A September to remember

The month of September is undoubtedly the ninth month of the year. It is the month that leads the entire world to the dreaded but one of the happiest periods of the year: the “ember” months. They include September, October, November and December. People see…

Reverse bandit signs

As investors, we have all heard of, used, or at least seen bandit signals. You know those telephone poles titled “We Buy Houses”? Of course, these are bandit posters because they are constantly stolen from hanging posters by the police: the local city benefactor, the…

A Christmas boycott that worked

AS 1961 ENDED, some whites in the Mississippi Delta were dreaming of a “white” Christmas when they decided to keep their black patrons away from the annual Clarksdale town parade. His tune changed when the Coahoma County NAACP chapter led by civil rights activist Aaron…