News From Around the South 4/2 to 4/9
VIRGINIA: In Va. community where Civil War ties run deep, schools named after Confederate figures find broad support Thousands of community members chimed in on the proposed renaming of Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School near Richmond. The...
Black Political Power Means Zilch
It’s often thought to be beyond question that black political power is necessary for economic power and enhanced socio-economic welfare. That’s an idea that lends itself to testing and analysis. Between 1970 and 2012, the number of black elected officials...
News From Around the South 3/26 to 4/2
NORTH CAROLINA: Beachgoer’s Drone Captures Image of Civil War-Era Shipwreck While vacationing at Holden Beach in North Carolina last week, 42-year-old Brent Garlington spotted what is thought to be a wrecked Civil War-era steamer. Garlington, of Fayetteville,...
Fifty Years After Death, Promised Land Elusive
Had he lived, Martin Luther King would now be an elder statesman of American politics, having given further service to his country through continued moral leadership and probably through holding high office. Today, aged 89, not an impossible age, he would doubtless...
Knee-Jerk Liberals Spit at Sinclair
Let’s imagine the following statements were part of a public opinion poll. How many people would agree to these assertions? 1. “(W)e’re concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country. The sharing of...Obiter Dicta
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Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025 Large, immigrant-rich cities saw population fall back between mid-2024 and mid-2025 after nation-leading increases the year before. Mid-sized cities led Read More