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Post #12 That's About the Kindest Thing I Can Say
Founded in 1781 by John and Elizabeth Phillips, Phillips Exeter Academy has long been on the list of elite, private boarding schools in...
Charles Greene
May 20, 20221 min read
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Charles Greene
May 19, 20220 min read
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Post #10 Wait Your Turn: My Conversation with Marvin Pettus
During a recent Big Black Man Project presentation to the Four Rivers Charter School, a wise student asked, “Do the interview subjects...
Charles Greene
Apr 2, 202119 min read
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Post #9 The Strongest of the Strong: My Conversation with Michael Boulware Moore
From 2008 to 2017, I had the pleasure of living on the campus of St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts. And for roughly 7 of...
Charles Greene
Apr 2, 20219 min read
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Post #8 Don’t Just “Assume” Democracy: My Conversation with Dr. Gregory Vincent
About one month after conducting the first Big Black Man Project interview (My First Big Black Man, My Dad), my father called me with...
Charles Greene
Mar 9, 202114 min read
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Post #7 Better Than You: My Conversation with Curtis Wilson
I had the recent pleasure of meeting Curtis Wilson through an introduction from my father. Even though we both grew up in Akron, Curtis...
Charles Greene
Feb 24, 202112 min read
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Post #6 I Am American: The BBMP Founders and Their Relationship to America.
In this latest installment to the Big Black Man Project, the 3 Black founders answer the question, "What is your relationship to...
Charles Greene
Jan 30, 20211 min read
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Post #5 Expendable People: My Conversation with Dr. Cleavon Gilman
I first heard of Dr. Cleavon Gilman less than a month ago. I was reading through what at the time seemed to be an implausible news story....
Charles Greene
Jan 9, 20219 min read
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Post #4 Crabs in a Barrel : My Conversation with Jammil Telfort
I have to admit that this has been the most challenging interview I have had to edit so far. The subject, Jammil Telfort, is my former...
Charles Greene
Dec 12, 20208 min read
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Post #3 Fool Me Once: My Conversation with Brian Walker
It is my pleasure to share a portion of my conversation with Brian F. Walker, educator and author of Black Boy, White School. Brian and...
Charles Greene
Oct 28, 20206 min read
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Post #2 And Then There Were 2: My conversation with David Henry Oliver.
My conversation with David Henry Oliver.
Charles Greene
Oct 23, 20205 min read
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The First Big Black Man, My Dad
It makes perfect sense that the first interview I conducted for "The Project" was with my very own father, Charles Lavant Greene I can...
Charles Greene
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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Welcome to The Big Black Man Project
I wanted to take a moment to welcome you all to The Big Black Man Project. Nearly 25 years ago I had the idea to collect the stories of...
Charles Greene
Sep 22, 20201 min read
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