He Is The Blues
He Is The Blues By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 22 Erstwhile blues guitarist Lee Atwater, a former member of the Howard University board of trustees, is the subject of a new song, “The Man Who Would B.B.
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Kovach Named Nieman Curator
Kovach Named Nieman Curator By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 22 Bill Kovach, the former editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is the new curator of the Harvard-based Nieman Foundation program of journalism fellowships. Kovach was a Nieman fellow
Ruling in McKinney Surplus Property Case
Ruling in McKinney Surplus Property Case By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 23 A homeless support group in Huntsville, Ala., has lost a federal court action aimed at forcing the U.S. Navy to make an unused warehouse available
Affordable Housing Shortage at Crisis Stage
Affordable Housing Shortage at Crisis Stage By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 23 A growing lack of affordable housing has reached a crisis stage for blacks and Hispanics, as well as for low income Americans in general, according
Slapping Together a Coalition. . . To Win Below the Mason-Dixon
Slapping Together a Coalition. . . To Win Below the Mason-Dixon By Staff Vol. 12, No. 1, 1990, pp. 6-7 Virginia Durr: There’s no sense trying to reform capitalism, because it can’t be reformed any more than slavery could be
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The Lillian Smith Awards for 1990
The Lillian Smith Awards for 1990 By Staff Vol. 12, No. 5, 1990, p. 5 The Lillian Smith Awards are presented yearly to recognize and encourage outstanding writing about the American South. Smith long distinguished herself as one of the
What Toxic Waste Facilities Attract
What Toxic Waste Facilities Attract By Staff Vol. 12, No. 5, 1990, p. 10 The plight of Sumter County, Ala., is a good example for those who may be considering a toxic waste facility in their community or state. Waste
The 1990 Life Fellow Honoree
The 1990 Life Fellow Honoree By Staff Vol. 13, No. 2, 1991, p. 13 “Both the black and the white people of Alabama’s Black Belt and the nation are indebted greatly to Estelle Witherspoon. Long before historians marked the beginning
Focus on School Desegregation: Is the Past Repeating?
Focus on School Desegregation: Is the Past Repeating? By Staff Vol. 13, No. 4, 1991, pp. 17-19 Introduction Perhaps the most important school desegregation case since Brown v. Board of Education was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court Oct 7,
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The 1991 Lillian Smith Awards
The 1991 Lillian Smith Awards By Staff Vol. 14, No. 1, 1992, pp. 18-20 The Smith Awards were founded in 1968 to recognize and encourage outstanding writing about the South. Named in honor of Lillian Smith, a Georgian who long