Thomas More student Whitney Johnson brings people together with virtual ‘Whitney Wednesdays’
By Natalie Hamren NKyTribune reporter (Part of an occasional series on the lives of the area’s college students and how…
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Advancing Equity: Women’s Crisis Center staff repeats this phrase and means it — ‘We are still here’
Part of a series by NKY’s nonprofits who stand together against racism and any acts that dehumanize people. “We are…
Advancing Equity: Our children are watching; help them grow up in a nation that lives by its creeds
Part of a series by NKY’s nonprofits who stand together against racism and any acts that dehumanize people. By Denise…
Bill Straub: Art and history, statues and reality — removing any offending art does not change the past
A few years ago I had the privilege of visiting the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid to view Picasso’s Guernica,…
Billy Reed: Finally, at long last, Jefferson Davis’ statue out of Rotunda. Bring on Muhammad Ali
So the statue of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, finally is being removed from the rotunda of the Kentucky…
Daily Yonder: In historic First, protests spread to more than 3,000 towns across United States
By John W. Miller The Daily Yonder As one of the only black kids growing up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (pop….
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…
Bill Straub: It’s the autocratic way — using (or threatening) military force against U.S. citizens
The nation dodged a bullet, figuratively and, perhaps, literally, this week when President Trump, aka President Extremely Stable Genius, aka…
NKY NAACP Pres. Jerome Bowles says marches reflect need for hard conversations, systemic change
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter The horrific footage of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of…
Off the sidelines, Mark Stoops, UK players march against racial injustice as part of the solution
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mark Stoops couldn’t sit on the sidelines any longer. The Kentucky coach and members of…
Bill Straub: Quite a pair. As Trump disintegrates, McConnell just keeps digging grave for democracy
America’s Il Duce, one Donald John Trump, aka President Extremely Stable Genius, aka President Great and Unmatched Wisdom, in MacArthur-returns-to-the-Philippines…
Kentucky National Guard troops remain in Louisville for second night to provide community support
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky National Guard troops remain deployed in Louisville for a second consecutive night on Sunday….
Billy Reed: Racism has to stop now. What’s wrong with us? Why can’t we cure this insidious disease?
“…I have a dream that the day will come when my four little children will live in a nation where…