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Braceville man’s fictional story tells plight of slaves
Tribune Chronicle· 5 days agoIn 1799, Belgium’s King Leopold sent a small, but heavily armed Belgian force into the Congo and went from village to village taking men and women hostage. Asaba, a tribal leader in his Congo ...
Poet laureate on Alabama contradictions, race, redemption and finding joy
Birmingham News· 6 days agoThis is a conversation between Birmingham’s first poet laureate, Salaam Green, and AL.com columnist...
New museum director ready for leap from soul music to Sultana disaster | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 6 days agoClassic soul music and American military history are far-apart fields of interest, but Jeff Kollath,...
The Metropolitan Opera's Summer HD Festival To Return To Lincoln Center Plaza
Broadway World· 3 days agoWith a different presentation projected onto a big screen on the façade of the opera house each night, the free festival features ten screenings from the Met's celebrated Live in HD series, ...
‘A coming together of humanity’: Juneteenth events across Dayton region celebrate freedom
Dayton Daily News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday marking the emancipation of African Americans from slavery on June 19,...
States’ rights are the boogeyman! | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly
Louisiana Weekly· 5 days agoStates’ rights are the boogeyman! During the last century, it was common for parents to tell children that if they misbehaved, “the boogeyman is going to get you.” Contrary to conventional wisdom ...
Hammond precedent may impact threatened lawsuits against East Chicago, Gary
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 3 days agoIn 2013, the Court of Appeals ruled Hammond did not have to repeal its handgun regulatory ordinances...