At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of September’s most
Tag: Racism
Ahead of Its Time
During the early part of the nineteenth century, American abolitionists fought slavery on several fronts. Leading activists gave speeches, wrote newspaper editorials and preached anti-slavery sermons. Others operated the Underground
“Us” v. “Them”
My alma mater is part of a heated rivalry that extends back to the days of the Civil War (or as my friend from Mississippi recently called it, “the War
He Had a Dream
Parking meters in at least one major U.S. city were free today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day., a holiday observed in all 50 of the United States since 2000. Because