, it is said that “The Land of the Free” was...

Donald Trump made headlines with his ignorance again when he accused Canada of burning the White House during the War of 1812.Most school children...

One weekend evening in 1966, while traveling from Camp LeJeune in Eastern North Carolina to Myrtle Beach, S.C., my Marine buddies and I began...

In 1995, a journalist I know was interviewing the First Lady of Virginia, Susan Brown Allen, wife of the new governor at the time,...