It doesn’t seem there’s any way around it: so far, 2023 is a Big Bust as far as editorial cartoons go. We now have proof of that, at least in the form that counts for the educated classes, a statement by an elite college professor,
I didn’t vote for Jimmy Carter in 1976. In fact, I didn’t vote at all that year. I’m not proud of that, but there it is. It happened mostly because I was away from home on election day, and because I wasn’t scared. That autumn I was trying to write a novel about Quakers … Continue reading An Ode to Jimmy
[NOTE: Henry Louis Gates could well be the best professor I never had. I was first knocked over by his intellect and insight when I found his 1993 article that challenged the use of what was then newly-called “Critical Race Theory” as justification for repression of free speech by essentially private, often mob action, now … Continue reading More on “Un-Banned” Black History Month: Henry Louis Gates Jr. On the Return of the “Lost Cause” Censorship, and the Need for Real Debate on Black Issues in America
GOOD NEWS Washington Post There were few Black historic landmarks. Two brothers changed that. By Nick Tabor — February 11, 2023 In 1970, there were only two National Historic Landmarks focused exclusively on Black history. By 1976, that number had risen beyond 70. Behind this change was a large coalition of Black scholars, policymakers and … Continue reading Good News/Other News/Bad News
Washington Post: Two states still observe King-Lee Day, honoring Robert E. Lee with MLK Alabama and Mississippi jointly celebrate the civil rights hero and the Confederate general Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (left) and Confederate general Robert E. Lee are still celebrated jointly in Alabama and Mississippi. (AFP/Getty Images (King); Matthew B. Brady/AP … Continue reading The “Ambiguous South” Honors Robert E. Lee alongside MLK Today