One could never accuse Northlight Theatre of a lack of eclecticism in its programming. In a matter of weeks, subscribers there in Skokie have gone from chortling at Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, of all things, to a drama that begins with the graphic on-stage amputation — saw, screams, spurting blood and all — of [...]
Syrian Army, Rebels Continue to Trade Victories
January 13, 2013 | Posted by
Both the Syrian army and rebel fighters remain aggressive in the country’s civil conflict, eager to assert any perceived advantage. On Friday, the government lost the largest military air base in northern Syria to rebel fighters after a battle that lasted 10 days. Regime forces responded by bombing the base heavily, but where unable to [...]
Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery
December 25, 2012 | Posted by
First, there was the big question, which Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer had been talking about for years: What does freedom look like? Then there was the small, somber face of Dolly, whose photograph the two women, both academics, had come across separately in their research and wondered about ever since. It was affixed to [...]
California African American Museum presents: ‘African American Military Portraits from the American Civil War’
October 9, 2012 | Posted by
Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman and Abraham Lincoln are a few of the major figures people think of when it comes to the Civil War. But you won’t find any of these people featured in the California African American Museum’s new exhibit. Instead, “African American Military Portraits from the American Civil War” presents photographs of black [...]
Atlanta Cyclorama Presents: ‘Slavery, The Civil War, and African American Mental Health’ – Video
August 22, 2012 | Posted by
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 6pm – 8pm, The Atlanta Cyclorama will host a free lecture “Slavery, The Civil War, and African American Mental Health” with nationally-noted author and teacher, Dr. Joy DeGruy. DeGruy authored Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing and traces the ways that both overt and subtle [...]
Red Cross Says Syrian Conflict Is Officially ‘Civil War’
July 15, 2012 | Posted by
The conflict in Syria has passed an important milestone as the International Committee of the Red Cross said it has concluded the armed conflict in Syria is now a full-blown civil war. The Red Cross determination means the laws of war and of humanitarian law now apply to the conflict, which gives all parties involved [...]
With Republican Backing, Juneteenth Moves Toward National Holiday Status
June 19, 2012 | Posted by
Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will introduce a measure on Tuesday that would turn a niche celebration into a national holiday. Under Hutchison’s proposal, June 19th would officially be known as Juneteenth Independence Day, a holiday commemorating the day that slaves in Texas were officially freed on June 19, 1865. The date came two years [...]
‘Freeman’, a Novel by Leonard Pitts, Deals with Post-Civil War Slaves Reconnecting with Family
May 12, 2012 | Posted by
A new novel from writer Leonard Pitts Jr. jolts you back to the chaos of post-Civil War America. At a time when families of slaves were freed — but not necessarily together. In hope of reuniting with their families, some freed slaves placed classified ads in newspapers: “$200 Reward. During the year 1843, Donald Hughes [...]
Truth About Cinco de Mayo: Connection to the Civil War
May 4, 2012 | Posted by
Cinco de Mayo has been a holiday celebrated in America for years with a slew of happy hours and themed parties that offer another excuse to get drunk. Almost any store that has even a remote connection to Mexico—and many with con connection at all—do something to celebrate the holiday. The irony, however, is that [...]
Racist Rocker Ted Nugent Says South Should Have Won Civil War
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It’s pretty clear by now that rocker Ted Nugent is a raving, racist lunatic who really should be thoroughly ignored by the mainstream media. But because Nugent has enthusiastically endorsed Mitt Romney and Romney seems reluctant to denounce Nugent when he says something crazy, Nugent has been repeatedly given a national stage on which to [...]