Martha S. JonesWho We Mourn When We Mourn Dr. King: Remembering the Women Who Raised UsI remember where I was when I learned that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been killed. I was sitting cross-legged on the floor in the den…Apr 5, 2018Apr 5, 2018
Martha S. JonesDr. King Visits Bennett College: Finding the Black Women Journalists Behind Our Stories; 1958 …Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
Martha S. JonesTruth (My Truth) About Sex, Power and Unwelcome EncountersI hear truth in recent allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Just as I had in those against Bill Cosby. This sort of truth we know from…Oct 16, 20171Oct 16, 20171
Martha S. JonesBefore Frederick Douglass: William Watkins Speaks for Black Americans on Independence Day.I live to see another Anniversary of American Independence, a day peculiarly dear to the white inhabitant of the U. States, and one by no…Jul 4, 2017Jul 4, 2017
Martha S. JonesBelle-mère Means Mother-in-Law: Managing Loss and Love Across a Jagged Color LineAfter my mother’s death, I learned again how it feels to be loved as someone’s child. But it was not an easy lesson.May 14, 20172May 14, 20172
Martha S. JonesAva DuVernay’s 13th: It’s About Hope, Not HistoryBefore you sit down to watch 13th, director Ava DuVernay’s new film about mass incarceration, take off your historian’s hat. This is no…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016