Edmond W. Davis | Social Historian

Dolly Parton: The Coat of Many Colors That Covered the World

*There are entertainers, there are legends, and then there are those rare human beings whose lives become part of the …

*Sometimes the most revealing part of a news story is not simply what happened. It is whom the media allows to explain …

AUTHOR’S DISCLAIMER: A THEORY THAT DEMANDS INVESTIGATION *Let me begin with a necessary distinction. I am advancing a …

*Name one murder-style fashion that exclusively targets one group of people in the United States; there are always no …

*This commentary does not assert that every white man is violent or that white males have the highest per-capita rate in …

1. One Death, Two Standards *Eighteen-year-old Nolan Wells left for a Fourth of July boating trip to Mississippi’s Horn …

*Three months after an attempted assassination shook the nation, President Donald Trump‘s first appearance at the …

*The entertainment world has lost far more than a promising young actress. It has lost a symbol of representation, …

A Necessary Opening Disclaimer: This is not an attack on Argentina’s soccer players, its supporters, or Lionel Messi. …

*The WNBA is experiencing something it has long deserved: unprecedented attention. Attendance is rising. Television …

[Disclaimer: Before anyone attempts to politicize this story, let the record show that this is a thoroughly nonpartisan …

*The death of Senator Lindsey Graham closes a remarkable chapter in American political history. For more than twenty …

*As Americans celebrate Independence Day, we often picture the nation’s Founding Fathers as larger-than-life …

*The White House is often called “The People’s House.” It is supposed to symbolize public service, …

*When I learned of the passing of Tony Brown at age 93, I immediately found myself traveling back in memory. I could see …