In 1949, when South Pacific debuted on Broadway, few extolled its messages concerning systemic racial prejudice as portrayed by American military service personnel. That portrayal was not limited to the military but intended to reflect a more commonly held view… Read More ›
CIVIL RIGHTS
Miyares Unbridled
Editors’ Note: Cross-posted from The Washington Post, January 19, 2022. By Justin Jouvenal Virginia’s new Attorney General Jason S. Miyares has already launched a probe of a state parole board he feels failed crime victims, fired several employees, including in… Read More ›
Red Fish, Blue Fish
Acceptable definitions of the term red herring tend to be consistent and provide the following: A reference that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question asserting a logical fallacy or an insinuation that leads toward a false conclusion…. Read More ›
Around the Novahood
FAKED DOCS FAIL TO SPRING INMATE A scheme designed to spring a Loudoun County inmate from jail failed. A man who was being held on shoplifting charges in Loudoun and two other Virginia counties, as well as two probation violations,… Read More ›
ICYMI…………………January 24, 1916
One hundred five years ago today, the Supreme Court upheld (Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad) the 16th Amendment and the Revenue Act of 1913, enabling the federal government to undertake necessary development and expansion programs without reliance upon the states…. Read More ›
Nations Within a Nation
History and civics as presented in our schools may have exposed us to some reliable material regarding the indigenous peoples living on the continent without offering a a great deal of detail or context. For the most part, it seems… Read More ›
Beyond Our Border
OKLAHOMA A line from the title song of the musical relates that “You’re doing fine, Oklahoma; Oklahoma, OK!” The Sooner State received its nickname as settlers in 1889 lined up at the border to make claims to Native American lands… Read More ›
ICYMI……………………………January 10, 1776
Two hundred forty-six years ago today, Common Sense, authored by Thomas Paine (1737-1809), a 37-year-old immigrant to Philadelphia, was published. According to scholars, the title was a deliberate choice to appeal to the common man about the egalitarian ideals of… Read More ›
The Crime of Being a Child–Especially a Black Child
It is becoming increasingly evident that, just as driving while Black and walking while Black have become “crimes” that often draw police attention almost anywhere in America, simply being a Black child in a public school can likewise get one… Read More ›