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"I Can't Breathe." - The Unsettling Familiarity of George Floyd's Death
In front of a crowd of 200,000 Americans lined up along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his...
Vinny Demme
Feb 28, 202112 min read
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An Advocate for Change - the Story of Barack Obama
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that...
Vinny Demme
Feb 25, 202112 min read
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Long Live the King - The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.
With the courage in their hearts, the strength in their backs, and the images of racial disparity etched into their eyes, 200,000...
Vinny Demme
Feb 22, 202121 min read
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The Boy From Troy - An American Hero With 45 Arrests Under His Belt
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” - John Lewis - Perhaps the most well-known civil rights...
Vinny Demme
Feb 18, 202112 min read
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The Complicated Activist - Malcolm X
“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” - Malcolm X - Earl and Louise Little...
Vinny Demme
Feb 13, 202112 min read
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Harriet Tubman & the Freedom Seekers
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for...
Vinny Demme
Feb 6, 20217 min read
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Frederick Douglass: Bookworm, Author, & Orator
“When justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an...
Vinny Demme
Feb 4, 20215 min read
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Preaching Her Truth: How Isabella Became Sojourner
“If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to...
Vinny Demme
Feb 3, 20215 min read
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I haven't been trying hard enough... an intro to Black History Month at The Vinny Demme Portfolio
Between a LEGO sculpture of the Statue of Liberty and a 3D Kobe Bryant lamp, a poster hangs above my desk that I look at whenever I...
Vinny Demme
Feb 1, 20216 min read
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