Rural Kentucky attorney John Rosenberg honored for ‘unending commitment’ to the Commonweatlh
By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder John and Jean Rosenberg thought they’d stay a few years in Eastern Kentucky and…
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DOJ report shows Louisville police routinely engaged in conduct that violated people’s civil rights
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service The Louisville Metro Police Department engaged in patterns of conduct that violated people’s civil…
Bill Straub: Comer is up to his neck in ‘brown gold,’ determined to get in deeper; but no civil rights
Interesting article in The Guardian recently (hat tip to my friend Art Jester for pointing it out) about what is…
Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell seems a little confused about his civil rights record; one way to correct it
I honestly believe that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fully realizes that African-American voters are as American as the 4th…
Constance Alexander: There’s still time to do the right thing and remove symbols of country’s racist past
Imagine celebrating the bicentennial of Calloway County later this year. The official proceedings are likely to take place on the…
Bill Straub: If you wonder what’s up, it’s that Mitch McConnell, GOP are ready to ‘Defend White People’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is notorious for playing things close to the vest. This is the man who, after…
Civil Rights legend Raoul Cunningham to speak at four cities’ virtual MLK Day on Monday at 6 p.m.
A civil rights leader who started fighting for equality and justice at age 14 and has continued that fight for…
Al Cross: National shift makes Booker the Senate candidate of the moment, at least for some
It is easy for some to say that the Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd was an outlier, not…
Billy Reed: Covington’s Tom Thacker earned his place in basketball history; UC was just the beginning
In the late 1950s, a lot of young black athletes in and around Cincinnati were excited by the exploits of…
Nathaniel Jones, retired federal judge and civil rights icon, died Sunday at his home in East Walnut Hills
Staff report Nathaniel Jones, a retired federal judge and civil rights icon, died Sunday morning of congestive heart failure at…
Constance Alexander: Ideas abound for columns as does thirst for justice, especially for accessibility
Fifty columns, averaging about 700 words each, add up to 35,000 words for “Main Street” 2019. Readers ask if coming…
Bill Straub: Ah, the memories of George Wallace’s yesteryear revisit KY in Bevin, Cameron campaign
Return with us now, for a moment, to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when Alabama Gov. George Corley Wallace, whose…
Our Rich History: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and our region; a remarkable legacy, visionary leader
This column originally appeared on April 3, 2018. It is reprinted here to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. By…
Our Rich History: 1968, a turning point in U.S. and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky history
Part 1 of a continuing series on the 50th anniversary of one of America’s great watershed years, 1968. By Paul…
Bill Straub: In the debate about Confederate statues, the real issue is who deserves to be honored
WASHINGTON – Remove if you must the hoary statues found in our public squares dedicated to those who perpetuated treason…
Richard Nelson: Struggle fueled by Martin Luther King’s ideals continues — and applies more broadly
Race relations in many of our cities may be their poorest since the late 1960’s, but today we celebrate the…
Billy Reed: King, Ali provided voices of both reason and revolution during turbulent times
From humble beginnings in the segregated South, they grew up to become the disparate voices of Black America in the…