‘Of Salt and Spirit’: Black Quilters Record Southern History, Demonstrate Artistry
Sharbreon Plummer fondly gazed down at Cleola McFarland’s 1974 “Throw-together Quilt,” wearing the sort of smile you’d use to greet an old friend. The quilt lay flat on a bed-height platform in the center of the gallery at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson,...
Taking Christmas Seriously
We all know that God works in mysterious ways. Last weekend, two friends and I were deeply moved when we saw a theatrical production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” This is the famous and popular tale of the transformation and redemption of...
News From Around the South, 12/16 to 12/23
ALABAMA: For First Time in History, Alabama Will Have Two Black U.S. House Members Serving Together The 2024 election and a court-ordered redistricting led to this result: next year, Alabama will have two Black U.S. House members serving together, for the first time...
Shoot the Drones!
The skies over New Jersey have been littered with strange flying objects during the past two weeks; and the feds are either hiding the truth from terrified folks on the ground or scratching their collective heads along with the rest of us. Since early December, there...
Why Are Southern Cities Round?
Legend has it that the city of Laurens owes its existence to a brandy bottle. One day in the early 1800s, a group of men took a drinking break while looking for a place to build a new courthouse. One of them tossed an empty bottle, which landed on a hill. Upon closer...Obiter Dicta
The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. … They sought to protect Read More
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