Weaver (1907–1997), the first black cabinet secretary (Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1966–1968) has become “a marginal figure in our public discussion today,” but “for almost half of ...

2016-01-09T17:59:48-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgOn January 18, 1966, Robert Weaver became the first secretary of the new ...

“May the good Lord have mercy on you,” said Lyndon Johnson—and, under the circumstances, the benediction seemed appropriate. Johnson was speaking to the man he had just nominated as head of the new ...

Even as Black History Month 2009 winds down to a conclusion today, there is one man of African-American heritage who, this year especially, is deserving of recognition and remembrance. For as the ...

“We cannot all live in cities,” cautioned Horace Greeley a century ago, “yet nearly all seem determined to do so.” His own classic answer to the problem, “Go West, young man,” was no lasting ...