There are a lot of controversial moments, works, and speeches in African-American history; not just significant and progressive works but controversial ones that introduced a radical idea to the ...

When Louis Farrakhan addressed the multitudes at the Million Man March in October 1995, he quoted key passages from “Willie” Lynch’s narrative to illustrate the lingering vestiges of slavery.

I recently discovered that a lot of white people have never heard of the Willie Lynch Letter. So, for the uninitiated, here is a summary of the now-discredited hoax: On Dec. 25, 1712, a fictional ...

The speech was said to have been delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. “I think it would be best described as an urban myth that persists.

Dan, it's obvious that you bring real literary talent to our very important community resource, print journalism. I've lived in Napa since 1947 (intermittently at first, growing up in a Navy family).

Wagoneer Willie is known for his loud and chaotic sidewalk outbursts, which sometimes include performative fits of rage. He can usually be found tugging a little red wagon that is overloaded with ...

Well, that depends on the fickle favours of fashion. For decades, we've stereotyped leopard print as belonging to the Bet Lynch school of dressing, something to be accessorised with a beehive ...

Regarding the recent letters debating the merits of print vs the electronic FT (March 27 and March 15), apart from being much more convenient when travelling on the London Underground or at a ...

The first time Parade appeared in The Sunday Oregonian print editions was June 16, 1957. The last time is today. Parade’s owners announced earlier this year they would cease publishing a print ...

ARCHBISHOP HUGHES ON THE WAR.; Interesting and Important Letter from Archbishop Hughes to Bishop Lynch, of South Carolina. THE ARCHBISHOP'S REPLY. Share full article Sept. 4, 1861 Credit ...