Throwback Thursday to April 8, 1967, when Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael ate lunch with some unlikely companions -- a group of mostly frat boys and sorority girls at Vanderbilt University. Carmichael was in town to speak at Vanderbilt’s ... [Continue Reading]
The Past is Never Dead
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.” – William Faulkner The Faulkner phrase was on my mind this morning as I sat down to eat breakfast with my three-year-old daughter. As she munched happily away, I snuck a glance at the newspaper and ... [Continue Reading]