by editor | Oct 5, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
This week marks the 102nd anniversary of the Elaine Massacre, when a union organizing attempt by Black sharecroppers in rural Elaine, Arkansas, was met with extreme violence by white people. The killing spree, which began on Sept. 30 and lasted for two days ,...
by editor | Oct 4, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“We’ve got the president of the United States on our side,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “Got 96% of the members of the Democratic caucus in the House on our side. We got all but two senators at this...
by editor | Oct 4, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
NORTH CAROLINA: UNC Hires Faculty to Study Health & Wellness In Communities Of Color CHAPEL Hill, N.C. — The UNC College of Arts and Sciences has hired six new faculty members to study health and wellness in communities of color and issues of U.S. slavery....
by editor | Sep 30, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
In October 1862, a shocking and unique photo exhibition opened at Mathew B. Brady’s Broadway gallery in New York City. A small placard at the door advertised “The Dead of Antietam,” and, as The New York Times reported on October 20, “crowds of people are constantly...
by editor | Sep 30, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Last Saturday, President Joe Biden tweeted the following about his $3.5 trillion proposal: “My Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars. Instead of wasting money on tax breaks, loopholes and tax evasion for big corporations and the wealthy, we can make a...
by editor | Sep 29, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
A week after Sept. 11, 2001, I spoke with a disaster-response expert about terrorist targets in Texas. The Houston Ship Channel, “with all those refineries,” was his first reply. How to protect it? He said: “You tell me.” In December 2020...