August 30, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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This is the lead in The Guardian’s article entitled “Arkansas: tree honoring 1919 Elaine Massacre victims cut down”: Officials are investigating after someone cut down a willow tree that was planted earlier this year to honor the victims of the 1919 … Continue reading
August 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Leonard Pitts, Jr., who writes a regular opinion column for the Miami Herald, tweeted about two published pieces yesterday — one his own piece and the other an interesting New York Times’ piece. Here are both tweets, which include links to the articles. … Continue reading
August 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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These articles—opinion pieces from the Washington Post— popped up on my Twitter feed. The first was written after some white folks made racist comments to a journalist regarding Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and the second responds to a plan to end … Continue reading
August 22, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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August 22, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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As you see, Ida Bae Wells has announced the first episode of the 1619 podcast. Here’s a direct link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1619/id1476928106?i=1000447111833 This podcast series, like The 1619 Project, is a publication of the New York Times.
August 22, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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The Washington Post begins “The 1619 Project and the far-right fear of history” with this lead: In the summer of 1619, two warships manned by English privateers raided a Portuguese vessel the pirates hoped was brimming with gold. Instead, they found … Continue reading
August 22, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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George Takei (Sulu from Star Trek) is really active on social media and has started a podcast series entitled “Oh Myyy Pod!”—intended to explore “how social media influences the court of public opinion, both the good and the bad.” He … Continue reading
August 22, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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The Atlantic explores the historical significance of 1619 in “The Hopefulness and Hopelessness of 1619: Marking the 400-year African American struggle to survive and to be free of racism” (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/historical-significance-1619/596365/). Here’s the lead for the article: Her name was Angela, one of … Continue reading