Two members of the Hamilton County School Board said today they reject the idea that county schools need to “racially and economically integrate” There are so many tired tropes about southerners: the Foghorn Leghorn accent, the Boss Hogg mannerisms, Scarlett O’Hara, the bigger the hair the closer to God. Okay, that last one might be … [Read more…]
Sexually transmitted diseases and teen birth rates are highest in the American South. This is compounded by the fact that one and a half million U.S. households live in extreme poverty today, nearly double the number from twenty years ago. Planned Parenthood and other health care providers provide critical and preventative health care to … [Read more…]
Most don’t call themselves activists. But in rural towns and big cities across the South, teachers, retirees, groundskeepers, pastors, women and men, young and old—the sorts of people who make a town run—are honoring victims of lynching. Their methods vary, as does their volume. But together, in ways that work because they’re highly relevant to … [Read more…]