Dear Vlad – better read your history books
Before he goes all-out against Ukraine, wannabe Czar Vladimir I might crack a Russian history book about Nicholas II, the last czar.
Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
The Whitewash Caucuses are at it again
Republicans have trotted out yet another bill supposedly aimed at Critical Race Theory. But what the Whitewash Caucus is really concerned about is votes, plain and simple.
Mayfield update – after the tornado, and now
Here are some pictures showing how far the town has come in its cleanup efforts – and how far it still has to go in rebuilding.
The U.S. and pre-Nazi Germany: the similarities are growing, and dangerous
Mark Twain said, “History doesn’t repeat ... but it does rhyme.” Are we in the midst of one of those times?
More Republicans trying to whitewash history
Another bill has been introduced in Frankfort aimed at restricting teaching about racism. One professor calls it “more Orwellian double-talk.”
Jim Crow in Kentucky, then and now
I don’t remember the white kid’s name. But I remember what he said to me after my community college Kentucky history class one day: “My parents or grandparents never told me about any of this. We needed to know the truth. Thank you.”
Clardy: Mitch needs a swig from ‘a big, tall glass of shut-the-hell-up.’
“Mitch McConnell may claim to be a civil rights ally,” Clardy said. “But he’s an ally we don’t need.”
“This craven man” – Booker goes after McConnell
Charles Booker lost no time in rebuking Kentucky’s senior senator for implying in a Thursday press conference that African Americans aren’t Americans.
IBEW journeymen helping restore power in Mayfield because 'the union is all about brotherhood and sisterhood'
Two IBEW members are volunteering to get electrical service back on in Mayfield. Berry Craig has the story.
The filibuster – a racist relic
Try explaining to a Black grandmother raised under Jim Crow why it takes only 50 votes to stack the Supreme Court with justices who are undermining her voting rights, but 60 votes to pass a bill protecting them.
The two CRT bills: Only White history allowed
Republicans are manufacturing a phony crisis with bills designed to score points in November. The bills seek to limit a public elementary or secondary teacher's freedom to teach about systemic racism
Henderson: 'The outpouring of help is nothing shy of amazing'
“It's coming from UA International and from Pipe Trades locals all over the country,” said Kyle Henderson. It took him a full minute-and-a-half to run the list.
Church mural survived the tornado, but its fate is uncertain
Thomas Bright still marvels at Helen LaFrance’s old mural in Mayfield’s St. James AME Church, where he’s a lifelong member. But the retiree and Army veteran fears the artwork is doomed for demolition like his red brick, 1900s-vintage house of worship.
In the face of the tornado, the Rock of Labor stood strong
The powerful tornado that ravaged Mayfield left the Graves County courthouse in shambles. But the “Rock of Labor,” a memorial to old United Steelworkers Local 665, still stands on the courthouse lawn.
Some pics from POTUS visit
Berry Craig was at the Mayfield stop of President Biden, and sent us these photos.
