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Brandy Forrest

Mar 15, 20214 min

Can you really Cancel Culture?

ANNOUNCEMENT: I have just launched a YouTube Channel for History In Context! Please check it out and subscribe! Now onto our main topic!...

Brandy Forrest

Nov 8, 20204 min

Building Walls

It is election time and the debate over the building of a wall on our southern border is again a main point of contention when it comes...

Brandy Forrest

Oct 15, 20205 min

Politics in Ancient Times

As often happens when my family sits down for a dinnertime meal, my 12-year-old, highly intelligent daughter, asks deep and profound...

Brandy Forrest

Jul 27, 20205 min

The Mysterious Canaanites

Ancestors of the elusive Sea Traders, Creators of an Alphabet and mysterious Elite Warriors: Who were the Canaanites? Many of those who...

Brandy Forrest

Jun 24, 20204 min

Statues and Monuments, The 1619 Project and More!

This post is a response to several inquiries I received about my post Slavery, Racism and the Lessons to Be Learned. 1. I wish to commend...

Brandy Forrest

Jun 24, 202018 min

Slavery, Racism and the Lessons to be Learned...

Image: Mike Knell Slave Market Let me start by saying that I have rewritten and edited this post a dozen times in my attempt to provide a...

Brandy Forrest

Jun 18, 20204 min

History in Context: An Introduction

As I have watched in sadness and frustration at the events unfolding over the past couple of weeks, and have heard the dialogue and...