Today, as a white American, I find myself wondering “What does Juneteenth mean to me?” Maybe that’s a question a lot of white Americans are asking themselves right now. I don’t presume to know or to say what Juneteenth means to Black Americans. Its meaning and expression are defined by an evolving cultural process happening … Read more
While all of the media will focus their attention on Donald Trump’s Nuremberg-style death cult rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma tomorrow, where his disastrous failures of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic, the collapsing economy, and systemic racism in America will all collide — the media are the lookie-loos who crane their necks to check out this train … Read more
Professor Erika Lee’s recent work: America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States is highly recommended reading for this moment in time. In the book, Dr. Lee gives a thorough summary of the emergence of the Know-Nothing Party (also known as the American Party and Order of the Star-Spangled Banner.) The Know-Nothing Party … Read more
Most American students have been taught in their K-12 American history classes that the Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to the Union’s General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. But it would be more than 16 months before President … Read more
With the unfortunate withdrawals of Senators Amy Klobuchar and Catherine Cortez Masto from the 2020 Veepstakes, this appears to be the current list of potential Vice President options for Democratic Nominee Joe Biden. Stacey Abrams Senator Tammy Baldwin Representative Val Demings Senator Tammy Duckworth Senator Maggie Hassan Senator Kamala Harris Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms … Read more