Category Archives: police violence

A time-honored way to resist and protest

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Naomi

When I was a kid, the greatest impact newspapers and TV news had on me was during the civil rights protests in the South. Those photos: young, well-dressed African-Americans sitting at a diner counter, quietly waiting for the service they … Continue reading →

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What are some exemplary southern public servants up to? Mishegas

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: [D]owntown Springfield, Tennessee, lost power when one of its former mayors drove his car into a utility pole while reaching for his breakfast biscuit. [I]n Georgia, a former Bibb County Deputy of the Year was reportedly … Continue reading →

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We need a marching song. The Chicks provide.

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Naomi

It’s “March, March,” from the Chicks’ 2020 album, “Gaslighter.” Written and performed by an impressive musical collective,* it’s fierce and female, a percussive, insinuating, syncopated chant in the minor key we all need now. It’s a new civil war, and … Continue reading →

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