NPR reports modern gun control laws were first legislated action against African-Americans. Karen Grigsby Bates of NPR’s Code Switch team
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“Right?!”
A bit tongue-in-cheek . . . . . . but come on! On the set of “True Grit” it seems
Scalia
What Antonin Scalia taught us. Antonin Scalia, 1936-2016 To achieve what Abraham Lincoln called “a more perfect union” there must
Burning
Remember the past. History was and is important in our household. In addition to civil rights readings and discussions, I showed “Mississippi
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Defend life. Delight in birth. Isaiah Bruce, his momma Chelsea, and his Sabba Pictures below include Isaiah, his dad, Samuel, his
Denzel
She cried uncontrollably. My daughter Chelsea’s response to Man on Fire is the proper response to a Denzel Washington
IJM
Justice must have a standard. Law and order—foundation stones of a just society—cannot exist without a transcendent measure. Christians believe
Immigration
The Statue of Liberty teaches two lessons . . . . . . lessons learned again at Thanksgiving. We
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There can be no peace without justice. At the beginning of Boondock Saints, two young men are praying in
Camo
We owe our freedoms to soldiers who will die to give them to us. Everyone is decked out in some