Jerry Gershenhorn
@gersh1.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus, North Carolina Central University, author of Louis Austin and the Carolina Times (UNC Press) and Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge (Univ. of Nebraska Press).
Trump: Making America Hungry Again
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump: Making America Hungry Again
The Trump admin spends $173 million on luxury jets for Kristi Noem instead of using the money to save tens of thousands of children's lives. How any intelligent and caring person could support Trump and his corrupt sycophants is a mystery to me.
October 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Trump admin spends $173 million on luxury jets for Kristi Noem instead of using the money to save tens of thousands of children's lives. How any intelligent and caring person could support Trump and his corrupt sycophants is a mystery to me.
A beautiful evening for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at the Museum of Durham History. The exhibition is outside so available to be seen any time of the day or night.
August 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A beautiful evening for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at the Museum of Durham History. The exhibition is outside so available to be seen any time of the day or night.
Please join us tomorrow, August 22, at 6 pm, for the opening of the new exhibition, which I curated, at the Museum of Durham History: "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero"
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
August 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Please join us tomorrow, August 22, at 6 pm, for the opening of the new exhibition, which I curated, at the Museum of Durham History: "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero"
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
State and local museums/historic sites are of increasing importance as the authoritarian Trump admin eviscerates the independence of U.S. museums/historic sites. I was pleased to curate "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at Museum of Durham History, Durham, NC.
August 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
State and local museums/historic sites are of increasing importance as the authoritarian Trump admin eviscerates the independence of U.S. museums/historic sites. I was pleased to curate "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at Museum of Durham History, Durham, NC.
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
August 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
August 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
More heartlessness from the incredibly cruel and incompetent Trump administration
July 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
More heartlessness from the incredibly cruel and incompetent Trump administration
Huge "No Kings," anti-Trump, pro-democracy protest in Durham, NC today
June 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Huge "No Kings," anti-Trump, pro-democracy protest in Durham, NC today
Anyone who supports the Republicans is literally in favor of taking food from children. Despicable!!
June 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Anyone who supports the Republicans is literally in favor of taking food from children. Despicable!!
Instead of hurting the most vulnerable Americans (the Trump Republicans plan) by cutting health care and federal food assistance, we could save more money by not cutting taxes for Americans making over $500,000 per year.
May 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Instead of hurting the most vulnerable Americans (the Trump Republicans plan) by cutting health care and federal food assistance, we could save more money by not cutting taxes for Americans making over $500,000 per year.
On Mother's Day, I'm thinking about Alberta Spicely (1879-1958). Her son, Pfc. Booker T. Spicely, was shot and killed by a white bus driver, after he resisted moving to the back of a segregated Durham bus in July 1944. (Photo of Alberta Spicely courtesy of Artrelle Spicely)
May 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
On Mother's Day, I'm thinking about Alberta Spicely (1879-1958). Her son, Pfc. Booker T. Spicely, was shot and killed by a white bus driver, after he resisted moving to the back of a segregated Durham bus in July 1944. (Photo of Alberta Spicely courtesy of Artrelle Spicely)
Please join us for the opening of the Pfc. Booker T. Spicely Exhibition at Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St., Durham, NC, on Friday, May 16 at 6 pm. Thanks to the City of Durham, NC, for its support.
May 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Please join us for the opening of the Pfc. Booker T. Spicely Exhibition at Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St., Durham, NC, on Friday, May 16 at 6 pm. Thanks to the City of Durham, NC, for its support.
