I am writing to you on behalf of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, to condemn the anti-Semitic remarks made by Nelly Jordan, vice chair of the Sussex County Republican Committee. As you may know, SDARJ is a nonpartisan organization, and, as such, we do not write this condemnation against a party, but against […]
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) hosted Delaware historian and lecturer Sylvester Woolford at the October Town Hall Meeting. Woolford’s presentation “The Journey from Shirley Bulah to Rudy Bridges” traced the history of the “colored schools” that Pierre DuPont built when the state of Delaware did not provide education for black children. Between 1920 and 1930 DuPont built 85 schools, called the “Great Experiment,” intending to shrink the education gap between blacks and […]
Sylvester WoolfordPeople you should know Woolford has collected data about African Americans in Delaware before, during and after the Civil War, and presents his findings in lectures around the state. This article includes parts of a larger article available here. Sylvester Woolford will be our guest speaker at the October 8th Town Hall: : The […]
SDARJ Education/Scholarship Committee members and friends ready their presentation of “The Word: A Feast of African-American Creativity” for the Rotary Club of Milford, DE on September 9 at The Rookery North in Milford. “The Word” celebrates three centuries of poetry and prose by African American artists in a multimedia presentation of spoken word, music, video, and portraiture. Pictured, […]
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) presented “The Immigration Crisis: Stories from the Front Line” at the September 10 Town Hall Meeting. A panel of professionals shared their experiences and described some of the challenges that immigrants face in our local communities. Lending the perspective of a community organizer, Dalissy Washington, Licensed Clinical […]
On Aug. 24, I attended the Georgetown Prospect AME Church fundraiser where Mr. Bryan Stevenson, a former member of the church, was the keynote speaker. In June, a well-attended George White historical dedication and marker was unveiled in New Castle. Mr. Stevenson and I spoke about the marker’s recent disappearance. The 10 feet high historical […]
