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...
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Charles Greene
Apr 2, 202119 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Apr 2, 20219 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Mar 9, 202114 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Feb 24, 202112 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Jan 30, 20211 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Jan 9, 20219 min read
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....
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Charles Greene
Dec 12, 20208 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Oct 28, 20206 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Oct 23, 20205 min read
Post #2 And Then There Were 2: My conversation with David Henry Oliver.
My conversation with David Henry Oliver.
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Charles Greene
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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...
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Charles Greene
Sep 22, 20201 min read
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...
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