by Ladelle McWhorter | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog
Last weekend, the world saw Charlottesville invaded by white supremacists who came to terrorize, hurt, and even kill our town’s residents. It was an ugly and very destructive moment. These protesters came to Charlottesville because they’re afraid of change - so...
by Libero Della Piana | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog
Saturday night I arrived in Virginia as the conscience of the country and world turned toward the state. Earlier that day, hundreds of organized white supremacists gathered for a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in the mountainous Western part of the state,...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 13, 2017 | Blog
Her name was Heather Heyer. She was marching for justice in Charlottesville when she was killed by a white racist. Say her name. His name was Timothy Caughman. He was walking down the street in New York City when he was killed by a white racist. Say his name. Their...
by Jeff Bryant | Aug 11, 2017 | Blog
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says she supports "great public schools," but her actions continue to show her hypocrisy on that subject. Her recent trip to Michigan, her home state, offers yet more proof of the real focus of her leadership – and it isn't...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 10, 2017 | Blog
The millions who gathered in Washington and around the country for the historic Women's March, one day after Donald Trump's inauguration, made an indisputable statement: Trump may have won the presidency, but he did not win a mandate to govern. The chants of...
by Spencer Rumsey | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog
It was a big day on Long Island. President Donald Trump was jetting in for what he thought would be a victory lap on health care and some “tough talk” to a hand-picked audience about immigration. Easy, right? Sorry, Donald. Things didn’t work out quite the way you...
