This letter to the editor can be found on page A4 of today's print edition.
“The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship” by Deborah Willis; NYU Press (256 pages, $35) ——— It wasn’t just a war for freedom. It was a war for the future. Black soldiers during the Civil War weren’t just fighting for themselves. They were fighting for their children and all who came after. They were fighting for tomorrow. “The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual ...
"The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones" by Larry Loftis; Atria Books (384 pages, $25.49) ––– First, she was a small-town girl turned Manhattan model, sporting the latest Hattie Carnegie designs. Later, she was the Countess of Romanones, a royal jet-setter who partied with Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy. And in-between? A secret agent for ...
CHICAGO — Ida B. Wells, the pioneering Chicago journalist who walked into towns across the South that did not want her there and reported on the lynchings of Black men, has been pretty busy lately. She may have died in 1931; she’s buried beside her husband, Ferdinand Barnett, in Oak Woods Cemetery on the South Side. And yet, last spring she received a posthumous Pulitzer Prize. Then last ...
“Prohibition New York City: Speakeasy Queen Texas Guinan, Blind Pigs, Drag Balls & More” by David Rosen; (192 pages, $21.99) ——— Last call. On Jan. 17, 1920, Prohibition became a sobering reality. Bars were padlocked, liquor stores shuttered, and thirsty Americans sent home. Beer banned, vodka, verboten; the teetotalers had finally won. The party was over, they proudly proclaimed. They didn’t ...
TRUMP: “A solicited ballot, OK, solicited, is OK. You’re soliciting. You’re asking. They send it back. You send it back. I did that. If you have an unsolicited, they’re sending millions of ballots all over the country. There’s fraud.”
GIULIANI: "Black Lives Matter and antifa sprang into action and, in a flash, they hijacked the peaceful protest into vicious, brutal riots." — Thursday.
Many unemployed folks will still be able to sign up for an Obamacare plan, including the millions of workers who have lost employer-provided coverage so far because of the coronavirus crisis.
A national popular vote offers all of America one hugely important guarantee: the candidate who receives the most popular votes across all 50 …
Betty Jean White HICKORY Betty Jean White, 89, passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Trinity Ridge in Hickory. Betty was born Jan. 30, 1930, i…
Amazon is not your local library branch.
Trump had wanted a military parade of tanks and other equipment in the District of Columbia after he witnessed a similar parade on Bastille Day in Paris in 2017, but that plan was scuttled partly because of cost.
The only world they’ve known is a post-9/11 landscape, often laden with fear, mistrust and tight security. Because of this, many of their parents say they’ve worked overtime helping children cope and maybe compensate for the cruelty of their predecessors.
SAN FRANCISCO - Harbinder Singh was skeptical about arranged marriages, but when he received a photo of his potential wife-to-be, he was wowed. "The charm, the smile, the personality ... it shines right there," he said. Arvinder, a young woman in her early 20s in India, was also love-struck by Harbinder's picture. She saw the New Yorker's kind, loving eyes - a smile that seemed to be directed ...
An addiction treatment drug that health officials around the country have touted as a crucial part of the battle against the opioid epidemic is prescribed far more often to white patients.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Members of the FBI’s Washington Field Office and Metropolitan Police Department Safe Streets Task Force are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Elliott Avery Starks, 34, who is being sought in connection with the homicide of Antina Pratt, 40, of Southeast, Washington, D.C.
Soprano soloist Caroline Collins will perform “Celebrations from the Heart” 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in Coe Gallery at Hickory Museum…
For one hour every week, Rabb Mutakabbir lends a listening ear to encourage a middle school student to reach their full potential.
The economy is showing signs of stabilizing in some regions of the country -- especially in parts of the Northeast and Midwest -- bolstering h…
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The VFW's National Citizenship Education Teachers' Award recognizes the nation's top elementary, junior high and high school teachers who teac…
