Collective memory and the forgotten MLK campaign
One year before he was assassinated, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. flirted with a run for President of the United States. A…
Truth and the unvaccinated
So many want to believe in something enough to die for it. So many want to draw a line in the sand.…
The book lovers
When my pal Eddie and I were in grade school, we read for fun. Like some who love to eat, we loved…
My loss, my gain
Something’s lost, but something’s gained, in living every day. — Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now Losing weight is probably America’s #1 New…
My West Side Story
It’s hard to believe it was 60 years ago that I saw the original road show of West Side Story in the…
‘Something of ill-omen is among us’
On April 28, 1836, Francis McIntosh, a 26-year-old free man of color and steamboat porter, was arrested by local police after refusing…
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