Dreams Held Fast: A Timeline of Black History in the Triangle
Designed by Jon Fuller
From the nationâs first public university, built by enslaved people, to the demonstrators this summer who finally rid the Capitol grounds of its monuments to white supremacy, the history of the Triangle and its major towns and citiesâChapel Hill, Durham, and Raleighâis inextricably intertwined with the history of its Black residents.
Black history is American history, and Black History Week, established as a precursor to Black History Month by the author and historian Carter G. Woodson, was an early affirmation, and now an ongoing reminder, that Black Lives Matter.
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When the United States looks abroad to assess the risk of conflict, it relies on a host of tools to understand other countries’ social and political divisions and how likely they are to result in unrest or violence. These techniques reflect decades of research, in both government and academia, into the root causes of civil disorder and state failure. The idea is that by better understanding those causes, policymakers can prevent conflict before it breaks out or, failing that, help states recover quickly once it does.
One such tool is the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Conflict Assessment Framework, which is designed to illuminate the underlying dynamics of countries in various stages of civil strife. Analysts use the CAF to understand local grievances and divisions in a particular country, the resilience of the country’s political system, and events that could trigger violence. The process can require dozens of personnel and tak
Rep. Jared Huffman: “Madam Speaker, since 1993, every year on January 16th, our nation commemorates the 1786 passage of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson. That landmark statute would go on to serve as the framework of the establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, providing the foundation for religious freedom here in our great nation.
“The past four years have made clear that there are those who would choose to distort the true definition of religious freedom, in order to allow the proliferation of discrimination under the guise of what they refer to as ‘religious liberty.’ The result of this callous and malignant effort culminated a week and a half ago with the storming of the United States Capitol building by White Christian Nationalist groups allied with the President, and the deaths of five Americans. The evidence of this fact is made clear by the thousands of ‘Jesus’ signs, banners, and f
January 2021: Antisemitism in review 03 Feb 2021 share this on
When: January
Where: Córdoba
What: A
Jewish family in Argentina was physically and verbally attacked by assailants.
According to local media, two passengers in another car shouted, “F ing Jews, get out of here. Death to the Jews,” and proceeded to assault the Jewish driver.
While there were only three reported antisemitic physical assaults in Argentina in 2019, the number of overall antisemitic
incidents rose by 107% compared to 2018. Online incidents made up an
overwhelming majority of the incidents.
Several days after the incident, the alleged assailants were arrested. Click here to
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A tour of Biden s Washington
Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post
Jan. 30, 2021
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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden s first Sunday as president began with Mass and sesame bagels with cream cheese.
It was the unscheduled visit to Call Your Mother that made national headlines: Biden s stop at the local deli once co-owned by Jeff Zients, the administration s point man on the coronavirus response, sparked a debate with the controversial decision to order fresh bagels toasted. (Yes, a schmear campaign.) Biden didn t get out of the car but waved to the gathered crowd who excitedly shared the sighting on social media.