UM professor and filmmaker works to tell sincere stories about the South
Leaving Mississippi provided a new perspective for one University of Mississippi professor, who was later inspired to return and tell honest stories about the South and state through film. Filmmaker Andy Harper is the director of UM’s Southern Documentary Project and...
Is Global Democracy America’s Mission?
“In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security,” said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address. “This is a real test. It’s...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Commission Will Review 750 Confederate Names from Military Bases, Streets, Bridges Washington — The congressional naming commission which was set up to remove Confederate names from military bases will review the names of...
Biden Should Remember the Downsides of Regime Change
When Joe Biden ended his speech in Warsaw, Poland, with an unscripted declaration that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” he sparked a lively controversy. Some observers think that regime change in Moscow would be a great thing and that Biden was...
Virginia lawmakers create Historic Preservation Fund
RICHMOND, Va. — A new state fund could give the Patawomeck Tribe a chance to reacquire tribal land and help protect battlefield sites throughout the state where Black soldiers fought and died. “If there were any way that we could ever get anything back, we would want...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: With location and design selected, SC’s Robert Smalls monument needs funding The monument is expected to cost between $1 million and $2 million for the cost of the Read More