JUNETEENTH
You may recognize this entry from Juneteenths in the past when I posted it with a different picture. Therefore, you will be surprised to know that Juneteenth never existed before. […]
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Lynching Memorial and Slavery – Montgomery
Finally there is a memorial to those who were lynched and who struggled under slavery. It is a new museum opening in Montgomery this month, lest we forget. Learn more […]
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND SLAVERY – YES, SLAVERY
Sometimes I want to scream and this is one of them. How many of you want to get rid of the Electoral College because it trumps (pun not deliberate) the […]
JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by […]
New York Times: Who Gets to Vote?
By ERIKA L. WOOD
Next November more than 5 million Americans will not be allowed to vote because of a criminal conviction in their past. Nearly 4 million of these people are not in prison, yet they remain disenfranchised for years, often for decades and sometimes for life.
Sherie Labedis 