A little more than three years ago..I was sent to Selma, Alabama to cover the 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday'. It was one of a few times that I've felt a connection to the late Rev. Martin Luther King. The only time before that..was when I worked in local radio in North Carolina and -- … Continue reading Thoughts of MLK…Again.
Category: History
Hooray for Harriet!!!
The U.S. Treasury took a while, didn't it? Well..at least the ball is rolling. Sometime around 2020 it will unveil a new design for the $20 bill...with abolitionist Harriet Tubman front and center..literally. An historic move to say the least. It has been a mere century since a woman (Martha Washington) appeared on American paper … Continue reading Hooray for Harriet!!!
Postscript On The Confederate Flag
South Carolina has moved to put this episode behind it. I shall do the same...following this post. I did not see the ceremony to retire the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. I happened to have a doctor's appointment at that time. My wife snapped the photos you'll see in this … Continue reading Postscript On The Confederate Flag
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
"For Why!!??" you ask. The answer: Perhaps because it's about time. In recorded U.S. history, only one woman has appeared on American paper money. Martha Washington's picture was on $1 silver certificates back in the 1880's. Since then it's been all men..all the time (and not all presidents). There is … Continue reading An Idea Whose Time Has Come
(Bull)dogged By Troubles at South Carolina State
It would be such a shame. South Carolina has only one state-funded historically black university. South Carolina State University in Orangeburg has taken pride in its heritage of educating African-American students from across the state and nation and..as its mission statement says..prepares "highly skilled, competent and socially aware graduates to enable them to work … Continue reading (Bull)dogged By Troubles at South Carolina State
Reflections of Selma: A Commemoration Like Few Others
Recently I returned from my first road assignment for FOX News Radio covering the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Celebration of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama. For the many who showed up for the festivities, the focal point was the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge -- where 600 African-American marchers peacefully crossed into Selma only to be met … Continue reading Reflections of Selma: A Commemoration Like Few Others
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