The Legacy of Black Cowboys is a Missing Chapter in Texas History
There is a rich history, culture and legacy of Black cowboys in Texas and the nation that’s been underrepresented in history and popular culture. Ke‘Elronn Hatley is the very picture of a cowboy: black hat, dark jeans and a big shiny belt buckle. “When I would...
The Politics of Incumbent Rejection
At a time when voters have rejected the party of the incumbent president in the last two elections, and in which current polling has the incumbent trailing, both parties seem bent on nominating two men who have served as president and about whom substantial majorities...
Enjoy the Ride
The driverless car is here! Finally. Google has harnessed artificial intelligence to create a self-driving car they call Waymo, standing for “Way Forward in Mobility.” Regulators in San Francisco and Phoenix legalized Waymo cars because the robo-cars drive...
Slavery’s Descendants: Heirs of Power
About a month after the Civil War began, a slaveholding ancestor of current U.S. Congressman French Hill seemed confident about the future. “Lincoln can’t starve me out unless he takes my land and negros,” plantation owner Creed Taylor wrote to a relative. By the time...
News From Around the South, 12/11 to 12/18
GEORGIA: Fulton County Court Finds 200-Year-Old Records Exposing Slavery in the South FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Hundreds of historic documents dating back to slavery have been discovered among Fulton County Probate Court records. Inside the records room of Fulton...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Play Tells Story Of Gullah Geechee Experience During Revolutionary War When George Washington goes to heaven in the Gullah Traveling Theater’s telling of the American Revolution, Saint Read More