Tag: Independence Day
‘What to the American slave is your 4th of July?:’ James...
July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.”
Trump’s Fourth of July
We must share these ideals if we are to have a functioning society. Without them, there is no America.
Independence Day Delusions
However we interpret the concept, we may not be as "free" as we're led to believe.
‘What, to the American Slave, Is Your 4th of July?’
Frederick Douglass told a crowd gathered in Rochester, N.Y., on July 5, 1852 that to slaves the white man's celebration of the Fourth of July is a "sham." And today, the gross injustice and cruelty he was talking about are still existent.
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As the planet warms, let’s be clear: We are sacrificing lives for profits
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations.
Police chief arrested for selling meth
"DEA and our law enforcement partners will hold drug dealers accountable no matter who they are."
The height of folly: Safeboxes in the sky
Can’t our society find something better to do than give billionaires playpens over a quarter-mile up?
How media reports of ‘Clashes’ mislead Americans about Israeli-Palestinian violence
Accurate language in the reporting of Israeli-Palestinian violence is not only a concern for journalists’ credibility – it would also provide U.S. news consumers with a deeper understanding of the conditions on the ground and the deadly consequences.
Does Flint, Michigan, have clean water yet? The answer is complicated.
Even if the city has clean water, many people still struggle to accept that they’re being told the truth this time.