Category Archives: Black & White & Other Colors
Showdown Week at Guilford: Who Will be Its New President?
“Predictions are hard,” said the sage yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” Yet sometimes there are exceptions — predictions that are easy. Like this one:
For A Hearty Holiday: Our Democracy Is Approaching Cardiac Arrest
So: I went in for a thorough cardio checkup, a long overnight at Duke Med. As the capstone of the process they stuck me in this MRI machine for a long hour of lying stock still on my back, eyes closed and hands slowly going numb under the barrage of whanging and zapping aimed at … Continue reading For A Hearty Holiday: Our Democracy Is Approaching Cardiac Arrest
U. S. Black History: 1619, 1776, or What? How About 1962?
Let’s see: Racism & U. S. History. 1776 or 1619? The New York Times, or Trump’s “Patriotic Education” commission? The truth is rising, or the sky is falling? Pick your side, get in line, join the Culture War’s latest rehearsal for Armageddon. Really? As some once-legendary movie mogul once said of another sketchy deal, “Include … Continue reading U. S. Black History: 1619, 1776, or What? How About 1962?
The “Spirit of Harriet Tubman” is Ready to speak Again
[Details on a live performance of “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman” 0n June 27 are below. Spread the word!] During much of the 1850s, Harriet Tubman, felt almost like a prisoner. She lived in Canada, just a few miles west of the U. S. border at Niagara Falls. She was safe there, but itchy to … Continue reading The “Spirit of Harriet Tubman” is Ready to speak Again