How Canvassing For A Local Candidate Filled Me With Hope During A Divisive National Election
While national campaign rhetoric can be both divisive and dispiriting, getting involved in a local campaign was edifying and encouraging.
Selma, Alabama’s First Black Church Is Still Going Strong. Take A Look At Its Amazing Legacy
First Baptist has always had strong members whose faith, tested and tried with slavery, Jim Crow segregation, intimidation, violence, and even a devastating tornado, triumphed over all.
Amid Politician Preening, Participants In The Original Selma March Share Their Stories
The solemn march of solidarity, attended by people of all races and ages, gives a sense of the courage and commitment of ‘ordinary people who did extraordinary things.’
Can’t We Just Mourn The Police Instead Of Exploiting Their Deaths?
Our town’s commemoration of the Orlando terrorist attacks was well-attended, self-congratulatory, even festive. Its memorial for slain police officers was sparse and ambivalent.
The Symbolic Self-Liquidation Of The Democratic Sit-In
The Democrats’ gun-control sit-in is symbolic, but the symbols have the opposite of their original meanings.
Sorry Ron Fournier, Obama’s Idea Of American Exceptionalism Is Still Unexceptional
The president’s redefinition of American exceptionalism is a rejection of the things that make us unique.
Ferguson and Theater’s Double Standard For Truth In Art
The theater community celebrates demonstrably false portrayals of history that support liberal narratives, but attacks demonstrably true portrayals that support conservative conclusions.
Gay Marriage Isn’t About Justice, It’s About Selma Envy
My generation willfully ignores the real debate about gay rights and religious freedom because we want halos without sacrifice.
The Case For Colorblind Casting
Most advertising, movie, and theater scripts don’t require casting actors of specific races. But some do.
How To Talk About Oscar Nominees At Cocktail Parties (Without Having To Watch Them)
You really don’t want to watch most Oscar-nominated movies. But that doesn’t mean you can’t talk about them.
Your Handy-Dandy Guide To Oscar Movie Controversies
It wouldn’t be Oscar season without artsy film-type people arguing passionately about movies you haven’t seen. Here’s a crib sheet of brewing controversy.
‘Selma’ Tells A Great American Story
Do not believe anyone trying to make ‘Selma’ a factional thing, a liberal or conservative, black, white, or hashtag movie. This story of Martin Luther King Jr. and his times transcends all that.
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