Ubangi is the name of a river in central Africa. In the Oxford handbook of African languages, based upon the typological resemblances with the Kwa-Kru languages, the author saw a relationship with the name/word to the Nigritic section of the Sudan languages. Ubangi is also the name of African peoples living in the Republic of…
Two North Carolina members of Congress were involved in a heated discussion Wednesday over an amendment involving the Pledge of Allegiance. Rep. Dan Bishop, R-NC08, said the argument provides a ‘helpful illustration’ for the American people of the change they voted to make in the House.
With little discussion, the Senate Education Committee moved forward with Senate Bill 251 to require publicly funded schools to display posters with the United States motto of “In God We Trust.”