Archive for racism

Local News

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church celebrates Juneteenth

MOULTRIE — At 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, a special celebration awaits at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in ... Read more

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French honor for Josephine Baker stirs conflict over racism

PARIS (AP) — On the surface, it’s a powerful message against racism: a Black woman will, for the ... Read more

Columns

ZACHARY: Listen to history, listen to now

History is truth. History is simply what happened. That is not to say historians always get it right. ... Read more

Ga Fl News

Split attitudes on racial justice progress

  The struggle for racial justice has touched Alan Cashaw’s entire life. One year after George Floyd’s murder ... Read more

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Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve

CHICAGO (AP) — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters ... Read more

Local News

Biden repudiates white supremacy, calls for racial justice

After taking the oath of office Wednesday, President Joe Biden issued a rare repudiation of white supremacy and ... Read more

Letters to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: To fix a problem, we must first acknowledge it

I’m not advocating violence! I simply understand where Mr. Cornelius Ponder is coming from. Read more

Letters to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: White Christians called to fight systemic racism

I am writing to my fellow white Christians. It is beyond time that we have a little ... Read more

Ga Fl News

‘We will shut this Capitol down’: Demonstrators demand statewide change

ATLANTA — Protesters demanded action from legislators returning Monday to the General Assembly. Read more

Opinion

Rant and Rave for June 11, 2020

Root of the problem “To the recent ranters asking about black fathers and other issues blaming black people ... Read more