Adam Griffin Staff writer ince the attacks of 9/11, Americans have been faced with the threat of radical Islam. In response, the U.S. has entered into two wars, enacted legislation that violates civil liberties and engaged in a battle for the hearts and minds of the Islamic world — often losing that particular battle. Yet, the rise of Islamophobia following the 9/11 attacks continues … Continue reading America and radicalism
Adam Griffin Staff Writer As a student at N.C. A&T State University in the segregated South, Clarence Henderson decided to take a stand. On the second day of the sit-in protest at Woolworth’s on Elm Street, Henderson bravely put his own safety and future at risk in order to fight for true equality among races. This past week, Henderson, an original sit-in member and … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Clarence Henderson
Adam Griffin Staff Writer Behind 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., crowds of people gather in groups surrounded by marshals. They take up pens and sign a pledge to non-violence. They then turn to their groups and pick up picket signs. They are walking several blocks down the streets to the City Hall, hoping to make real changes to the law that has … Continue reading Restoring Unity: All Lives Matter Civil Rights Rally
Adam Griffin Staff Writer The Statue of Liberty stands as a tall symbol in New York’s harbor. The words from her iron frame echo across the world: “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp,” cries she with silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, … Continue reading Immigrant attitudes
Adam Griffin Staff Writer Recently, the Democratic Party in Connecticut, Missouri, South Carolina and Georgia have been in the news for dropping Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson as the namesakes for the state party’s annual fundraiser, the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. The two party fathers have been ousted for not being considered in line with the party’s progressive-minded modern platform—namely their history for slaveholding and Indian … Continue reading The Democrats Are Wrong About the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Adam Griffin Staff Writter “My God,” cried Gen. Robert E. Lee, looking down from his high hill on a crumbling line of troops just about to give way as the final break in his flank was about to cripple his ability to continue the war. “Has the army been dissolved,”he asked. With another general at his side assuring him that there were still men among … Continue reading Misinterpreted history: the Confederate flag’s real story
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