Frances Cleveland: I often speak about the First Ladies and one of the most common questions I receive is: “Do you have a favorite?” While it is impossible to pick just one, I often mention either the wonderful Harriet Lane … Continue reading
Different Loves By Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher is a fascinating anthology of four short stories about love. The author, an acclaimed Italian writer, storyteller, and actor, honored me by requesting that I write the preface to the book. He asked me because of … Continue reading
By Susan Klopfer, author and speaker Who Killed Emmett Till? “Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.” ― Frederick Douglass Emmett Till was just a kid, a black kid from Chicago who had limited ideas about racial politics … Continue reading
Clyde Kennard died on 4 July, 1963. Part of the soul of America died along with him. Clyde Kennard is one of the most admirable men America ever produced. And then it killed him. Born in Mississippi, Clyde Kennard was … Continue reading
Author’s note: my upcoming book, “The Warrior Princesses Vs. The Ku Klux Klan” features a number of chapters about my efforts to bring about justice in the Clyde Kennard case. This sample chapter, “Judge Pickering” tells about an unlikely and … Continue reading