Over the past several months, we’ve noticed a change in the air. No, it’s not the arrival of autumn, but the growing number of Confederate flags billowing in the breeze. From an impromptu summertime demonstration of cars and trucks decked out in the “rebel” flag, to now, local high school students flying it on school […]
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Let’s Set A Different Tone
Two weeks ago, a 21-year old white man shot to death nine African-American parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In the aftermath, one of the enduring debates has been whether the star-and-bar Confederate flag holds inappropriate racist overtones and should be removed from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse. […]