‘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...Obiter Dicta
Mississippi leads the nation. That’s not a typographical error. And it’s not just a gotcha phrase, preparing the reader for Read More
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WEST VIRGINIA: On This Day, The American Middle Class Was Born In A Gunfight A dozen armed men wearing dark suits stepped off the noon train in Matewan, West Virginia, Read More