Facing South: “Since the U.S. ended the draft in 1973, young adults from Southern states* have been overrepresented among new military recruits. In fact, the region has been in a league of its own in terms of military recruitment since the late 20th century, with no other region experiencing as wide a disparity in military representation. …According to fiscal…
Month: May 2021
Black Women Taking the Lead on the Ballot in the South, Nationally
AP: ““We are normalizing Black women’s leadership (and) seeing Black women on every ballot so that it’s second nature for voters,” said Glynda Carr, co-founder of Higher Heights for America, which backs Black female candidates. In addition to Virginia, two Black women are running for U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 2022: former state Supreme…
“Texas Democrats abandon House floor, blocking passage of voting bill before final deadline”
TX Tribune: “The sweeping overhaul of Texas elections and voter access was poised from the beginning of the session to pass into law. It had the backing of Republican leaders in both chambers of the Legislature. It had support from the governor. Democrats who opposed the bill, chiding it as a naked attempt of voter…
NY Times Obituary of Sen. John Warner, Powerful Force in the Old Dominion
NY Times: “Senator John W. Warner of Virginia, the genteel former Navy secretary who shed the image of a dilettante to become a leading Republican voice on military policy during 30 years in the Senate, died on Tuesday night at his home in Alexandria, Va. He was 94. Susan Magill, his former chief of staff,…
At Dallas Conference, Former US National Security Advisor Endorses Violent Military Coup in America (VIDEO)
Huffington Post: “Avowed QAnon disciple and confessed felon retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has called for a Myanmar-like military coup in America. “It should happen,” Donald Trump’s former national security adviser said in an astonishing declaration at a QAnon conference Sunday…. Flynn presented his dark vision of a military coup and dictatorship in the U.S. in response…
Too Far: Stetson Refuses to Supply Nashville Store with Holocaust Themed Anti-Vaxx Merchandise
The Guardian: “Stetson has said it will stop selling its products through a hat store in Nashville, Tennessee which advertised anti-vaccination patches in the style of a Star of David, the badge which Jewish people were made to wear by the Nazis. The owner of the shop appeared to apologise on Saturday but a Stetson company statement said: “We are…
“The Texas Winter Storm And Power Outages Killed Hundreds More People Than The State Says”
Buzzfeed News: “The true number of people killed by the disastrous winter storm and power outages that devastated Texas in February is likely four or five times what the state has acknowledged so far. A BuzzFeed News data analysis reveals the hidden scale of a catastrophe that trapped millions of people in freezing darkness, cut off…
“‘Legal Lynching’ Of Willie McGee In Mississippi’s Traveling Electric Chair”
MS Free Press: “May 8, 2021, was the 70th anniversary of the electrocution of Willie McGee in Mississippi’s traveling electric chair, a grim milestone in the history of civil rights in Mississippi. All these years later, McGee’s family continues to mourn his life and confront the impact of the tragic and undoubtedly unjust circumstances surrounding his…
“Amid Apology And Regret For Police Murders Of Gibbs And Green, [Jackson State University] Class Of ’70 Finally Marches”
MS Free Press: “On May 15, 1970, Jackson State University senior Mabel Beecham, 21, was staying with her sister-in-law at her apartment on Montgomery Street, close to Jackson State’s campus. Suddenly, she could hear a barrage of shots fire off. She took cover and stayed inside all night with no idea of the tragedy that…
“Alabama Republicans Look for Mo Brooks Alternative”
Political Wire: “Katie Boyd Britt, the president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, is expected to jump into the Alabama Senate race next month as some Republicans in the state seek an alternative to Rep. Mo Brooks, who has already earned former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.”