News From Around the South 1/20 to 1/27

News From Around the South 1/20 to 1/27

ALABAMA: Foundation Weighs In on Proposed Bridge Name Change SELMA, Ala. — The F.D. Reese Foundation over the weekend weighed in on an online petition, reported to have as many as 8,500 signatures, to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of civil rights icon...
The South’s Changing Demographics

The South’s Changing Demographics

More black Americans are moving south, changing the demographics of major metropolitan areas. We look at how these moves are shifting the political landscape. LEILA FADEL, HOST: America is becoming more racially diverse. And in a growing number of counties, whites are...
Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?

Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?

On the holiday set aside in 2020 to honor Martin Luther King, the premier advocate of nonviolent Gandhian civil disobedience, thousands of gun owners gathered in Richmond to petition peacefully for their rights. King had preached that there was a higher law that...
News From Around the South 1/13 to 1/20

News From Around the South 1/13 to 1/20

VIRGINIA: As Gun Rights Rally Looms, Richmond Residents Fear Another Charlottesville RICHMOND, Va. — As gun rights activists, white nationalists and militia groups prepare to rally at the state Capitol on Monday to protest proposed gun control laws, residents are...
Freedom and Facts

Freedom and Facts

We need to differentiate between experiences and facts. We know that our individual perspectives affect how we experience events, but do they also affect the underlying facts? The answer is no. Facts are facts. So, for example, one person might experience exceptional...