Week in Review: Black Gen X in the Shadows and the Spotlight

 Week in Review: Black Gen X in the Shadows and the Spotlight

IN THE KNOW with Tony Reeves

This past week, I dedicated my daily Shorts to the voices, struggles, and overlooked truths of Black Generation X. We were the first generation to grow up after the Civil Rights Act, but we still faced the burden of racism, stereotypes, and cultural tension. Sometimes, the world said the danger was gone—but we could still feel it.

Here’s what this week looked like:

📆 July 11 – When a White Student Said I Was Segregating Myself

Reflecting on the tension between integration and identity.

📆 July 12 – No Signs. No Warnings. Just the Same Old Danger

A powerful look at the hidden threats Black Gen X still faced.

📆 July 13 – Gen X: Bridging Analog to Digital

A generation of transformation—before tech ruled the world.

📆 July 14 – Raised by the Past

How the warnings of our parents shaped how we saw the world.

📆 July 15 – Are We Repeating History?

Hard questions from a generation that’s seen the cycle before.

📆 July 16 – The Danger Wasn’t Always Clear

Our most viewed Short—proof that the message struck a chord.

📆 July 17 – Thrown Together Without a Plan

What school integration really looked like behind the headlines.

📆 July 18 – Before the Cameras

A tribute to the stories that were never recorded but still lived.

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