by Thomas Mills | Jan 20, 2020 | Editor's Blog
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His most famous speech is the one delivered at the March on Washington in 1963. Almost a year before that, he gave an early version of it in Rocky Mount North Carolina. Fortunately, it was recorded....
by Thomas Mills | Jan 21, 2019 | Editor's Blog
As we honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., today is good time to remember that Congress has failed to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Supreme Court found section 4 of the act to be out of date in 2013 and left it up to Congress to amend...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 4, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. He was only 39 years old but had won the Nobel Peace Prize and was probably already the most famous African American in U.S. history. His death cemented his legacy and reputation as one of the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 24, 2016 | Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGA
“..Time is neutral. It can be used either constructively or destructively….We must come to see that human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability. It comes from the tireless efforts and consistent work of men willing to be coworkers with God, and...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 20, 2014 | News, Religion |
Some insights are timeless. Karl Marx spoke for the ages saying “history repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce.” So it is with Billy Graham. The Reverend’s clownish son may have reinforced impressions of his father as a Falwell clone. In fact, Billy...
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