This past weekend we celebrated one of this country’s finest and best legacies. Brian’s post below highlights Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” arguably his most
This year will mark the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama, the much lesser-known, but no less significant moment during the Civil Rights movement of the 50s
Today is a special federal holiday – Washington’s Birthday! Or, as most of us know it (thanks to endless silhouette crafts in elementary school), Presidents Day! Myths about
This weekend Coke caused a big stir by having “America the Beautiful” sung in multiple languages. Sadly, many people were upset by their decision. The way I see
The incomparable Pete Seeger passed away, Tuesday. He’s known for his political ideas and protest action, but in the fifties he was part of the four-part folk group
People love to throw around the phrase “traditional family” when defending what they think is a long-standing practice of a single income family, but this household pattern is
We celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow. Below I list a couple interesting links talking about the history of the Thanksgiving holiday. Sheet music cover for a Thanksgiving hymn. This article
If you went through elementary school in the United States then you probably know all about The First Thanksgiving. In 1620, weary Pilgrims set out from the Old
