Nicole Hill

Totally fine. No questions. We're all on board. No notes. But the problem was... When it came to the politics, he never seemed to get the political appointments that he went after. And when he was rejected, he did not take it in stride.

Totally fine. No questions. We're all on board. No notes. But the problem was... When it came to the politics, he never seemed to get the political appointments that he went after. And when he was rejected, he did not take it in stride.

Totally fine. No questions. We're all on board. No notes. But the problem was... When it came to the politics, he never seemed to get the political appointments that he went after. And when he was rejected, he did not take it in stride.

He would go into the office of whatever newspaper he was working for at the time, he would sit down at his typewriter, and he would go absolutely insane on everyone he held responsible for him not getting the jobs he thought he deserved. So like one time Frederick Douglass was like, I will hook you up. And he's like, great, great, great, great. And then Frederick Douglass is like, no, no, I can't.

He would go into the office of whatever newspaper he was working for at the time, he would sit down at his typewriter, and he would go absolutely insane on everyone he held responsible for him not getting the jobs he thought he deserved. So like one time Frederick Douglass was like, I will hook you up. And he's like, great, great, great, great. And then Frederick Douglass is like, no, no, I can't.

He would go into the office of whatever newspaper he was working for at the time, he would sit down at his typewriter, and he would go absolutely insane on everyone he held responsible for him not getting the jobs he thought he deserved. So like one time Frederick Douglass was like, I will hook you up. And he's like, great, great, great, great. And then Frederick Douglass is like, no, no, I can't.

He publishes all this. He's like, I hate you. I hate the way that you dress. I hate the way that you talk. I hate your hair. Like just petty.

He publishes all this. He's like, I hate you. I hate the way that you dress. I hate the way that you talk. I hate your hair. Like just petty.

He publishes all this. He's like, I hate you. I hate the way that you dress. I hate the way that you talk. I hate your hair. Like just petty.

Right. But he doesn't care. People describe him as handsome, a climber, and very, very combative. Oh, he was handsome? I see why he's like that. Yeah. You're like, oh wait, that changes everything. Okay, got it, clear.

Right. But he doesn't care. People describe him as handsome, a climber, and very, very combative. Oh, he was handsome? I see why he's like that. Yeah. You're like, oh wait, that changes everything. Okay, got it, clear.

Right. But he doesn't care. People describe him as handsome, a climber, and very, very combative. Oh, he was handsome? I see why he's like that. Yeah. You're like, oh wait, that changes everything. Okay, got it, clear.

So finally, William does secure one of the jobs he'd been going after. He's named the editor of the Washington Bee, a brand new weekly paper serving the Black citizens of D.C. whose motto was, stings for our enemies, honey for our friends.

So finally, William does secure one of the jobs he'd been going after. He's named the editor of the Washington Bee, a brand new weekly paper serving the Black citizens of D.C. whose motto was, stings for our enemies, honey for our friends.

So finally, William does secure one of the jobs he'd been going after. He's named the editor of the Washington Bee, a brand new weekly paper serving the Black citizens of D.C. whose motto was, stings for our enemies, honey for our friends.

It's estimated that at this time there are like 12,000 newspapers serving segregated Black communities across America. But when you get to a major city like D.C., there's usually a few. So the competition is really fierce and you need to do something to stand out. So William is like, what's up, sisters? What's up, my wife? You all are now going to be on staff at the Washington Bee.

It's estimated that at this time there are like 12,000 newspapers serving segregated Black communities across America. But when you get to a major city like D.C., there's usually a few. So the competition is really fierce and you need to do something to stand out. So William is like, what's up, sisters? What's up, my wife? You all are now going to be on staff at the Washington Bee.

It's estimated that at this time there are like 12,000 newspapers serving segregated Black communities across America. But when you get to a major city like D.C., there's usually a few. So the competition is really fierce and you need to do something to stand out. So William is like, what's up, sisters? What's up, my wife? You all are now going to be on staff at the Washington Bee.

And he makes all of them like reporters and cultural critics, in addition to some outside people. And then they set up offices at Lucinda's house on I Street. There, they turn the bee into appointment readings.

And he makes all of them like reporters and cultural critics, in addition to some outside people. And then they set up offices at Lucinda's house on I Street. There, they turn the bee into appointment readings.