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“The rural South is deeply beautiful and complex and contradictory,” says Jones. “I really want [people] to know the rural South has something to say.” Rahim Fortune/Dead Oceans hide caption toggle caption Rahim Fortune/Dead Oceans “The rural South is deeply beautiful and complex and contradictory,” says Jones. “I really want [people] to know the rural […]
Mother Jones; Advertise with Mother Jones Dan Renzetti/Yale University Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In recent years, there has been greater awareness of the need to recast American history by including the stories of this nation’s original inhabitants. Museums have
The group appeared to have a tense exchange, according to a video posted on Twitter, in which Ms. Camper, 65, could be heard ordering the lawmakers off the floor. In an interview later, Ms. Camper said her intent was to protect them from expulsion, and she acknowledged the pair had provided a burst of energy […]
Philadelphia is a bedrock of Black history. For instance, the city is the birthplace of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the first independent denomination established by Black people. One of the AME church’s famed leaders was Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, who was ordained . . .
Once again the white suit rears its powerfully symbolic head. There are few garments in the political wardrobe that have been worn so deliberately and become as imbued with meaning. This time it has stepped front and center thanks to the saga of State Representative Justin Jones of Tennessee, a Democrat and, at 27, one […]
Cries of “Shame! Shame!” rang out through a Vancouver gallery Wednesday (March 15) as the families of Indigenous and Black people killed by police in B.C. and Canada gathered to mark International Day Against Police Brutality. The Gallery Gachet space is lined with dozens of sewn art pieces, displaying the names of a fraction of […]
By Brennen Jensen / Published March 13, 2023 Johns Hopkins University historian Martha S. Jones has been appointed by President Joe Biden as a member of the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, a group tasked with publishing a multi-volume work documenting the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Image caption: Martha Jones […]
Story Links Follow along in February as we celebrate Black History Month by featuring successful alums of the Auburn gymnastics program! Our next alum is Margo Jones Thomas. Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, she made history as one of the first black gymnasts to compete for Auburn. In addition, she was a […]
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“People across the country should be concerned that legislators and governors across the country are going to do exactly what Florida is doing,” says Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones, pictured here in March 2022. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP “People across the country should be concerned that legislators and governors across the country […]